UN chief regrets Russia’s decision to end Black Sea grain deal

UNITED NATIONS, July 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday said he regretted Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain…

Matildas urge FIFA to do more towards equal pay in football

Sydney, July 17, (dpa/GNA) – Players from co-hosts Australia, have criticised the ruling body FIFA for not giving women the same prize money as…

Australian jogger in hospital after dingo attack

Sydney, July 17, (dpa/GNA) – On the Australian sand island of K’gari (formerly Fraser Island), a young woman was attacked and seriously injured by…

Kiev foreign minister says Ukraine is ‘psychologically’ a NATO member

Kiev, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed satisfaction with the results of the recent NATO summit in Vilnius and said…

Mallorca police detain six from Germany suspected of sexual assault

Madrid, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Six men have been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a German woman in Mallorca, a police spokesman told…

Syria allows resumption of UN aid deliveries across Turkey border

New York/Beirut, Jul. 14, (dpa/GNA) – After a Russian blockade at the UN Security said it will let the United Nations to continue humanitarian…

Russia’s parliament passes law banning gender reassignment surgery

Moscow, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Russia’s parliament unanimously passed a law on Friday banning gender reassignment surgery. The law stipulates that people in Russia…

Last Generation activists disrupt traffic across 26 German cities

Berlin, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Last Generation climate activists have set up street blockades at key locations in several German cities to protest for…

Eurozone trade gap narrows on rising exports

Brussels, Jul. 15, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – The eurozone trade deficit declined sharply in May reflecting a notable growth in exports amid a fall in imports,…

Volkswagen Group reports sales growth for first half of 2023

Hanover, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Car sales for German auto giant Volkswagen Group (VW) continued to outpace last year but slowed in June, with…

Kahoot! to be bought by Goldman Sachs for NOK 17.2 billion in cash

New York, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Norwegian game-based learning platform Kahoot! said on Friday that it has signed a deal for an all-cash offer…

Swedish inflation eases to 9.3%, lowest in 11 months

Stockholm, Jul. 15, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – Sweden’s consumer price inflation eased for the fourth straight month in June to the lowest level in almost a…

Search goes on for missing refugee boats on way to Canary Islands

Madrid, July 15, (dpa/GNA) – The Spanish sea rescue service has continued its search for up to three refugee boats with possibly more than…

Meta plans feed for Threads after users complain

July 11 (BBC/GNA) – Threads will add an alternative home feed of posts as part of a series of updates to the new social…

Meta’s Twitter rival Threads overtakes ChatGPT as fastest-growing platform

July 10 (Reuters/GNA) – Meta Platforms’ Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning…

Biden hails ‘rock-solid’ US-UK relationship at talks with Sunak

London, Jul. 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - US President Joe Biden hailed the “rock-solid” relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom as he met Prime Minister…

Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads; 30 million have joined already

July 6 (CNN/GNA) — Facebook has tried to compete with Twitter in numerous ways over the years, including copying signature Twitter features such as hashtags and…

Israeli forces end biggest West Bank offensive in years

Tel Aviv, July 5, (dpa/GNA) – Israel’s military has officially ended its operation in the city of Jenin in the West Bank, two days…

UN chief condemns Israeli plans for more settlements in West Bank

UNITED NATIONS, June 29, (Xinhua/GNA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday condemned the latest Israeli government approval for thousands of additional homes in…

Security situation in easter DRC continues to deteriorate: UN official

UNITED NATIONS, June 27, (Xinhua/GNA) — The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to deteriorate over the past…