KIEV, Nov. 26 (Xinhua/GNA) — Russia launched 188 combat drones at Ukraine, in an overnight attack, marking the highest number of drones fired in…
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UN concludes workshop to strengthen electoral integrity in South Sudan
JUBA, Nov. 26, (Xinhua/GNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), says it has wrapped up a two-day workshop for 50 prosecutors…
UN humanitarian chief meets Sudan’s Al-Burhan to address aid crisis
KHARTOUM, Nov. 26, (Xinhua/GNA) — UN humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, has met with Sudan’s military leadership, to discuss critical aid delivery, amid the country’s…
Russia could deploy missiles in Asia if U.S. missiles appear there: Deputy FM
MOSCOW/KIEV, Nov. 26, (Xinhua/GNA) — Russia, is considering possibly deploying medium-range and short-range missiles in Asia, if U.S. missiles appear in the same region,…
Zimbabwean president calls for international support to resolve debt issues
HARARE, Nov. 26, (Xinhua/GNA) — Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has urged creditors and development partners to help the southern African country address its external…
Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, (Xinhua/GNA) — U.S. Special Counsel, Jack Smith, who indicted former President Donald Trump for election subversion and mishandling classified documents, sought…
Trump says he will impose tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada
Washington, Nov. 26, (dpa/GNA) – US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said that, once he returns to the White House, he will impose high import tariffs on…
Report: 35 million internally displaced people in Africa
Nairobi/Geneva, Nov. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Wars and extreme weather conditions have driven up the number of people in Africa who are fleeing within their own country. A…
Summit brings together EU’s biggest port cities to fight drug cartels
Hamburg, Nov. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Authorities from the major European port cities of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg gathered on Tuesday to discuss the joint fight against international…
Philippine vice president summoned over threat to President Marcos Jr
Manila, Nov. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Philippine investigators on Tuesday summoned Vice President Sara Duterte to answer questions about her public threat to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr…
UN urges protection for journalists and media sector in Afghanistan
Islamabad, Nov. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The media in Afghanistan is operating in an “environment of censorship and tight restrictions on accessing information,” according to a United Nations…
UN: 51,000 women and girls killed by relatives or partners last year
Vienna, Nov. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Around 51,100 girls and women were killed by relatives or intimate partners worldwide last year, according to a United Nations study released on…
Canada’s donation of new air defence system arrives in Ukraine
OTTAWA, Nov. 25, (Xinhua/GNA) — Canadian Defence Minister, Bill Blair, announced Friday that Canada’s donation of a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), has…
Major transport disruption continues from Storm Bert in UK
London, Nov. 25, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Storm Bert is bringing further widespread disruption across the United Kingdom, with public transport badly affected after “devastating” flooding over the…
Scholz set to be nominated as Social Democrats chancellor candidate
Berlin, Nov. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Around three months ahead of Germany’s early elections, the country’s Social Democrats are set to formally nominate Olaf Scholz as their chancellor…
Russia reports fire in industrial area following drone strikes
Moscow, Nov. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Debris from downed drones set fire to an industrial facility approximately 200 kilometres south-west of Moscow, according to Russian information. Three of…
Italy’s Five Star Movement breaks with founder Beppe Grillo
Rome, Nov. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Italy’s former governing party the Five Star Movement has broken with its founder Beppe Grillo after a prolonged power struggle within its…
Tourist boat sinks with 45 people on board in Egypt, some rescued
Cairo, Nov. 25, (dpa/GNA) – A boat carrying 45 people, most of them tourists, sank in the Red Sea on Monday, Egyptian authorities said, adding that some…
Afghanistan launches another polio vaccination drive
Islamabad, Nov. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Afghanistan has launched another polio vaccination campaign aimed at protecting over 5.3 million children under the age of 5, the Health Ministry announced on Monday.…
British PM reiterates plans for spiking to become specific offence
London, Nov. 25, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reiterated plans for spiking to become a specific offence, as he hopes a change will…