The ministry announced Mona Juul's resignation on Sunday evening, days after she was suspended as Norway's ambassador to Jordan. That followed reports that Epstein left the children of Juul and her husband, Terje Rd-Larsen, $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Juul's decision was correct and necessary.
The agency, known as the FSB, also released more surveillance video footage, including a nearly minute-long clip in which the alleged shooter -- identified as 65-year-old Lyubomir Korba -- was shown confessing to the crime. In the video, which could be not be independently verified, the man said he was recruited by Ukraine's SBU security agency in August 2025 in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, and underwent training in Kyiv. He said he was promised $30,000 in cryptocurrency if he killed Alekseyev.
Because Meta is a "gatekeeper" of a large platform according to the Digital Markets Act, it must allow integrations with WhatsApp. Currently, the Meta AI chatbot has an advantage within WhatsApp. It is a separate button within the application just above the shortcut key for writing a message. The European Commission wants to change this. It seems that the European government agency is aiming for a solution similar to what once applied to internet browsers on Windows: a selection screen.
Few competitions in the world have the capacity to turn wine into water quicker than the Six Nations. Only a few days ago players, coaches and fans of Ireland, Scotland and Wales were poring over the championship fixture list with their customary annual relish. Now, after just one round, they are having to deal with the most sobering Celtic wakeup call for more than a quarter of a century. Take your pick from the following trio of chastening outcomes.
I open the faucet and water gushes out, frothing as it fills a bright blue twenty-litre plastic jug, its faded sticker declaring BUILT TOUGH. You've probably seen one in the outdoors aisle at Canadian Tire: a cubic jug with a red or white screw-top faucet and a built-in handle for convenience. Most Canadians would associate the blue jug with camping trips.
For a performance that otherwise felt very intentional, Gaga's part felt thematically random. About five minutes into Bad Bunny's performance, Lady Gaga materialized out of the blue to sing a salsa-inspired rendition of "Die With a Smile," her popular duet with Bruno Mars from her latest album, "Mayhem." It was a strange choice that, while entertaining enough, felt out of step with the rest of the Puerto Rican superstar's performance.
Paris didn't invent shopping (even if it sometimes feels that way), but it arguably invented the specialty shop as we understand it today. Long before concept stores, lifestyle retail, or anything resembling "curation" entered the vocabulary, Paris was already organized around doing one thing extremely well -and it still is. From cheesemongers to winemakers and beyond, specialization remains the point.
The body of Stephen Ring was discovered in Carrigfoyle Quarry nearly two weeks after he disappeared A woman who helped to dump a man's body in a quarry "like a piece of rubbish" and later went on social media to express concern for his wellbeing has been jailed for six years. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo at the Central Criminal Court today said the defendant, Jane Corcoran (34), lied to gardai about the circumstances surrounding the death and disappearance of Stephen Ring in 2024.
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Meta, setting out its preliminary view that Meta breached EU antitrust rules by excluding third-party Artificial Intelligence ('AI') assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp. Meta's conduct risks blocking competitors from entering or expanding in the rapidly growing market for AI assistants.
The International Organization for Migration said the boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday. Only two Nigerian women were rescued during a search and rescue operation by Libyan authorities, the IOM said in a statement, adding that one of the survivors said she lost her husband and the other said she had lost her two babies in the tragedy. The IOM said its teams provided the two survivors with emergency medical care.
The main requirements for obtaining status as a naturalized citizen are as follows: Typical applicants will need to have been residents in Sweden for at least 8 years, up from 5 previously A monthly income of at least 20,000 Swedish crowns (roughly 1,900 or $2,200) Passing a basic language and culture test People with a criminal record, in Sweden or abroad, will have to reside in Sweden longer before they can apply The rules are planned to come into force on June 6
For days, the 25,000 residents of the Sicilian town of Niscemi have been living on the edge of a 25-metre abyss. On 25 January, after torrential rain brought by Cyclone Harry, a devastating landslide ripped away an entire slope of the town, creating a 4km-long chasm. Roads collapsed, cars were swallowed, and whole sections of the urban fabric plunged into the valley below.
The Book of Genesis describes Eden as a paradise watered by a single river that split into four: Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, and Euphrates. While the Tigris and Euphrates are well-known rivers in modern-day Iraq, the Pishon and Gihon have long been lost to history, until now. The dry riverbed, called Wadi al-Batin, stretches from the western highlands of Hejaz near Medina northeast to the northern Persian Gulf near Kuwait.
Shamar Moses collected an assist, registered a shot on goal, lost his only faceoff and went minus-two in North Bay Battalion's 7-4 loss to the Barrie Colts in Sunday action from the Ontario Hockey League. Moses had produced eight goals and ten assists in 46 games this season. Stepan Zvyagin assisted on the game-opening goal in Khimik Voskresensk's 4-1 win over Dynamo-Altay in Saturday action from the All-Russian Hockey League.
Most of the residency paths that still work for Americans fall into two buckets: you don't need a local job, or you already have income from elsewhere. Europe is fine with you being here, as long as you're not about to become a public expense. That's the quiet rule underneath all the glossy expat stories. The bar is not "Do you love the culture." The bar is Can you support yourself, prove it on paper, and keep proving it later.
Former justice minister Alan Shatter said he has been the target of a vicious and antisemitic smear campaign since Social Democrats justice spokesman Gary Gannon put up a social media post that linked him with Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Shatter, who was Fine Gael's justice minister from 2011 to 2014, said he has twice written to Mr Gannon and Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns in the last week seeking the withdrawal of false claims that he met Epstein while in office.
"Many of my first-time visitors naturally wish to see the world-famous landmarks like the Colosseum, the Vatican, and the Pantheon," Dino Margiotta, a licensed tour guide, a Ph.D. in history, and a ToursByLocals Golden Guide 2025 "Lifetime Achievement" winner, tells Travel + Leisure. "While these are undoubtedly iconic, they are also among the most crowded places in the city. Yet, just a short distance away, it is possible to discover the true essence of the Eternal City and immerse yourself in centuries of history."
Portugal votes on Sunday in a second-round presidential election to pick a successor to conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for the largely ceremonial figurehead position. Polls will open at 8 a.m. local time/UTC/GMT on the mainland for about 11 million eligible voters to cast their ballots in a historic runoff the first in 40 years and only the second since democracy was restored in 1974.
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of England's pursuit of the triple crown while Steve Borthwick has concerns over the fitness of Ellis Genge for the Calcutta Cup on Saturday. Feyi-Waboso pulled out of the 48-7 victory against Wales after sustaining a hamstring injury in training last Friday and was replaced by Tom Roebuck. According to Borthwick, the Exeter winger will be out for a number of weeks, ensuring he misses the trip to Murrayfield and the visit of Ireland to Twickenham a week later.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has vowed that he will lead Fianna Fáil into the next general election, and insisted he won't be stepping down as leader when Simon Harris becomes taoiseach next year. After a turbulent year for his party, Mr Martin appears to have warded off any threats of a heave against him, following a disastrous presidential election campaign in which his chosen candidate, Jim Gavin, withdrew from the race.
