Russia ‘ready’ to discuss peace initiative on Ukraine with US as early as today

LATEST |  Fuel reservoirs burn following a Russian drone attack near Odesa: AP Dmitry Antonov and Erin Banco Today at 10:30 Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia was ready to talk to the United States about a peace initiative discussed between the U.S. and Ukraine, and contacts could take place on Thursday. The Kremlin … Read more

‘It was a doomsday scene’ – dozens of hostages and terrorists killed in train siege in Pakistan

An injured man rescued by security forces from the passenger train attacked by separatist militants in Mach, Balochistan, Pakistan, yesterday. Photo: Reuters Pakistani security forces stormed a train yesterday that had been hijacked by separatist militants, killing all 33 attackers and ending a day-long standoff involving hundreds of hostages, the military said. Separatist Baloch militants … Read more

East Yorkshire skipper describes ‘panic and worry’in area after North Sea collision

Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of Yorkshire Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire It is dubbed the “Lobster Capital of Europe”, with around 3,000 tonnes of the crustaceans landing there every year. Skipper owner Neil Robson knows just how much the East Yorkshire seaside town … Read more

‘I kill people for a living’ – Man who extorted over €22,000 from a former classmate is jailed

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court A man who extorted over €22,000 out of former classmate after the victim contacted him to buy a small amount of cannabis has been jailed for five and half years. Daniel Byrne (26) of Pike Inn Apartments, Camolin, Gorey, Co Wexford, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to making threats … Read more

Paddy McKillen blasts ‘outright lies’ after billionaire convicted of attacking female bailiff in Paris apartment

Businessman was not in French court as judgment was delivered todayMcKillen Sr fined €10,000 for violence against public official following incidentBelfast-born tycoon ‘strongly denies’ the accusations and is appealing Irish property magnate Paddy McKillen. Photo: National Pictures Billionaire businessman Paddy McKillen has immediately appealed after he was convicted in France today of attacking a female … Read more