London/Tehran, May 4, (dpa/GNA) – Another ship has been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said early…
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Bulgarian President, Armenian PM Sign Strategic Partnership Declaration
Sofia, May 3 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the…
German whale rescue convoy heads towards North Sea release point
Copenhagen, May 1 (dpa/GNA) – A ship convoy transporting a humpback whale stranded for weeks off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast, was sailing through the…
EU “keeps options open” if U.S. breaches trade deal: spokesperson
BRUSSELS, May 1 (Xinhua/GNA) — The European Union (EU) will “keep options open” to protect its interests, if the United States take measures inconsistent…
Finance Minister: Eurozone membership makes Bulgaria even more attractive, secure destination for investors
Sofia, April 29 (BTA/GNA) – Finance Minister Georgi Klisurski said that at the beginning of the year, Bulgaria sent one of its strongest messages…
Several people killed in a fire at a construction site in Moscow
Moscow, April 29, (dpa/GNA) – At least eight people have died in a major fire at an apartment building, which still under construction in…
Arrest made in 20-year-old cold case in France
Paris, April 28, (dpa/GNA) – More than twenty years after her violent death, a victim has been identified in France and a suspect arrested,…
Vatican appoints mediator in dispute over rebellious nuns
Vienna, April 28, (dpa/GNA) – The Vatican has appointed a mediator to resolve the dispute involving three elderly nuns from Goldenstein in Austria, over…
Man admits planning attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
Vienna, April 28, (dpa/GNA) – A 21-year-old man confessed in court on Tuesday, to planning a terrorist attack at a Taylor Swift concert in…
Humpback whale ‘Timmy’ on barge heading to North Sea
Schwerin, Germany, April 28, (dpa/GNA) – A tugboat has taken control of a barge carrying a stranded humpback whale from the Baltic Sea coast,…
Environmental group takes McDonald’s to court over ‘greenwashing’
Munich, April 27, (dpa/GNA) – The environmental campaign group Environmental Action Germany (DUH), is taking McDonald’s Germany to court, accusing the company of misleading…
German holidaymaker dies after snake-charmer incident in Egypt
Nuremberg, Germany, April 27 (dpa/GNA) – The death of a German holidaymaker during a performance by a so-called snake charmer at an Egyptian hotel,…
Anglican Church leader praises her meeting with Pope Leo
London, April 19, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The Archbishop of Canterbury has hailed her meeting with Pope Leo, as “a significant moment,” describing it as…
Top court confirms jail sentences for ringleaders of German coup plot
Karlsruhe, Germany, April 2, (dpa/GNA) – Germany’s top criminal court on Monday, confirmed the prison sentences for several ringleaders of a planned coup, and…
Family of German reporter held in Syria call on Merz to seek release
Cologne, April 27, (dpa/GNA) – Relatives of a German journalist believed to be jailed in Syria, called on Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday to…
Melania Trump urges ABC to ‘take a stand’ over Jimmy Kimmel sketch
London, AApril 27, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – First Lady Melania Trump, has called for US network ABC to “take a stand” against US talk show…
Royal state visit to US under scrutiny after Washington shooting
London, April 26, (dpa/GNA) – Plans for the British royal couple’s state visit to the United States are under review, in the wake of…
Sawe says ‘nothing is impossible’ after sub two-hour marathon record
London, April 26, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Sabastian Sawe said, he was living proof “nothing is impossible” after becoming the first athlete to break the…
Pope Leo calls for worldwide abolition of death penalty
Rome, April 25, (dpa/GNA) – Pope Leo XIV, called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty on Saturday, a day after the US…
One dead as five teens in a car plunge into Frankfurt’s Main River
Frankfurt, April 25, (dpa/GNA) – An 18-year-old boy has died, after a car carrying five youngsters plunged into the Main River in Frankfurt overnight,…