Manila, Mar. 20, (dpa/GNA) – The entire population of the embattled Gaza Strip is affected by acute food insecurity, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.…
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Irish premier Varadkar announces resignation
Dublin, Mar. 20, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Irish premier Leo Varadkar has announced he is to step down as Taoiseach and is resigning as leader of his party,…
Academic year begins in Afghanistan but girls over 12 still shut out
Islamabad, Mar. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Girls’ schools in Afghanistan beyond grade six (age 12) are staying closed for the third consecutive year even as officials announced the…
Millions of people celebrate the start of the Persian New Year
Tehran, Mar. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Millions of people around the world have celebrated the start of the Persian New Year. The Nowruz festival falls annually on March…
Qatar ‘cautiously optimistic’ as Gaza talks resume, UN raises alarm
Cairo/Tel Aviv, Mar. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Mediator Qatar is “cautiously optimistic” after negotiations to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war resumed in Doha on Tuesday, just…
Germany’s Habeck fears uncontrolled global warming
Berlin, Mar. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Germany’s Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck has warned in strong terms of the uncontrollable momentum of global warming. “We may be on…
US strikes drones and missiles in Houthi controlled areas of Yemen
Washington, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – The US armed forces said that they carried out self-defence strikes against drones, missiles and weapons storage containers in areas of Yemen…
In Argentina, police confront demonstrators protesting social cuts
Buenos Aires, Mar. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Police and demonstrators on Monday clashed violently during protests against social cuts by the ultra-liberal government in Argentina. Officers used water…
Seoul says Pyongyang launched ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan
Seoul, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, the South Korean…
FARC offshoot attacks indigenous peoples, Bogotá suspends ceasefire
Buenos Aires, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Following an attack by suspected rebels on indigenous people in south-western Colombia, the government of the South American country has terminated…
UNICEF: Gangs loot medical supplies for children in Haitian capital
Buenos Aires, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – A container belonging to UNICEF has been looted in the main port of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, UN Children’s Fund…
Flying taxis could take off in two years under UK Government plan
London, Mar. 18, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The first piloted flying taxi could take to the UK skies in two years under Government plans which could also see…
Tensions between Pakistan, Afghanistan after deadly airstrikes
Islamabad, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani fighter jets have targeted the alleged hideouts of Islamist rebels in Afghanistan days after a deadly cross-border attack against the military,…
Another 14 people abducted in north-west Nigeria
Lagos, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – At least 14 people were abducted during an attack on a village in the north-western Kaduna State of Nigeria, an official said…
Cameron criticises Russia poll as early results show big Putin win
London, Mar. 18, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has denounced the election in Russia which saw President Vladimir Putin tighten his grip on power…
Death of prison cook leads to further strikes in Spanish prisons
Madrid, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Spanish prison staff went on strike in seven prisons across Catalonia on Monday in renewed protest related to the killing of a…
War in Gaza a graveyard for humanitarian law, top EU diplomat says
Brussels, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – The war in Gaza has become a “graveyard for many of the most important principles of humanitarian law,” EU foreign policy chief…
US slaps sanctions on two West Bank settler outposts, more Israelis
Washington, Mar. 15, (dpa/GNA) – In response to growing tensions in the occupied West Bank, the US government has imposed further sanctions on several extremist Israeli settlers…
British prime minister rules out May 2 general election
London, Mar. 15, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out holding a general election on May 2, when voters are set to go…
Palestinian president appoints new prime minister amid reform push
Ramallah, Mar. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed economist and former World Bank official Mohammed Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA).…