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Irish Independent
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
BBC says it should have pulled livestream of rap group Bob Vylan's act over 'antisemitic' chants
LATEST | ©Associated Press Today at 07:19 The BBC said Monday it should have pulled a livestream of rap group Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury Festival over 'antisemitic' chants against Israeli troops. The British broadcaster has come under heavy criticism for broadcasting the rap punk duo's performance Saturday, when rapper Bobby Vylan led crowds attending the U.K.'s largest summer music festival in chants of 'free, free Palestine' and 'death, death to the IDF,' the Israel Defense Forces.
Irish Independent
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
US defense secretary says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary
©Associated Press Today at 15:31 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations. Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee repeatedly got into heated exchanges with Hegseth, with some of the toughest lines of questioning coming from military veterans as many demanded yes or no answers and he tried to avoid direct responses about his actions as Pentagon chief.
Irish Independent
31-05-2025
- Irish Independent
250 million bees escape after lorry overturns in US
©Associated Press Today at 11:46 There was a buzz in the air in Washington state as about 250 million honeybees escaped after a lorry overturned. The vehicle hauling an estimated 70,000lb of honeybee hives rolled over close to the Canadian border near Lynden, Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said in social media posts.
Irish Independent
23-04-2025
- Irish Independent
Over 150 people injured jumping from buildings as magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Istanbul
©Associated Press Today at 13:29 An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the Turkish city of 16 million people, though there were no immediate reports of serious damage. More than 150 people were hospitalised with injuries sustained while trying to jump from buildings, said the governor's office in Istanbul, where residents are on tenterhooks because the city is considered at high risk for a major quake.
