EU interior ministers agree on stricter EU asylum reforms

Luxembourg, June 8, (dpa/GNA) – European Union interior ministers, backed plans to tighten the bloc’s asylum policies, the Swedish EU Presidency tweeted on Thursday…

Macron: ‘Nation in shock’ after children injured in knife attack

Paris, June 9, (dpa/GNA) – An attacker injured four young children and two adults with a knife in a park in the eastern French…

Russian rights activist Orlov risks jail term for ‘discrediting army’

Moscow, June 8, (dpa/GNA) – The trial of Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov, who is facing charges of discrediting the Russian army on…

Kiev Mayor Klitschko to appeal to Zelensky over air raid shelter row

Kiev, June 8, (dpa/GNA) – Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, plans to ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to give him more powers. amid a row…

Germany, Italy to revive government consultations in autumn 

Rome, Jun. 8, (dpa/GNA) - Germany and Italy are planning to deepen their relations, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed in Rome,…

UK bans gold, other imports from Belarus in fresh sanctions wave 

London, Jun. 8, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - The UK is banning imports of gold from Belarus in a new wave of sanctions aimed at increasing economic pressure on…

Zelensky denies sabotage of Nord Stream; Russia wants clarification 

Berlin, Jun. 8, (dpa/GNA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied his government’s involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in…

Man rescues three on inflatable duck drifting off UK coast 

London, Jun. 8, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - Three people on a giant inflatable duck had to be rescued after it drifted out to sea.  Eyewitnesses reported how the…

Finnish foreign minister announces fresh run for presidency 

Copenhagen, Jun. 8, (dpa/GNA) - Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Thursday he plans to run for president of the country.  He will stand in the…

Majority of EU countries to miss recycling targets, Brussels warns 

Brussels, Jun. 6, (dpa/GNA) - The majority of European Union countries are at risk of missing targets for recycling waste, the European Commission said on Thursday.  The…

German Green Party leader: EU asylum agreement ‘not at any price’ 

Berlin, Jun. 8, (dpa/GNA) - Germany’s Green Party leader Omid Nouripour believes an agreement on asylum reform should not be reached at any cost at the meeting…

Pope’s post-surgery recovery progressing, examination results good 

Rome, Jun. 8, (dpa/GNA) - Pope Francis was awake and will be resting throughout the day, and routine post-surgery examinations showed good results, Holy See spokesman Matteo…

UK to host international AI summit 

London, Jun. 8, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - The UK will host the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced ahead of…

Bulgaria: Participants in Shabla 2023 Military Exercise Begin Live Fire Demonstrations

Shabla, 8 June (BTA/GNA) – The participants of the tactical exercise Shabla 2023, which include Bulgarian Air Force, jointly with the Land Forces, the…

Fans detained by police after West Ham supporters attacked in Prague

London, June 7, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Czech police have detained several people, following a clash between West Ham and Fiorentina fans, ahead of the…

Body found behind wall in Spain in 2014 missing person’s case

Madrid, June 7, (dpa/GNA) – Police found the remains of a young woman in a walled-in wooden box in a flat in the coastal…

Vatican: No complications after Pope’s three-hour operation

Rome, June 7, (dpa/GNA) – The abdominal operation on Pope Francis has been completed, the Holy See says. The operation on the 86-year-old lasted…

EU Commission to support mental health initiatives with €1.23 billion 

Brussels, Jun. 7, (dpa/GNA) - The European Commission announced on Wednesday it will support various mental health initiatives with €1.23 billion ($1.32 billion).  “Mental health is as…

Ukraine warns of disease, mass fish deaths following dam destruction 

Kiev, Jun. 7, (dpa/GNA) - The spread of diseases, as well as mass fish die-offs that could produce botulism, is worrying the Ukrainian Health Ministry following the…

UN predicts impact on global hunger from dam destruction 

Berlin, Jun. 7, (dpa/GNA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of negative consequences for hunger worldwide following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in…