Washington/Tel Aviv, Apr. 5, (dpa/GNA) – US President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his government must do more to minimize the harm to…
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IMFÂ chief Georgieva set for second term
Washington, Apr. 5, (dpa/GNA) – The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, is set to serve a second five-year term. The IMF Board of…
Area of tropical rainforest loss declined in 2023
Washington, Apr. 5, (dpa/GNA) – Around 3.7 million hectares (37,000 square kilometres) of tropical rainforest were destroyed worldwide last year, according to a global study. This is…
Trump fails with motion to dismiss election fraud case in Georgia
Washington, Apr. 5, (dpa/GNA) – The judge in charge of the election fraud case against Donald Trump in the US state of Georgia has rejected a request…
Somalia closes Ethiopian diplomatic missions and expels ambassador
Mogadishu, Apr. 5, (dpa/GNA) – The Somali government has decided to close Ethiopia’s diplomatic missions in the Horn of Africa country amid rising tensions between the two…
Ecuador declares Mexico’s ambassador persona non grata
Mexico City, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Statements by the Mexican president on the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador have triggered a diplomatic crisis between the…
US destroys Houthi drones and missile targeting destroyer
Washington, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – The US armed forces said they destroyed two drones and a missile launched by Iran-backed Houthi militants and targeting a US destroyer…
Group of trapped miners rescued after Taiwan earthquake
Taipei, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – A small group of six trapped miners were brought to safety on Thursday after remaining trapped following a major earthquake which rocked…
Dresden Peace Prize to be awarded to late Russian dissident Navalny
Leipzig, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – This year’s Dresden Peace Prize is to be awarded posthumously to leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. His widow, Yulia Navalnaya, will…
Study: Mineral extraction threatens great apes across Africa
Halle, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – More than a third of the great ape population in Africa is endangered by mining, according to a new study. The threat…
Militant attack in Iran leaves 16 attackers and 11 officers dead
Tehran, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Militants have carried out a major attack on bases of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in south-east Iran, resulting in…
Venezuela’s Maduro passes law to annex part of neighbouring Guyana
Havana, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has passed a law to create a new Venezuelan state around the oil-rich region of Essequibo in neighbouring…
US defence secretary tells Israel of outrage at Gaza aid worker deaths
Tel Aviv/Washington, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “expressed his outrage” at Israel’s deadly attack on volunteers in the Gaza Strip in a…
World Central Kitchen calls for independent probe into IDF strikes
London, Apr. 4, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity has said it is calling for an “independent investigation into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…
Former Spanish football head Rubiales detained in corruption probe
Madrid, Apr. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Former Spanish Football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales was detained for a few hours on Wednesday in connection with a corruption probe…
Biden delivers Israel sharp rebuke after airstrike kills aid workers
Washington, Apr. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Following an Israeli airstrike which killed several foreign aid workers in the Gaza Strip, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday sharply rebuked…
Iran threatens Israel after two generals killed in strike on Damascus
Tehran, Apr. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the latest to threaten Israel with retaliation a day after two Iranian generals were killed in a…
Uganda’s Constitutional Court upholds criminalizing homosexual acts
Nairobi, Apr. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld a controversial law that criminalizes homosexual acts, retaining almost all its provisions, including the options of…
New Senegalese president appoints controversial ally prime minister
Dakar, Apr. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Newly elected Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has formally appointed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko the country’s new prime minister. Faye, 44, made…