Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli (83), known for animal print clothing, has passed away

The man who gave the fashion world striking designs with exotic animal prints and sandblasted jeans in the 1990s has died at the age of 83. Roberto Cavalli started his own fashion label in the 1960s. He only later became a big name thanks to his use of printed leather. World-famous stars such as Sophia … Read more

What Vladimir Putin and the Hun King Attila have in common 2024-04-02 10:17:34

Is there a Putin to be seen? “Huns before the enemy”, painting by V. Checa Bild: Picture Alliance A look at the history of violence in Eastern Rome shows that a timid appeasement policy cannot contain a predatory state that is riddled with mafia structures and lives off looted goods. A guest post. HIt took … Read more

“Von der Leyen? We’ll see after the vote. I want a different Europe” –

European defense, international tensions, the crux of the candidacy for the presidency of the European Commission. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, speaking to journalists in Brussels after the European Council, explains: “I very much agree with the Commission’s initiative to strengthen the defense industry, after which we must also take into account the resources that I … Read more

“Urgent ceasefire” –

«It is imperative to address the situation in the Middle East. The atrocities of the October 7 attacks and the subsequent war in Gaza have crossed the line into inhumanity. Too many civilians have died. Too many innocent lives are at risk due to the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and the terrible famine. International … Read more

The Prime Minister of Ireland unexpectedly announces his resignation |

The Prime Minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, announced his resignation this Wednesday by surprise. He taoiseach (as the head of the Government of the Republic is usually called in the Irish term) will remain in his position for at least a month, until his party, the conservative Fine Gael, elects a replacement. The decision does … Read more

Sviatohirsk: A Ukrainian town devastated by the invasion defends its Soviet myth |

The colossal figure of a Soviet myth presides over the Ukrainian municipality of Sviatohirsk, in the province of Donetsk. This is Artem, the name by which the Bolshevik revolutionary Fyodor Sergeyev was known. His effigy, like the rest of the town, has not been spared the destruction caused by the fighting during the three months … Read more