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Fernando Alonso “doesn’t surprise” Aston Martin engineer following intense battle in Austria
Two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso finished P7 at the 2025 Austrian GP after starting the race in P11. The Spaniard held off the F1 rookie Gabriel Bortoleto in the closing moments of the race to bring home a good haul of points for the...

Gasly reflects on ‘frustrating’ result in Austria
Pierre Gasly endured a "long" and "frustrating" Austrian Grand Prix as the Alpine driver was unable to capitalise on a strong start, coming home 13th while team mate Franco Colapinto finished two places further back. With Gasly running sixth at...

Pakistan’s PR to UN in Vienna elected UNIDO president
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, Ambassador Kamran Akhtar, has been elected president of the 53rd session of the United Nations Industrial Development Board (UNIDO). This marks the first time Pakistan has been...

Air India's Delhi-Vienna Flight Drops 900 Feet Mid-Air, Pilots Grounded Amid DGCA Probe
Last Updated:July 01, 2025, 11:47 IST Air India Flight Drops 900 Feet Mid-Air After Takeoff. Air India. (File photo)Just two days after the entire nation was shocked by the deadly crash of AI 171 in Ahmedabad, an Air India flight flying from Delhi...

ADAA Hits Pause On The Art Show as Dealers Question Whether Fairs Are Still Worth It
According to the report, the U.S. was the largest national market for art fairs in 2024, hosting 24 percent of all global events. North America accounted for 26 percent overall—a slight dip from 28 percent in 2019—reflecting a net loss of 27 fairs...

Von der Leyen’s Budget Proposal Sparks Outrage Across EU — Here’s Why
‘As long as I am Prime Minister, I will not vote for this [the EU budget proposal], because it would be like putting our country under the guillotine,’ Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed firmly during an interview with Ultrahang last...

Norris' Austria triumph marked possibly his most important win to-date
Converting pole position into race victory is something that Lando Norris has now achieved three times in 2025, but the significance of his Austrian Grand Prix win not only supersedes his previous pair of 2025 wins, but arguably any of his in...

Dublin metro cost not clear until 'some time in 2027'
The cost of a planned metro for Dublin will be higher than estimated, but the exact price tag will not be clear for another two years. The director of the project to build a rail link between Swords and the city centre also said that that if...

Holiday Starting from Vienna? Travel Comfortably with a Budget Rental Car from Hungary
Thanks to their one-way service, you don’t need to return the car – we’ll take care of bringing it back to their Hungarian office. It’s the perfect solution if you're flying but want to reach the airport at your own pace, or if you’d rather not...

Dancing with Putin: how Austria’s former foreign minister found a new home in Russia
The trouble started with a dead cat. For years, the people of Seibersdorf had lived amicably alongside their most famous resident, more or less. True, there had been an incident when a neighbour complained about the smell of her horses. And yes,...

Baron’s widow to hand back stolen 16th- century Italian painting
When Baron de Dozsa acquired a Madonna and child painting fifty years ago, he could never have imagined the unholy row the charming 16th-century canvas would cause. The work by the Italian artist Antonio Solario, which went missing from a museum...

Pakistan's PR to UN in Vienna elected UNIDO president
Listen to article Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, Ambassador Kamran Akhtar, has been elected president of the 53rd session of the United Nations Industrial Development Board (UNIDO). This marks the first time...

Alonso avoided an ‘incident’ in untelevised Hamilton battle in Austria
Untelevised footage has emerged of Fernando Alonso running off the track when Lewis Hamilton was a “little bit late” with his move to overtake the Spaniard at the Austrian Grand Prix. Alonso recorded his third top ten result of the F1 2025...

Red Bull’s Austria GP unraveling raises fresh questions
SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA — The Austrian Grand Prix slipped through Red Bull’s fingertips, its Sunday going from bad to worse despite bringing a minor upgrade to Max Verstappen’s car. This wasn’t just any race for the team. At the center of the track,...

Red Bull driver disqualified in Austria as technical regulations breach found
Red Bull-backed Nikola Tsolov saw his impressive Austria victory go up in smoke as the FIA stewards announced a post-race disqualification. Starting from pole in the Austria F3 feature race, Tsolov delivered a dominant drive which he thought had...

Lando Norris clinches Austria win eyes Silverstone with new momentum
Norris Wins in Austria, Builds Momentum for Silverstone Showdown SPIELBERG — Lando Norris delivered a precise and confident drive to win the Austrian Grand Prix, holding off a fierce challenge from McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri and reigniting his...
Canada joins allies in demanding Israel stop 'dangerous' aid delivery in Gaza
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed a joint statement saying "the war in Gaza must end now," while calling on Israel to stop displacing Palestinians. The signatories — who include the foreign...

Wolff Supports Antonelli After Crash with Verstappen in Austria
Toto Wolff defended Kimi Antonelli after a first-lap clash with Max Verstappen during the Austrian Grand Prix, which saw Mercedes struggle throughout the race. Antonelli's crash set the tone for a disappointing outing, where George Russell managed...

Letting freedom ring: Dust settles in Vienna as Freedom Fest wraps up
(Photo by Gwen Sour) Chance Mayle does his best to hang onto a bull during the rodeo at the 4th Annual Freedom Festival in Vienna on Saturday. VIENNA — A sunny Saturday at Spencer’s Landing drew thousands to the 4th Annual Freedom Festival’s main...

Hanging On & Hanging Out: Freedom Festival wraps up another year in Vienna
Chance Mayle does his best to hang onto a bull during the rodeo at the 4th Annual Freedom Festival in Vienna on Saturday. (Photo by Gwen Sour) VIENNA — A sunny Saturday at Spencer’s Landing drew thousands to the 4th Annual Freedom Festival’s main...