Copenhagen, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – Just two weeks after the death of her brother, king Harald V, Norway’s Princess Astrid has died at the…
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Suspended Istanbul mayor İmamoğlu handed jail term, political ban
Istanbul, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – A Turkish court on Friday, sentenced suspended Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to two years and one month in prison,…
Ukrainian Navy reports ‘first-ever battle’ between naval drones
Kiev, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – A Ukrainian naval drone has sunk a Russian unmanned boat, in what Kiev says was the first-ever clash between…
Latvian welfare minister sacked for driving drunk
Riga, Sept 14. (dpa/GA) – Latvian Prime Minister, Andris Kulbergs, on Sunday sacked Welfare Minister Reinis Uzulnieks, after he was caught by police while…
Trump tells Zelensky not to attack Russian refineries
London, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump, has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt attacks on Russian refineries and has…
Social Democrats lead in Swedish election but outcome still uncertain
Stockholm, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – Sweden’s Social Democrats, led by former prime minister Magdalena Andersson, have emerged as the strongest party in the country’s…
Poland alarmed after Russia attacks train from Kiev to Warsaw
Warsaw/Kiev, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – The Russian military on Sunday, attacked a passenger train in Ukraine’s border region with Poland using a combat drone,…
European leaders gather for key Arctic talks in Finland
Rovaniemi, Finland. (dpa/GNA) – Europeans leaders meet in Finland on Monday, to coordinate efforts to influence what happens in the Arctic region. The summit…
Bulgaria plans tighter security at strategic and potentially hazardous sites
Sofia, Sept 13 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgaria plans to tighten security at strategic and potentially hazardous sites, Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said in a…
IEA: Strait of Hormuz blockade driving up global use of coal
Paris, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – The ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is driving up global demand for coal, the International Energy Agency…
Judoka who broke rival’s jaw after bout says opponent was ‘insulting’
Leipzig, Germany, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – Judoka Akaki Japaridze, says he attacked German opponent, Timo Cavelius, after a bout because his rival’s behaviour was…
Ex-Switzerland coach banned over fake Covid vaccination certificate
Dusseldorf, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – Former Swiss men’s ice hockey national team coach, Patrick Fischer, has been banned for four years by the world…
French Football Federation withdraws support for FIFA chief Infantino
Paris, Sept 10. (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The French Football Federation (FFF), has withdrawn support for Gianni Infantino’s bid to be re-elected as FIFA president…
Western Germany’s Mannheim area shaken by 3.3-magnitude earthquake
Karlsruhe- Germany, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – An earthquake measuring at least 3.3, shook the Mannheim area in western Germany, according to the GFZ Helmholtz…
Norway’s Høiby to face retrial after queen’s son granted appeal
Copenhagen, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – Marius Borg Høiby’s case is to be retried, after a court granted an appeal on Thursday by the son…
Switzerland wants to ban ‘divorced’ status
Geneva, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – The Swiss government wants to abolish the “divorced” civil status, it announced on Thursday, backing an initiative by liberal…
Seven men arrested after four others stabbed in south-east London
London, Sept 10. (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Seven males have been arrested, after four others were stabbed on a busy high street in south-east London,…
Several dead, injured as Dutch bus crashes in Switzerland
Geneva, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – Several people have been killed and others injured in a bus accident in eastern Switzerland, police said late on…
Zelensky says Ukraine has struck new targets in Russia
Kiev, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – Ukraine has once again attacked several infrastructure targets in Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday. Eight infrastructure…
Harry and Meghan ‘happy to be back’ in UK, busy getting kids settled
London, Sept 10. (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are “happy to be back” in the UK, and getting Prince Archie…