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"So proud": Irish hometown hails Oscar winner Jessie Buckley

"So proud": Irish hometown hails Oscar winner Jessie Buckley

Family, friends, and locals in the small Irish town of Killarney were bursting with pride Monday after homegirl Jessie Buckley became the first Irishwoman to win a best actress Oscar. Buckley's family – her uncle and godfather Sean and his wife Carol – run the family Arbutus Hotel in the

Central banks meet as Mideast war fuels inflation fears

Central banks meet as Mideast war fuels inflation fears

Some of the world's biggest central banks meet this week as fears grow the energy shock unleashed by the Middle East war could fuel inflation and weigh on growth. The US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England and Bank of Japan hold previously scheduled meetings on

Denmark's election candidates bare all in sauna campaigning

Denmark's election candidates bare all in sauna campaigning

Danes are accustomed to seeing their politicians hand out biscuits or flowers on the campaign trail, but ahead of elections next week, some candidates are stripping down to stump in saunas. "This is quite different because people are relaxed and we are all stuck there, so we don'

Russia targets Kyiv at rush hour, kills 3 across Ukraine

Russia targets Kyiv at rush hour, kills 3 across Ukraine

Drone debris crashed onto the historic Maidan square in central Kyiv early Monday as explosions echoed out during a rare daytime Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, AFP journalists reported. The Ukrainian air force described the rush hour barrage as an "unusual" attack of "various types of

Frenchman jailed in Azerbaijan for 10 years for 'spying'

Frenchman jailed in Azerbaijan for 10 years for 'spying'

Azerbaijan on Monday sentenced a Frenchman to 10 years in prison in an espionage case launched during a period of diplomatic tensions between Paris and Baku that have now eased. Businessman Martin Ryan was arrested in December 2023 and went on trial in January last year, when relations between Azerbaijan

EU wants to tap citizens' savings. Easier said than done

EU wants to tap citizens' savings. Easier said than done

The idea sounds simple: tap trillions of euros of EU citizens' savings to unlock capital for European companies through a more integrated financial market. Getting over the finish line, however, has been complicated, with EU states unable to agree and the idea languishing for years. More than a decade

Indonesia firms in palm oil fraud probe supplied fuel majors

Indonesia firms in palm oil fraud probe supplied fuel majors

Indonesian companies targeted in a palm oil fraud probe supplied European firms including Italian energy giant Eni and Finnish sustainable aviation fuel leader Neste, an investigation by AFP and SourceMaterial has found. The links raise fresh questions about supply chains in the biofuel sector, experts said, and follow persistent allegations