Belarusian leader Lukashenko complains to Putin of threat from West

Moscow, Apr. 12, (dpa/GNA) – Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has complained at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin about an alleged threat to his country from…

Irish Premier Simon Harris discusses Gaza and Ukraine with EU leaders

London, Apr. 12, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The humanitarian “disaster” in Gaza and the invasion of Ukraine were among the issues new Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris raised…

President Radev: Bulgaria Makes the Most of the Three Seas Initiative

Vilnius, April 11 (BTA/GNA) – Since the first summit of the Three Seas Initiative eight years ago, this format has managed to consolidate significant…

Zelensky visits Kharkiv region after Russian attacks

Berlin/Kiev, 10 April, (dpa/GNA) – Following the devastating Russian attacks on the north-eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the area,…

Benediktsson to replace Jakobsdóttir as Iceland’s prime minister

Copenhagen, April 10, (dpa/GNA) – Iceland’s foreign minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, is to be the country’s new prime minister, after Katrin Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation…

Sentence for Navalny associate increased to nine and a half years

Moscow, April 10, (dpa/GNA) – A Russian court has increased the sentence, handed down to a former employee of late Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny…

German president wishes Muslims blessed end to Ramadan

Berlin, April 10, (dpa/GNA) – President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has wished Muslims in Germany a happy and blessed end to the fasting month of Ramadan.…

Poll: Kate becomes UK’s favourite royal after cancer diagnosis

London, Apr. 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Princess Kate of Wales has become the UK’s most popular royal in the wake of her cancer diagnosis. Kate jumped ahead…

Simon Harris becomes Ireland’s youngest prime minister

Dublin, Apr. 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has become Ireland’s youngest taoiseach The 37-year-old’s appointment was confirmed during a ceremony with President Michael…

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Peter Higgs dies aged 94

Edinburgh, Apr. 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The “truly gifted scientist” behind the concept of the subatomic particle the Higgs boson, Professor Peter Higgs, has died aged 94.…

Tusk after Polish local elections setback: ‘Don’t moan, get to work!’

Warsaw, Apr. 8, (dpa/GNA) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk acknowledged the setback dealt by the nationalist opposition party’s win in local elections held at the weekend, which…

Bulgarians abroad organize 9th edition of Bulgarian Folklore Festival with charity cause

April 7 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgarians abroad organize the ninth edition of a Bulgarian folklore festival entitled “On the village square of the other Bulgaria”.…

Forest worker in Slovakia badly hurt after encounter with brown bear

Bratislava, Apr. 5, (dpa/GNA) – A forest worker in Slovakia has suffered several broken bones after an encounter with a brown bear on a remote trail. The…

Dresden Peace Prize to be awarded to late Russian dissident Navalny

Leipzig, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – This year’s Dresden Peace Prize is to be awarded posthumously to leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. His widow, Yulia Navalnaya, will…

Former Spanish football head Rubiales detained in corruption probe

Madrid, Apr. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Former Spanish Football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales was detained for a few hours on Wednesday in connection with a corruption probe…

Fire at Istanbul nightclub kills dozens during renovation work, state media says

April 1 (CNN/GNA) — At least 29 people have died in a blaze which started during daytime repair work at a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, state…

Cypriot coastguard rescues 150 migrants from boats off Cape Greco

Athens, Apr. 02, (dpa/GNA) – The Cypriot coastguard rescued around 150 migrants from three boats east of the island on Monday, in the latest rescues that came…

Former German chancellor Schröder says West must negotiate with Putin

Berlin, Mar. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he can still imagine that his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could contribute to ending…

Huge sinkhole in Rome swallows two cars

Rome, Mar. 28, (dpa/GNA) – A huge hole in the ground has torn open a street in the south-east of the Italian capital and swallowed two parked…

France to ban discrimination based on hair texture, colour or style

Paris, Mar. 28, (dpa/GNA) – The lower house of the French parliament approved a legislative initiative on Thursday that aims to ban any discrimination based on hair…