Tel Aviv, Feb. 29, (dpa/GNA) – Ultra-Orthodox and far-right parties are making gains in Israel’s municipal elections, according to media reports from Wednesday. In Jerusalem City Council,…
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More than 30,000 killed in Gaza Strip war, say two top UN officials
Geneva, Feb. 29, (dpa/GNA) – More than 30,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its military offensive in October, the United Nations…
Putin delivers speech to nation ahead of election
Moscow, Feb. 29, (dpa/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is due give his State of the Nation address on Thursday morning. Two years after the start of…
California seized 28 tons of smuggled fentanyl in 2023
Los Angeles, Feb. 28, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Roughly 28 tons of fentanyl smuggled into California was confiscated by authorities in 2023. The total amount of the potent synthetic opioid seized…
Climate change blamed as heavy rains displace thousands in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Rescuers in Pakistan were scrambling on Wednesday to evacuate thousands from a coastal town after unsually heavy rainfall submerged the area. Around…
Reports: Trump aces Michigan Republican primary, Haley struggling
Washington, Feb. 28, (dpa/GNA) – As expected, former US president Donald Trump has won the Republican presidential primary in the state of Michigan, US broadcasters CNN…
Two candidates for mayoral elections in Mexican town shot dead
Mexico City, Feb. 28, (dpa/GNA) – In the small town of MaravatĂo in central Mexico, two candidates for the office of mayor were killed in one day.…
More than 1.1 million asylum applications in Europe last year
Valletta, Feb. 28, (dpa/GNA) – The number of asylum seekers in Europe significantly exceeded the one million mark last year, according to the European Union’s asylum agency,…
China, once again, sending special envoy to Russia, Ukraine for talks
Beijing, Feb. 28, (dpa/GNA) – In an effort to end the war in Ukraine, China is once again sending a high-ranking diplomat, Li Hui, the special envoy…
Navalny’s team announces his burial in Moscow on Friday
Moscow, Feb. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison camp on February 16, is to be buried in Moscow on Friday,…
EU countries agree on regulations to make shipping cleaner and safer
Brussels, Feb. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Representatives of EU member states have agreed on new regulations to make shipping in the EU safer and cleaner. Negotiators from the…
Rough landing cuts short historic private moon lander mission
Orlando, Feb. 27, (tca/dpa/GNA) – After the historic return of the US to the surface of the moon after more than 50 years last week, a private…
Macron rules nothing out to help Ukraine win, including ground troops
Paris, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he is not ruling out the deployment of French ground troops in Ukraine. Macron said…
Popular Pakistani journalist arrested for criticizing the state
Islamabad, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani authorities arrested a prominent journalist for an alleged “malicious” campaign against state institutions, in what rights activists described as a blatant…
Municipal elections in Israel begin despite Gaza war
Tel Aviv, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – More than seven million eligible voters are being called upon to cast their votes in municipal elections in Israel on Tuesday.…
Passengers start to exit cholera-suspected cruise ship near Mauritius
Nairobi, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – The first passengers on a cruise ship which has been stranded off the East African island of Mauritius due to a suspected…
UN relief agency says amount of aid reaching Gaza halved in February
Tel Aviv, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – According to UN figures, the amount of aid delivered to the suffering population in the Gaza Strip was halved in February…
USÂ conducts missile strikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
Cairo, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – The US military has said that on Monday it struck missiles, drones and drone boats located in areas of Yemen controlled by the…
Biden tells press he hopes for Gaza ceasefire deal ‘by next Monday’
Washington, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – US President Joe Biden on Monday expressed optimism about an imminent ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement in the…
Zelensky says 31,000 soldiers killed in first official death toll
Kiev, Feb. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said 31,000 soldiers defending the country from Russia’s invasion have been killed, in what is the…