Madrid, May 12, (dpa/GNA) – Spain Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has hailed the victory of the regional offshoot of his national Spanish Socialist Workers’…
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Georgia’s parliament begins final reading of divisive ‘Russian law’
Kiev, May 13, (dpa/GNA) – A law that has sparked mass protests in Georgia faces its final reading before parliament on Monday as part of a government…
Spain Prime Minister Sánchez hails Socialists’ win in Catalonia
Madrid, May 13, (dpa/GNA) – Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hailed the victory of the regional offshoot of his national Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) in…
Avocados getting smashed by climate change, report warns
London, May 13, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Activists are calling for more support for avocado farmers as a report revealed climate change is having a “terrible impact” on…
Putin sacks defence minister Shoigu, shifts to head Security Council
Moscow, May 13, (dpa/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, from his post to head the Security Council of the Russian…
Kenyan Athletes dominate Varna Marathon, Bulgaria’s Nikolay Kaufman, Marinela Nineva make top three
Varna, on the Black Sea, May 12 (BTA/GNA) – Kenyan athletes dominated the classic 42-km course at the Varna marathon on Sunday. Shadrack Kimaiyo…
Ukraine: Hundreds flee Kharkiv area after Russian cross-border attack
May 11 (BBC/GNA) – Russian attacks in north-east Ukraine have prompted the evacuation of almost 1,800 people from the Kharkiv area, the regional governor…
Russia mounts surprise assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years
May 11 (CNN/GNA) — Russian forces have made two cross-border assaults inside northern Ukraine, according to information from Ukrainian sources and officials, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky…
Zelensky fires head of bodyguard after failed plot
May 10 (BBC/GNA) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of his personal protection unit after two of its top officials were…
President Xi Jinping arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday to pay a state visit to Serbia
BELGRADE, May 8, (Xinhua/GNA) Serbian Air Force sent two fighter jets to escort Xi’s plane after it entered the country’s airspace. The Chinese president…
Macron hosts Xi at mountain restaurant in picturesque southern France
TARBES, France, May 8, (Xinhua/GNA) — Amid falling snows in the picturesque mountains in Hautes-Pyrenees Department in southwestern France, Chinese President Xi Jinping and…
Putin claims West trying to undermine history of Soviet victories
Moscow, May 9, (dpa/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the West in remarks at the military parade in Moscow to mark the 79th anniversary of Allied…
UK Education Secretary fears university campuses could become unsafe
London, May 9, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – There is a “fear” that university campuses in the UK will become unsafe spaces for students and staff like in the…
Senior conservative says Sunak ultimately to blame for Tory ‘chaos’
London, May 9, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak bears ultimate responsibility for a Tory party mired in chaos, a senior Conservative has said as…
Cargo plane makes emergency landing at Istanbul Airport, crew safe
Istanbul, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – A Boeing 763 freighter made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday after its landing gear did not extend, state media…
Malta’s former prime minister Muscat to face bribery charges
Valletta, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – Malta’s former premier Joseph Muscat is to face charges of bribery, misappropriation and money laundering in connection with a €400-million ($430-million) deal…
North Macedonians vote for next government, president
Skopje, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – Voters are heading to the polls in North Macedonia to choose a new parliament and to decide on their next president. Recent…
When the Guards Band comes marching in
Sofia, May 6 (BTA/GNA) – While the annual military parade for May 6, the Day of Valour and of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, may…
Single-sex toilets to be required in new restaurants and offices
London, May 6, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - New restaurants, offices and shopping centres in England will be required to provide single-sex toilets under changes to the law ministers…
Russia says six killed in Ukraine drone attack on border region
Moscow, May 6, (dpa/GNA) – Six people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod, according to Russian authorities. A…