Warsaw, Dec. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s new government is formally dissolving the public media, but plans to retain jobs, according to statements on Wednesday…
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Greece could ‘fill the void’ in British Museum if sculptures returned
London, Dec. 28, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Greece is prepared to organise rotating exhibitions of “important antiquities” to “fill the void”, should the Elgin Marbles be returned, according…
New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
New York, Dec. 28, (dpa/GNA) – US newspaper The New York Times is suing Microsoft and OpenAI, the company behind popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, alleging…
Ukraine claims Greek freighter hit by Russian mine in Black Sea
Athens/Kiev, Dec. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Ukraine’s military said on Thursday a Greek freighter travelling in the Black Sea on its way to a Ukrainian Danube port was…
Two Australian citizens killed in southern Lebanon airstrike
Beirut, Dec. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Australia confirmed on Thursday that two of its citizens were killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon earlier this week. Australian Acting…
Flooding forces evacuation of 300 people in Germany’s Lower Saxony
Berlin, Dec. 28, (dpa/GNA) – About 300 people in the Winsen municipality of Germany’s Lower Saxony were forced to leave their homes due to the flooding of…
Australian police launch probe into cocaine washed up on beaches
Sydney, Dec. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Police on Wednesday said they had launched an investigation after a number of packages believed to contain some 124 kilograms of cocaine…
Kanye West apologizes to Jewish community for anti-Semitic statements
Los Angeles, Dec. 27, (tca/dpa/GNA) – The rapper and designer Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, apologized Tuesday to the Jewish community after his long string of…
At least nine dead as storms ravage Australia’s south-east
Sydney, Dec. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Seven people died in Queensland and two more died in Victoria as storms ravaged Australia’s south-east on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.…
US Navy downs Houthi drones, missiles, after Red Sea freighter attack
Cairo, Dec. 27, (dpa/GNA) – The US military on Tuesday said it has shot down 12 attack drones and five missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in…
Six Palestinians in West Bank killed in Israeli missile attack
Ramallah/Tel Aviv, Dec. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Six Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed in an Israeli missile strike, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday.…
Scholz: Schäuble’s death means Germany has lost ‘impressive’ figure
Berlin, Dec. 27, (dpa/GNA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has hailed Wolfgang Schäuble’s “impressive and very long career” after the former finance minister died at the age…
Nawaz Sharif aims for fourth term as Pakistani PM
Islamabad, Dec. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif will seek a fourth term in office in elections scheduled for February, his party has said.…
Britain’s interior minister apologizes for joke about spiking his wife’s drink
London, Dec 24 (Reuters/GNA) – British interior minister James Cleverly apologised on Sunday after he was reported to have joked about spiking his wife’s…
Alabama mother: Joy as babies born to mum with rare double womb
Dec 24 (BBC/GNA) – A US woman with a rare double uterus has given birth twice in two days – after a “one in…
UN expresses concern over Israeli evacuation order in southern Gaza
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 22, (Xinhua/GNA) — The United Nations on Thursday, expressed concern over the Israeli order for the evacuation of civilians in southern…
Hamas puts Gaza deaths at over 20,000 as more foreigners set to leave
Gaza/Tel Aviv, Dec 22, (dpa/GNA) – The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip, has risen to 20,057 since the start of the…
Pakistan’s top court grants bail to former PM Khan
Islamabad, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistan’s top court on Friday granted bail to former premier Imran Khan and his close aide ahead of the general elections due…
Death toll in northern China earthquake rises to 144
Beijing, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) – At least 144 people have been confirmed dead in an earthquake that struck northern China late on Monday, state news agency Xinhua…
UN security Council once again delays vote on draft Gaza compromise
New York, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Following fundamental changes to a compromise draft for a Gaza resolution in the UN Security Council, a vote was once again…