Hundreds of Afghan government troops have fled the Taliban since Saturday to neighboring Tajikistan. In the northern Afghan province of Badachsjan, the Taliban took control of at least ten districts over the weekend, most without a fight. Many other Afghan soldiers have fled to the provincial capital Faizabad, but the fall of that city also appears imminent. An employee of …

The sacked Cardinal Angelo Becciu has been indicted by the Vatican on suspicion of financial embezzlement.Image REUTERS Becciu (73) was instrumental in a Vatican mega-investment in luxury apartments in London, for which the Catholic Church has spent a total of 350 million euros, according to the AP news agency. A full-scale investigation into the use of the money – mostly …

Even after his presidency, Donald Trump still organizes rallies to complain about “stolen elections”.Beeld Getty Images Trump is excited to “bring together” again: On Saturday he garnered usual attention in Florida. What does that say about him? – First of all, we can say that he is bored. Trump is an artist who likes to see himself in the spotlight. …

It seems that the forest fires in Cyprus, during which four people died. Helicopters and firefighting planes attempt to contain the blaze. But they cannot be deployed in the dark: “We are very afraid that the wind will change tonight”, explains the Dutch Christine Jansen, who lives on the island. The fire could spread stretching for three days from the …

The ministry fears that other passengers may have died, as 17 people are still missing, including five soldiers. 50 were also injured. Missed track There were probably just under 100 people on board. Reports differ as to the number of occupants. Initially, the authorities spoke of 85 people, other sources say 92 people on board. Of the dead, 29 are …

Sunday morning, according to the NHK channel, at least twenty people are still missing. Two women were killed in the mudslide on Saturday. Ten houses in the coastal town of Atami were destroyed and around 300 were damaged. Emergency services were able to rescue ten other people from their homes who were trapped by the natural disaster. Due to the …

Winning a million dollars with a state lottery ticket is already very exceptional, but reliving that luck four years later is quite exceptional. Yet it happened to Stephen Toto in Framingham, Massachusetts. Last month, while checking out a gas station in Framingham, near Boston, Toto also asked the cashier for a Massachusetts state lottery ticket worth $ 30. He had …

Police discovered a group of heavily armed men on a highway in the US state of Massachusetts. They were dressed in military attire, carried rifles and pistols and said they were on their way to training in the state of Maine. The group was discovered when officers saw two vehicles driving with their hazard lights on. They refused to surrender …

Despite 1,000 people registered per station in Paramaribo who might be eligible for emergency government assistance, it appears on the ground that in some provinces a significant group of unregistered people are signing up for emergency assistance. Office unit coordinator Shaquille van Throo acknowledges the need is greater than expected, but says he can only help a limited number of …

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday. Slovenia will take over the temporary EU presidency for the next six months.AFP Image Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa says it without the slightest irony. He had “not at all noticed” that European Commissioner Frans Timmermans had refused to take a picture of himself with …