London, June 18, (dpa/GNA) – Both Ukraine and Russia are “suffering high casualties” as fierce fighting rages at the front, the British Ministry of…
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Greece boat disaster: Up to 500 people still missing says UN
June 16 (BBC/GNA) – Up to 500 people are still missing from a packed migrant boat that sunk off Greece, the UN refugee agency…
Zelensky: ‘positive’ but ‘difficult’ progress in counteroffensive
Kiev, June 16, (dpa/GNA) – Success in Ukraine’s counteroffensive will mean defeat for Russia in the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an…
Greece widens search area after boat tragedy amid row over blame
Athens, June 16, (dpa/GNA) – The Greek coastguard on Friday expanded the search area, after a migrant boat sank off the country’s coast earlier…
Francis discharged from hospital as an ‘even stronger pope’
Rome, June 16, (dpa/GNA) – Pope Francis is back at the Vatican, after being discharged from a hospital in Rome on Friday, following an…
Sussexes’ Spotify deal ends after Meghan’s podcast not renewed
London, Jun. 16, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s deal with Spotify has ended after the podcast Meghan hosted was not…
Fighter jet training and air defence equipment pledged for Ukraine
Brussels, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Fighter jet training on modern aircraft and air defence equipment were pledged to support Ukraine with its ongoing counteroffensive…
Greek coast guard arrests nine suspected smugglers after boat disaster
Athens, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – The Greek coastguard arrested nine survivors of the migrant boat disaster on suspicion of people smuggling, as hope of…
Italy detains another German ship after migrant rescue
Rome, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – The Italian authorities have detained another German sea rescue vessel after crews from an aid organization again transported several…
IAEA says situation serious but stable at Zaporizhzhya plant
Kiev, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday described the situation at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant in Ukraine as…
Slovakia’s Odor stays as interim premier before September elections
Bratislava, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Slovakia’s Ludovit Odor will stay as interim prime minister until elections on September 30, the country’s president decided on…
Protesters in Greece say EU’s migrant policy is ‘killing people’
Athens, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – A day after at least 78 people died off the southern coast of Greece in one of Europe’s worst…
EU commissioner says banning Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks justified
Brussels, Jun. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton has urged EU member countries to take steps to ensure that their 5G mobile…
Fridays for Future slams German government ahead of demos
Berlin, June 16, (dpa/GNA) – German activists in the Fridays for Future movement attacked government plans to water down environmental legislation ahead of a…
Round Table Discusses Humanitarian Corridors Scheme as a Public-Private Partnership for Refugee Integration
SOFIA, June 15, (BTA/GNA)- The “Humanitarian Corridors” scheme – a model of public-private partnership and private sponsorship in the integration of refugees was presented…
Ukraine and Russian authorities in Crimea report attacks from the air/SA
Kiev, Jun. 15, (dpa/GNA) – The air defence authority in Kiev reported attacks by cruise missiles and drones on Ukrainian territory on Thursday, while…
German climate minister announces reform of Climate Action Law
Berlin, Jun. 15, (dpa/GNA) – After months of negotiations, the German government announced on Wednesday that it is reforming its Climate Action Law, which…
Ukrainian president says his country’s accession will strengthen NATO
Kiev, Jun. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has once again called for his country to join NATO quickly, against the backdrop of…
Death toll in Greek boat capsizing expected to soar to hundreds
Athens, Jun. 15, (dpa/GNA) – The number of migrants who died after their boat capsized on Wednesday off the south-western coast of Greece is…
Italy farewells former PM Berlusconi with controversial state funeral
Rome, Jun. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Italy held a state funeral on Wednesday for former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi at Milan Cathedral that his…