EU slams Trump tariffs, says will ‘respond firmly’ if targeted Barbados Today02/02/20250976 views The European Union on Sunday blasted US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and said the 27-nation bloc would hit back “firmly” if targeted. Brussels had… Read more
Australian Senate passes social media ban for under-16-year-olds Sandy Deane28/11/202401K views A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit,… Read more
Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives Barbados Today31/10/202401.1K views BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous… Read more
US expecting Russian naval exercises in Caribbean this summer Barbados Today06/06/202401.1K views Russia plans to send combat vessels into the Caribbean region this summer as part of naval exercises that will likely include port calls in Cuba and possibly stops in Venezuela,… Read more
Kylian Mbappé joins Real Madrid after PSG exit Barbados Today03/06/202401.6K views Real Madrid have announced the signing of Kylian Mbappé on a free transfer, ending their years-long wait for him to join the club. “Real Madrid C. F. and Kylian Mbappe… Read more
Slovak prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot Barbados Today15/05/202401.5K views Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile. The populist, pro-Russian leader,… Read more
Pope offers prayers, calls for peace in Haiti Barbados Today10/03/202401.1K views Pope Francis on Sunday offered his prayers for Haiti, where criminal gangs have unleashed havoc in recent days. “I am following with concern and pain the serious crisis affecting Haiti… Read more
France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right Barbados Today04/03/202401.2K views SOURCE: BBC – France has become the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution. Parliamentarians voted to revise the country’s 1958 constitution… Read more
6 teenagers go on trial for their alleged role in the 2020 beheading of a French teacher Barbados Today27/11/20230600 views PARIS (AP) — Six teenagers go on trial Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to… Read more
Melting glaciers an unprecedented challenge for humanity – Macron Barbados Today12/11/20230581 views (AP) — Melting glaciers are an “unprecedented challenge for humanity”, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, as he launched a call for nations to work together on slashing planet-warming emissions,… Read more