Berlin, Aug 24. (dpa/GNA) – At least one civilian was killed in fresh Russian attacks on Ukraine, as the country marked its Independence Day…
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Kazakh president consolidates power in first vote under changed system
Moscow, Aug 24. (dpa/GNA) – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has further consolidated his power after his party won the authoritarian nation’s first vote to…
Kazakhstan votes on new single-chamber parliament – without opposition
Moscow, Aug 24. (dpa/GNA) – Kazakhstan has abolished its three decade old bicameral parliament, and elected a single-chamber legislature for the first time, following…
EU pledges support for Ukraine as Kiev marks Independence Day
Kiev, Aug 24. (dpa/GNA) – The European Union has pledged continued support for Ukraine, as the country marks its Independence Day on Monday, while…
Norwegian King Harald’s health worsens while in hospital
Oslo, Aug 24. (dpa/GNA) – The health of King Harald V of Norway worsened over the weekend while in hospital, the Norwegian Royal Court…
Russia says two children killed in Ukrainian attack on Krasnodar
Moscow, Aug 24. (dpa/GNA) – Two children were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, according to local…
ECB: ‘There are currently no signs of stagflation risk’ – Cipollone
Aug 24 (Adnkonos/GNA) – Regarding the possibility of stagflation in the Eurozone due to the Hormuz crisis, “no one has a crystal ball, but…
Kremlin says negatively views UK transferring technologies for SCALP production to Kiev
Moscow, Aug 24 (RIA Novosti/GNA) – Moscow extremely negative assesses London’s plans to transfer technologies for production of SCALP missiles to Kiev, Kremlin spokesman…
Burnham to meet Zelensky and hand long-range missile blueprints on first foreign trip as UK PM
Aug 24 (BBC/GNA) – Andy Burnham is in Ukraine’s capital today on his first overseas trip as UK prime minister. The visit marks 35…
Trial over Maradona’s death suspended after document mix-up
Berlin, Aug 21. (dpa/GNA) – The trial over the death of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona, has been suspended due to allegedly mixed-up kidney…
French police attacked by migrants while intercepting boat launch
London, Aug 21. (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Footage has captured the moment French police officers were attacked by migrants, as they intercepted the launch of…
World’s oldest person celebrates ‘lovely’ 117th birthday
London, Aug 21. (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The world’s oldest person is celebrating her 117th birthday, after a year of “many firsts,” including meeting British…
Injuries reported after car ploughs through German pedestrian zone
Frankfurt, Aug 21. (dpa/GNA) – A car drove into the wall of a department store, after apparently racing through a pedestrian zone in the…
Five missing as fire guts building in eastern Switzerland
Geneva, Aug 21. (dpa/GNA) – Five people are missing after a fire, gutted a building in eastern Switzerland. Police in the Grisons canton said…
Russian drone attacks kill two women in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
Moscow, Aug 21. (dpa/GNA) – Russian drone strikes have killed at least two people in the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, authorities said on…
Danube rises barely in Bulgarian section, no stranded vessels are reported
Sofia, Aug 23 (BTA/GNA) – A minimal rise in the level of the Danube River has been recorded, and there are no stranded vessels…
Russian scientists develop new-generation sensor for detecting vapours and gases
Aug 22 (TV BRICS/GNA) – The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), partner of TV BRICS, has been granted a patent for an…
Belgian firefighters rely on firebreak after change in weather
Brussels, Aug 18. (dpa/GNA) – Firefighters battling a large-scale wildfire in Belgium, have begun digging a long firebreak, as rain and heavy cloud grounded…
Hack hits Berlin city cyber network paralysing two departments
Berlin, Aug 18. (dpa) – A cyberattack has paralysed two major departments in the government of the city-state of Berlin, the Berlin daily the…
Whale found off German Baltic coast ‘died from bacterial infection’
Rostock, Germany, Aug 18. (dpa/GNA) – A humpback whale found dead in the Baltic Sea last week, most likely died from a bacterial infection,…