Bombing in Greece amid anger over country’s worst train disaster

Bombing in Greece amid anger over country’s worst train disaster

Police in Greece are investigating after a bomb exploded outside the offices of the country's main railway company.There were no reports of injuries after the blast next to Hellenic Train's offices in central Athens on Friday evening.An anonymous phone warning was reportedly made to a newspaper and a news website, saying a bomb had been left outside the railway company offices and would go off within about 40 minutes.Police forensics experts wearing white coveralls were pictured collecting evidence at the […]

12/04/2025

World

Polish president backs Trump over Ukraine – and tells allies to ‘stay calm’ over tariffs

Poland's outgoing President Andrzej Duda has kept few revelations for the final weeks of his presidency. Ten years in office - a tenure spanning Donald Trump's first and current term - his admiration for the incumbent leader of the free world remains undimmed. As is his conviction that Ukraine's only chance of peace lies with the US leader.In an interview with Sky News in the presidential palace in Warsaw, President Duda described Mr Trump's tariff policy as "shock therapy", a […]

11/04/2025 12

World

US envoy meets Putin for talks – as Trump urges Russia to ‘get moving’ on Ukraine

Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff has met Vladimir Putin for talks in Russia - as the US president called on Moscow to "get moving" to end the war in Ukraine.Mr Witkoff, who has been pressing the Kremlin to accept a truce, visited Mr Putin in St Petersburg after earlier meeting the Russian leader's international co-operation envoy Kirill Dmitriev.Mr Putin was shown on state TV greeting Mr Witkoff at the city's presidential library at the start of the latest discussions […]

11/04/2025 15

World

Head of US base in Greenland sacked after JD Vance visit

The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired for criticising Washington's agenda for the Arctic island.

11/04/2025

World

2025 ‘the critical year’ for Ukraine, warns defence secretary – as more financial support announced

The defence secretary has said that 2025 is "the critical year" for Ukraine as he confirmed £450m in funding for a military support package.

11/04/2025 8

World

Ballerina arrives home in US after ‘nightmare’ of Russian penal colony

A former ballerina who spent more than a year in a Russian jail for donating £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine has returned home to the US after being freed in a prisoner exchange.

11/04/2025 3

World

‘Gringo hunter’ shot dead by US fugitive in Mexico

An elite Mexican police officer from its so-called "Gringo Hunters" unit has been shot dead by a fugitive they were trying to arrest.

11/04/2025

World

Company started by ‘two blokes in a Cardiff garage’ is about to launch a game-changing space factory

A company started by "two blokes in a Cardiff garage" is about to launch a game-changing space factory that could start a new industrial revolution.

10/04/2025

World

Investigators looking into reports flock of birds spotted near helicopter crash site

Investigators say they are "looking into" reports a large flock of birds was seen before a deadly helicopter crash in New York City.The helicopter's pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists, including three children, were killed in the crash in the Hudson river at around 3.17pm on Thursday.Agustin Escobar, a Siemens executive, and his wife Camprubi Montal had booked the helicopter tour to celebrate their eight-year-old child's birthday.Giving an update on the investigation into the crash, National Transportation Safety […]

10/04/2025

World