In Bangladesh, a rare albino buffalo was spared from a sacrificial ritual for Eid al-Adha following government intervention. The Buffalo was nicknamed “Donald Trump” for its striking blond crest and became a social media sensation.
A 31 year old man from Switzerland injured three people with a knife in the station of Winterthur, near Zurich Thursday morning. Police were able to catch the man.
To set an example, since 2022, several Eurocommissioners have been provided with electric cars for their monthly 440-kilometer drive from Brussels to Strasbourg, where the Commission meets every month. However, this journey, which has often been criticized, doesn't go as smoothly as it hoped: the electric cars have too short a range and have to stop in between to recharge. The more than five hour drive thus becomes 20 to 30 minutes longer, and commissioners have to wait in highway parking lots when they would rather go home.
On July 21, 2024, President Joe Biden surprisingly announced that he was withdrawing from the race for president. Through a public statement on X (formerly Twitter), the then 81-year-old president announced that he would not seek a second term. "This is in the interest of my party and the country I represent," he announced. A particularly weak performance in a direct debate with Donald Trump at the time seemed like the last nail in the coffin for Biden's candidacy.
Dan Greaney, the writer of The Simpsons who 25 years ago predicted that Donald Trump would become president of the United States, has surprised friend and foe alike. Indeed, the 61-year-old man has officially declared himself a candidate for the 2028 U.S. presidential election.
On October 28, 2023, the world of entertainment fans stood still for a moment. News came about that world-famous American actor Matthew Perry had died suddenly at the age of 54. The death of the Friends icon left a huge void. However, his intense drug use was no secret during the years before his death and the way he passed away is particularly painful for his fans.
Is secession looming in Canada? Indeed, on October 19, in the oil-rich province of Alberta, residents will vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on independence. Prime Minister Mark Carney is monitoring the situation with suspicion and warns of "dangerous bluffing".
One of the last fugitive members of the German terror group Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF), has been sentenced to 13 years in prison: 67-year-old Daniela Klette lived in hiding in the heart of Berlin for nearly 30 years.
One day after the train disaster in Buggenhout, in the Belgian province of East Flanders, which killed four people, there is still uncertainty about the cause of the disaster.
Europe is currently under unseen high temperatures. Western Europe in particular is panting and sweating as temperatures smoothly climb toward 40 degrees Celsius and, unfortunately, the first victims of the heat are already to be mourned.