Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives Barbados Today31/10/202401.6K 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 Today06/06/202401.2K 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 Today03/06/202401.8K 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 Today15/05/202401.6K 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 Today10/03/202401.2K 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 Today04/03/202401.4K 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 Today27/11/20230663 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 Today12/11/20230642 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
Messi wins Men’s Ballon d’Or for eighth time Barbados Today30/10/20230836 views SOURCE: BBC – Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has won the Men’s Ballon d’Or for an eighth time. The 36-year-old was recognised at the ceremony in Paris after… Read more
FIFA bans Luis Rubiales of Spain for 3 years for kiss and misconduct at Women’s World Cup final Barbados Today30/10/20230820 views GENEVA (AP) — FIFA banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years on Monday for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where… Read more