The Petersburg Post

Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 - LONDON (AP) — Police broke up a blockade in the center of Dublin by fuel protesters who have brought much of Ireland to a standstill during the past week as the government prepared on Sunday to approve cost-cutting measures they hope will end the six days of disruption over soaring costs at the pump. As tractors and trucks that had blocked O'Connell Street were rolling out of the capital, protests continued ...

Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 - A temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has come into force, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Kyiv would respect it if Moscow did. The ceasefire is due to last for 32 hours, from 4:00pm local time (13:00 GMT) on Saturday until midnight on Sunday, according to the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the ceasefire on Thursday to coincide with Orthodox Easter celebrations, more than ...

Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 - The United Kingdom is setting aside a bill to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius amid a lack of support from United States President Donald Trump, as Mauritius vows to "spare no effort" to reclaim the archipelago. "We have always said we would only proceed with the deal if it has US support," a UK government spokesperson said in a statement, according to the Reuters and AFP news agencies on Saturday. This ...