He had the day of his life, flower arranger Piet van der Burg from Berkel en Rodenrijs. At Easter this year, he offered the sea of ​​flowers in St. Peter’s Square in Rome and met the Pope. The meeting between floral artist and Pope Francis didn’t last long. “Then we were allowed to queue and the pope came in. When …

Relatives went around the village to search. It was not without danger, the mines were everywhere. “But we went anyway,” says Anastasia. “People said there were bodies in the basements. But we didn’t see anyone there.” A few days later, the first bodies are found, killed and abandoned by the Russians. “We looked at four deaths, but fortunately none of …

In response to the judge’s decision, Joe Biden’s government announced that it would not maintain the mask requirement. A White House spokesperson said the government still recommends wearing a face mask on planes and at airports. Airlines United and Alaska immediately announced that travelers were no longer required to wear masks on their flights. “Mouth masks have been just as …

Relatives went around the village to search. It was not without danger, the mines were everywhere. “But we went anyway,” says Anastasia. “People said there were bodies in the basements. But we didn’t see anyone there.” A few days later, the first bodies are found, killed and abandoned by the Russians. “We looked at four deaths, but fortunately none of …

Shaun Pinner, 48, was in the hard-fought city of Marieopol in southern Ukraine. He previously served in the British Army’s Royal Anglian Infantry Regiment, according to the Daily Mail. Now he fought for kyiv, because his wife is Ukrainian. The man’s family are concerned after a video of Pinner in captivity was released by the Russians over the weekend. They …

After more than a month of fighting in Mariupol, Ukrainian forces still refuse to abandon the city. A Russian ultimatum to surrender on Sunday was rejected. The Russians said they would spare the lives of those who surrendered. But the Ukrainians continue to fight, even though they only control a small part of the city. Russia has said it will …

The French prosecutor’s office is studying a report by the European Union’s anti-fraud agency accusing Marine Le Pen of embezzlement of European funds. The public prosecutor confirmed this after reporting in the French media. Prosecutors received a report from the Anti-Fraud Office OLAF on March 11. The Mediapart news site reported yesterday for the first time the existence of the …

Myanmar’s military regime granted amnesty to more than 1,600 inmates of Insein prison to mark the country’s new year. This is a fraction of the 23,000 prisoners released a year ago for the same reason. It is unclear whether members of the government that was overthrown early last year will also be freed. A reporter on the ground told Reuters …

Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is accused of fraud in a new report by European fraud agency Olaf. She allegedly embezzled €137,000 of European funds during her term as an MEP. The report was sent to the courts in France. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirms to AFP that it received the document on March 11 and that it …

Several thousand people demonstrated in France against the extreme right. The organization of protests had called for demonstrations in more than thirty cities to prevent the coming to power of the right-wing populist candidate Marine Le Pen. The second round of the presidential election will take place next Sunday. Tear gas was briefly used at the protest in Paris as …