Swiss federal prosecutors said Sunday that they had begun investigating the UBS takeover of its embattled banking rival Credit Suisse.. Both UBS and Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second-biggest bank, are among a select group of lenders deemed "too big to fail" due to their importance to the global banking system.
Thousands rallied in Kosovo's capital Pristina on Sunday protesting the upcoming trial against former president Hashim Thaci a day before he appears in an international war crimes court in The Hague.. Ahead of the trial, thousands flocked to the "March for Justice" in support of Thaci, where demonstrators waved KLA flags and held signs that read: "Justice not politics" and "Our history cannot be rewritten".
Russian missiles hit a densely populated area of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka on Sunday, killing six people, police said.. Kostyantynivka is around 27km (17 miles) from the city of Bakhmut, where the war's heaviest fighting is continuing.
Spain's labour minister said on Sunday she would stand in a year-end general election as head of the far-left whose support Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will need to stay in office.. Largely unknown three years ago, the 51-year-old labour lawyer was thrust into the political spotlight in January 2020 when she entered the government as a representative of far-left party Podemos.
Pioneering composer and green activist Ryuichi Sakamoto, whose score for "The Last Emperor" scooped an Oscar and a Grammy, has died aged 71 after his second cancer diagnosis.. Sakamoto went on to win an Academy Award with his score for the 1987 period epic "The Last Emperor", directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, which tells the story of China's last emperor Puyi.
Spain's labour minister said on Sunday she would stand in a year-end general election as head of the far-left whose support Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will need to stay in office.. Largely unknown three years ago, the 51-year-old labour lawyer was thrust into the political spotlight in January 2020 when she entered the government as a representative of far-left party Podemos.
Pope Francis thanked those who prayed for him during his illness Sunday, as he kicked off the holiest week in the Christian calendar just a day after leaving hospital following a bout of bronchitis.. Francis' previous stay at Gemelli in July 2021 lasted 10 days.
Demonstrators gathered in Poland Sunday to defend the reputation of late pope John Paul II, who has been accused of having concealed crimes of paedophilia while he was archbishop of Krakow. . The events to honour John Paul II, who died on April 2, 2005, were planned by Catholic organisations with the open support of the government and ruling national populist party PiS. "As every honest man defends his children, father and mother, all of Poland defends John Paul II," read one placard carried by demonstrators.
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday hailed Ukraine for fighting off "the biggest force against humanity of our time", one year after the first bodies were found in the streets of Bucha.. You have stopped the biggest force against humanity of our time," Zelensky said in a post on Telegram, accompanied by photos of areas liberated a year ago when Russian troops retreated from around the Ukrainian capital.
Spain's colourful Holy Week celebrations begin on Sunday, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered floats topped with statues of Christ or the Virgin Mary that draw huge crowds.. Guatemala's Holy Week -- a vibrant celebration that mixes Mayan rituals with Catholic religious fervour -- was last year given UNESCO heritage status.
