The name is known by few people outside the energy sector, but Iran's offshore South Pars gas field has become the focus of a global crisis in a matter of hours. The Israeli attack on Wednesday, March 18, on parts of its infrastructure marks a new stage in the Middle East conflict: for the first time, one of the pillars of global energy supply is directly affected.
For over half a century, British banknotes have told the story through the faces of great figures from the past, such as Winston Churchill. Today, the UK is preparing to turn the page.
Music as resistance. Music as balm for the soul. Music that lifts the body above the rubble, that gives hope that something beautiful is still possible. Perhaps it is. Even if under a sky full of bombs and ugliness.
Ambulances arriving with sirens blaring, volunteers sifting through the rubble, bodies lined up in front of a destroyed hospital. In Kabul, an air raid hit a treatment center for drug addicts, killing hundreds.
Jannik Sinner makes Italian tennis history. With his 7-6 7-6 victory over Daniil Medvedev in the final, the South Tyrolean became the first Italian to win the Indian Wells Masters 1000.
Cuba has been plunged into darkness. A total blackout has affected the entire Caribbean island, leaving millions without electricity. This was announced by the state-owned Unión Nacional Eléctrica de Cuba, which speaks of a "complete disconnection of the national electricity system". The interruption occurred simultaneously across the country, as if someone had literally flipped a switch. The notification came through via the Havana Electricity Company's Telegram channel: recovery protocols have been initiated, but the causes of the grid collapse are still unclear.
Heavy accident on the A20 freeway Messina-Palermo: a huge chain collision involved some 80 vehicles on Tuesday morning, just before 9 a.m., in the Villafranca tunnel, on the section between Rometta and Milazzo towards Messina. Not only cars, but also trucks were involved in the accident. Following the mega-chain collision, the fire department, police and several ambulances rushed out to assist drivers and passengers and to secure fuel tanks. Fortunately, as far as is known, there were no serious injuries.
There are places that remain silent for decades, as if waiting for someone to listen, really listen. Then comes the moment when that silence is broken and history takes a new course.
A wooden frame filled with flammable materials is attached to the bull's horns, while the crowd watches and cheers. This is Toro Jubilo, one of Spain's most controversial traditions.
Senegalese law imposes 10-year prison sentences for same-sex relationships.