Category: 3. Europe

Pope Francis has launched a special jubilee year for Roman Catholics during a ceremony on Christmas Eve at the Vatican. The Pope marked the start of the jubilee by opening the usually bricked-up Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica. Jubilees take place only once every 25 years, and more than 30… Continue Reading

The 2025 Holy Year, themed around hope and trust, has begun with the Pope opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, as Rome prepares for 30 million pilgrims with heightened security and ongoing renovations. ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis officially launched the 2025 Holy Year on… Continue Reading

Reuters Greenland has major mineral and oil reserves The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory. Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the package was… Continue Reading

This year, Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova came under online attack for running an exhibition titled Narva 44 dealing with the destruction of the border city during World War II by Soviet forces. The Kremlin blames the devastation on retreating German troops, she said, but the photos showed a… Continue Reading

The 2024 Shanghai Marathon took a step forward in developing how large-scale events can leverage cutting-edge technology to meet the growing demands of modern broadcasting. Events like marathons pose unique challenges, requiring seamless connectivity to manage multiple live perspectives and… Continue Reading

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According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the fighters were foreigners from the Islamist group Ansar al-Tawhid. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the main Islamist faction which led the uprising that toppled President Assad on Dec. 8, said foreign fighters had been detained over the… Continue Reading