Founder of France's Far-Right National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Passes Away at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, a towering yet controversial figure in French far-right politics, passed away at the age of 96
Italian luxury cruise ship Costa Allegra has been taken on the tow by a passing French fishing ship, after it lost it engines.
Costa Allegra was freely floating without steering in the Indian Ocean following a fire in the power generator compartment of the ship.
The fire was extinguished, but left the engines unusable.
Fortunately, no-one from the close to 1,000 passengers and crew has been injured during the dramatic events.
The fishing boat will tow the cruise ship to a nearby islands, where passengers and crew will stay before being transported to the Seychelles.
The Costa Allegra belongs to Costa Cruises, the company also owning the Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio, capsizing and killing at least 25 of its passengers, with 7 still missing.
The European Commission has launched investigations into Chinese e-commerce giants Temu and Shein over concerns related to consumer protection
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that he has instructed the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to prepare a plan allowing residents of Gaza to leave if they wish
France has delivered the first Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported that Russia has suffered significant losses in its six-month-long Kursk operation
Google has decided to scale back some of its diversity hiring targets, following an executive order from President Donald Trump
Teodora Georgieva, the head of the Bulgarian office of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), raised serious concerns at a legal conference in Sofia on Tuesday, accusing Bulgarian authorities of obstructing investigations
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