Ramallah, Mar. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Several Palestinians have been injured in an attack by Israeli settlers on villagers in the Masafer Yatta region of the West Bank,…
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Ukraine receives remains of 909 soldiers in exchange with Moscow
Kiev, Mar. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Ukraine has received the remains of more than 900 soldiers killed in combat, authorities said on Friday. The 909 soldiers were killed…
French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya trial
Paris, Mar. 27, (dpa/GNA) – French prosecutors requested on Thursday a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is facing charges of accepting illegal campaign…
South Sudanese vice president placed under house arrest
Dakar/Cape Town, Mar. 27, (dpa/GNA) – South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar has been placed under house arrest, his SPLM-IO party said on Thursday. In response, the…
Russian tourists killed after submarine sinks off Egyptian coast
Cairo, Mar. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Six foreign tourists were killed and 39 others rescued on Thursday when a recreational submarine sank off Egypt’s Red Sea city of Hurghada, an…
Turkey bans some broadcasters after arresting 260 following protests
Istanbul, Mar. 27, (dpa/GNA) — Following the arrest of 260 people in nationwide demonstrations against the jailing of popular opposition presidential challenger Ekrem İmamoğlu,…
Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro to stand trial on coup charges
Buenos Aires, Mar. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday authorized the indictment of former president Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged plot to overturn the country’s…
Sudanese army chief says ‘Khartoum is free’ after battle for capital
Omdurman, Mar. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The Sudanese government said on Wednesday that its forces had taken control of the capital Khartoum almost two years after the start…
Palestinians in Gaza protest against Hamas for second straight day
Cairo/Tel Aviv, Mar. 26, (dpa/GNA) – For a second straight day protests erupted across the Gaza Strip as thousands of Palestinians demanded an end to the war…
Russia hands long sentences to 23 Ukrainian prisoners of war
Moscow, Mar. 26, (dpa/GNA) – A Russian court has sentenced 23 Ukrainian prisoners of war to lengthy prison terms in the largest trial of captured Ukrainian troops…
EU rejects Russian demands to lift sanctions after Saudi talks
Brussels, Mar. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The European Union has rejected calls to ease sanctions on Russia following US-backed talks on the Ukraine war in Saudi Arabia, insisting…
Secret US military plans leaked after journalist added to group chat
Washington, Mar. 25, (dpa/GNA) – The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, Jeffrey Goldberg, said on Monday that he was accidentally included in a secret US government group…
Greenland government denies inviting high-level US delegation
Copenhagen, Mar. 25, (dpa/GNA) – The Greenland government on Tuesday denied a claim made by US President Donald Trump that a US group including Usha Vance, the…
World Athletics approves cheek swabbing to determine athletes’ sex
London, Mar. 25, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – World Athletics has approved the introduction of cheek swabbing to determine if an athlete is biologically female. The global body’s president…
Europeans buying more electric cars but Tesla sales dip
Brussels, Mar. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Sales of electric cars continue to grow despite an overall decline in new registrations in the European Union, though sales of Tesla…
Warning for UK farmers after bird flu discovered in a sheep
London, Mar. 24, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – A case of bird flu in sheep has been confirmed for the first time on a British farm where the disease had…
Polio eradication at risk in Pakistan as virus spreads in 18 cities
Islamabad, Mar. 24, (dpa/GNA) – The polio virus was found in sewage samples from at least 18 districts in Pakistan, officials said on Monday, posing a potential…
UN fears HIV infections will soar after US cuts funding
Geneva, Mar. 24, (dpa/GNA) – Daily new HIV infections around the world could almost double without the aid provided by the United States, the UN programme for…
British parliamentarians’ pay to rise by 2.8 per cent to £93,904
London, Mar. 24, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Members of the British Parliament will see their salaries increase by 2.8% to £93,904 ($121,349) in the next financial year, which…
Canadian PM Carney calls April 28 election as Trump looms over race
New York, Mar. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called early parliamentary elections for April 28, seizing on a surge in support as…