A fire, likely caused by bonfire embers, destroyed two homes in County Antrim, leaving an elderly man with nothing. Davy Haighton, who lived in his home for 56 years, lost all possessions and memories. Firefighters tackled the blaze, which also damaged two other properties.
A fire in Greenisland, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, destroyed two homes and damaged two others. The blaze, which also affected oil tanks and a shed, is under investigation but deemed accidental. It occurred near a bonfire, with the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) reporting numerous bonfire-related incidents.
A fire in Greenisland, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, destroyed two homes and damaged two others. The blaze, which also affected oil tanks and a shed, is under investigation but deemed accidental. It occurred near a bonfire, with the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service reporting numerous bonfire-related incidents.
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) responded to 151 operational incidents, including 54 bonfire-related calls, between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Firefighters faced a hostile crowd in Cookstown and dealt with significant property damage in Greenisland.
Loyalists in Northern Ireland burned a replica mosque atop a bonfire, adorned with anti-Islam flags, before police could intervene. The incident follows recent race riots and has been condemned by human rights groups as an incitement to hatred.
A replica mosque placed on a "Eleventh Night" bonfire in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, was condemned as a hate crime. Police attempted removal, but organizers lit the pyre early. The display, featuring anti-Islam slogans, has sparked widespread outrage and calls for tolerance.
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a "hate-motivated criminal offense" after a model of a mosque, bearing the words "Islamic fascism," was placed on a loyalist bonfire in Moygashel, County Tyrone. The incident, condemned by political and religious leaders, occurred ahead of July 11th celebrations.
Police in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, have arrested a man over a mosque replica placed on a bonfire, treating it as a hate-motivated criminal offence. The display has drawn widespread condemnation from community leaders and politicians.
A replica mosque placed atop a bonfire in Moygashel, Northern Ireland, has drawn widespread condemnation for anti-Muslim hatred. A 56-year-old man was arrested, and rights groups allege incitement to hatred.
A loyalist bonfire in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, features an effigy of a mosque with "secure our borders" placards, condemned as incitement to hatred. Police arrested a man, while Amnesty International and politicians urged swift removal and investigation.
A mosque replica placed on a bonfire in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, has been widely condemned as an act of 'anti-Muslim hatred'. Police arrested a man, and community leaders expressed distress and called for its removal, while the bonfire organizers defended it as freedom of expression against government policy.
South Africa secured a crucial 1-1 draw against Czechia in the World Cup thanks to a late penalty converted by Teboho Mokoena. The result keeps South Africa's hopes of advancing alive, setting up a decisive final group match.
Showdown between Musk and Altman has rendered the world’s most wealthy comical under egalitarian eye of courtFor the past couple of weeks, on the fourth floor of a courthouse on a quiet street in downtown Oakland, the world’s richest man and one of the world’s most valuable startups have been at war over the future of artificial intelligence.Being one of the reporters in the room has felt like watching an updated, opposite-coast version of Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities – ambition, ego, greed and the spectrum of social class on full display. The supporting cast has included Elon Musk fanboys, a stern judge and a who’s-who of Silicon Valley’s most influential people. Continue reading...
A bonfire of red tape to unleash investment and complete stalled projects across Vietnam may drive economic expansion but is unlikely to offset the damage caused by US tariffs and the fuel crisis which have threatened the country’s growth ambitions. Vietnam’s Communist Party General-Secretary and President To Lam, the most powerful leader in a generation, has set an annual growth target of 10 per cent until 2030 to galvanise a nation whose ponderous bureaucracy has snarled private investment and...
A bonfire of red tape to unleash investment and complete stalled projects across Vietnam may drive economic expansion but is unlikely to offset the damage caused by US tariffs and the fuel crisis which have threatened the country’s growth ambitions. Vietnam’s Communist Party General-Secretary and President To Lam, the most powerful leader in a generation, has set an annual growth target of 10 per cent until 2030 to galvanise a nation whose ponderous bureaucracy has snarled private investment and...
Crowds gather around bonfires in Jerusalem to celebrate the Orthodox Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer.
