London, Sept. 15, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Sanctions on Iran related to an international nuclear treaty will be written into UK law to prevent them…
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U.S. military hegemony the world’s most pressing problem, says Russian official
MOSCOW, Sept. 15 (Xinhua/GNA) – American military hegemony, severely hinders progress and human development, becoming a pressing challenge for the world, senior Russian official,…
Tensions rise over troops on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
Yerevan, Sept. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Concerns are rising in the ex-Soviet republic of Armenia over a large deployment of Azerbaijani troops on the two…
China sanctions two US arms manufacturers for sales to Taiwan
Beijing, Sept 15, (dpa/GNA) – China, has put US arms companies Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman on its sanctions list, for selling weapons to…
China calls for attention of the UN rights body to Japan’s nuclear-contaminated water discharge
Geneva, Sept. 15 (Xinhua/GNA) – China’s top diplomat in Geneva, on Thursday called on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to pay more…
United Nations special envoy to Sudan resigns
New York, Sept. 14, (dpa/GNA) - United Nations Special Envoy for Sudan Volker Perthes announced that he is resigning, saying it has become clear that he cannot…
Beijing blasts EU probe into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles
Beijing, Sept. 14, (dpa/GNA) - The European Union’s newly announced investigation into China’s state support for makers of electric vehicles was blasted by Beijing on Thursday as…
Three men charged in Australia as 90kg of meth found hidden in futons
Sydney, Sept. 12, (dpa/GNA) – Australian authorities on Tuesday said they arrested three men over the import of nearly 90 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden…
Sick US explorer rescued from deep Turkish cave
Istanbul, Sept. 12, (dpa/GNA) – Rescue workers pulled a seriously ill US researcher out of Turkey’s third-deepest cave on Tuesday after being trapped for…
Protected New Zealand animals decapitated in ‘barbaric’ incidents
Wellington, Sept 11, (dpa/GNA) – A spate of incidents involving the decapitation of protected New Zealand native animals, has “shocked and horrified” the country’s…
UN allocates 125 mln USD in relief for 14 countries in Africa, Asia, Americas, Mideast
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 7, (Xinhua/GNA) — UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, they allocated 125 million U.S. dollars for underfunded relief operations in 14 countries…
August was hottest ever recorded, third straight month to set record
Amsterdam, Sept 6 (Reuters/GNA) – Last month was the hottest August on record globally, the third straight month in a row to set such…
Australian icebreaker rescues sick researcher at Antarctica outpost
Sydney, Sept 4, (dpa/GNA) – An Australian icebreaker has rescued a sick expeditioner, at the remote Casey research station in Antarctica, and is now…
Python parasite found in Australian’s brain in world-first discovery
Sydney, Aug 29, (dpa/GNA) – The world’s first case of a new parasitic infection in a human, has been discovered after a live 8-centimetre…
Russia says genetic tests confirm Prigozhin died in plane crash
Moscow, Aug 27 (Reuters/GNA) – Russian investigators said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group,…
Russia denies ordering kill on Prigozhin
Aug 25 (BBC/GNA) – Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells the BBC that allegations the Kremlin gave an order to kill Yevgeny Prigozhin are “a…
Trump’s mug shot released after booking at Georgia jail on election charges
Atlanta, Aug 24 (Reuters/GNA) – Donald Trump’s mug shot was released on Thursday evening after he was booked at an Atlanta jail on more…
BRICS invites six countries to be new members
Johannesburg, Aug 24 (Reuters/GNA) – The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries – Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and…
Xi says BRICS important force in shaping int’l landscape
Johannesburg, Aug. 24 (Xinhua/GNA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Wednesday that the BRICS is an important force in shaping the international…
Trump travels to Atlanta for mug shot, booking in election case
Atlanta, Aug 24 (Reuters/GNA) – Donald Trump flew from New Jersey on Thursday to get his mug shot taken at an Atlanta jail as part of…