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The two North Korean soldiers are wounded and are receiving “necessary medical assistance,” Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram. The men are in the custody of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Kyiv, he said. The SBU said the prisoners represent “irrefutable evidence of the participation of the DPRK in the Russian war against our state,” in a separate Telegram post. “The prisoners do not speak Ukrainian, English or Russian, so communication with them takes place through Korean translators in cooperation” with South Korean officials, the SBU said. Zelenskyy said in his post that capturing the North Korean…
Crans-Montana not only sparks art appreciation in skiers – it’s drawing visitors to the Swiss resort year-round. In 2014, art dealer Gregory Pages was skiing in his hometown of Crans-Montana in Switzerland’s Valais Alps region. He took the National Express chairlift and as he neared the huge concrete structure at the top that houses the lift station, three restaurants and a hotel, he had something of an epiphany. He laughs: “I don’t know why it happened that day. I mean, obviously, I’d done the same trip a thousand times before, but that day I noticed how gross the building was.”“I was surrounded…
ATHENS — Cyprus will resolve all technical issues necessary to join the Schengen free-travel zone by the end of this year, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said. Cyprus and Ireland, which have no land borders with other EU countries, are the only EU member states outside the Schengen area. Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the passport-free area on Jan. 1. “We have addressed all political concerns regarding the cease-fire line and are now finalizing the technical details required for accession,” Christodoulides said during a conference in Nicosia late Friday. He underlined the benefits Schengen membership would bring to Cyprus,…
Is home-swapping solely for the mad and the brave – or is there more to be found? I can picture it now. Jude Law turns up at the front door of the twee yet crammed English country cottage I’m visiting – while Kate Winslet discovers all the smart home tech of my colossal Hollywood mansion. If you’ve seen the film ‘The Holiday’ this festive period, it’s easy to be drawn into the fairytale of home-swapping. I love the idea that this type of travel experience can attract friendship and maybe even love.As I gaze out my window over the grey winter…
The brew of bad weather has caused all outdoor events of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations to be cancelled. Several amber and yellow weather warnings are being forecast for the UK, starting tonight (Monday 30 December) and going well into Thursday 2 January, which is putting a literal dampener on New Year festivities.Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations have announced last-minute cancellations in the interests of public safety. All outdoor events taking place on 30 and 31 December have been scrapped due to high winds, including the renowned street party, the midnight fireworks and the concert in Princes Street Gardens featuring the band…
Tourism in Europe’s hotspots continues to rise, but after protests in 2024, what can we expect for the coming year? This year was marked by a string of anti-tourism protests across Europe. Locals and residents fought back to regain their cities with marches, campaigns, slogans and even water pistols. From Amsterdam and Athens to Venice, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, and Málaga to the Balearic Islands, residents rose up and spoke out about overtourism.But when it comes to handling increasing visitor numbers as we enter 2025, are authorities and protestors on the same page? Here’s what both groups say -…
The two men had appeared to be allies as recently as last month, when they were photographed together at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. But after Farage distanced himself from far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson, the billionaire broke with the British politician. Musk is a vocal supporter of Robinson, the founder of the far-right English Defense League who is currently in jail in the U.K. for contempt of court. The controversial politician has lately become a divisive factor within Reform, with members’ sharply split on whether to back or reject him. Earlier this week, the party’s 2024 London…
The small island of Saba might just be the last unspoiled Caribbean destination – and it feels a world away. Most holidays in the Caribbean follow a similar experience: busy, built-up beaches with oversized resorts offering every holiday experience you can imagine, from a feast of flavours to pampering wellness experiences. But one place in the Caribbean still provides a one-of-a-kind travel experience, and that’s Saba.Despite being just a stone’s throw from some of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations like Anguilla and Antigua, you’ve probably never heard of Saba – and that’s because at just five square miles in size,…
ATHENS — The European Union has banned the trademark “Turkaegean” for Turkish tourism campaigns following an appeal by Greece. The EU’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has canceled the slogan that had been registered by the Turkish Tourism Organization for use within the EU, according to a judgment reported by Greek media. Despite both being NATO allies, Athens and Ankara have been at odds for decades over a number of topics such as Cyprus, maritime boundaries and overlapping claims regarding the continental shelf. Territorial sovereignty within the Aegean Sea has been a contentious issue between the two neighboring countries, whose summer…
Both countries exchanged drone attacks early on Saturday morning, injuring two in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine and at least seven in Russia’s Tambov region. Two people were wounded in Russian drone attacks in Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia, according to the head of the regional military administration there, Ivan Fedorov.The attacks damaged 20 houses and caused three fires and debris from the drones damaged a trade kiosk, private houses and a low-pressure gas pipe, the State Emergency Service of Zaporizhzhia region reported.”We were sitting in the room, watching TV, and then suddenly this explosion went off, and everyone went numb and…