Beijing, July 5 (Xinhua) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday exchanged congratulations with his Ghanaian counterpart, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on the 65th…
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Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin rejects Trump’s truce bid
July 4 BBC/GNA – One person has been killed and 26 others were injured after a night of intensive Russian strikes on almost every…
Satellite imagery reveals ongoing work at Iranian nuclear site bombed by US
July 1 (CNN/GNA) – New satellite images show continuing work at Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment plant, which was struck by US B-2 bombers just…
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wrap up three-day Venice wedding extravaganza
Venice, June 28 (CNN/GNA) – It’s been both the most public and secretive wedding of the year. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez concluded their…
Wildfire erupts near Athens, burning holiday homes and forest land
Athens, Jun. 26, (dpa/GNA) – A fast-moving wildfire broke out south-east of Athens on Thursday, engulfing holiday homes and forest land as thick smoke billowed into the…
Slovakia blocks agreement on new EU sanctions on Russia
Brussels, Jun. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said Thursday at a European Union summit in Brussels that he is not ready to back a…
Italian police find large oil trading tax evasion scam run by Mafia
Rome, Jun. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Italian authorities have seized €140 million ($164 million) in assets as part of a large-scale investigation into an oil trade tax evasion…
Sea rescue groups shocked as Germany cuts funding in 2025 budget plan
Berlin, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – The German government is no longer funding civilian sea rescue efforts in the Mediterranean. The 2025 budget approved by the German Cabinet…
Iranian Health Ministry says 627 people killed in Israeli attacks
Tehran, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli attacks on Iran killed 627 people and injured 4,870 others, an Iranian Health Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. Most of the…
Some 200 arrested at protest against NATOÂ summit in The Hague
The Hague, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Some 200 people were arrested as Dutch police cleared a protest on the sidelines of a high-stakes NATO summit held in the…
Deadly clashes in Kenya as protesters mark one year since tax protest
Nairobi, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – At least eight people have been killed and hundreds more injured in demonstrations that were held across Kenya on Wednesday. The demonstrations…
Israel lifts restrictions on population as ceasefire with Iran holds
Tel Aviv, Jun. 24, (dpa/GNA) – Israel lifted nearly all emergency restrictions on the civilian population Tuesday evening as a fragile ceasefire with Iran appeared to be…
Wildfire destroyed record area in Brazil last year
Buenos Aires, Jun. 24, (dpa/GNA) – Wildfire destroyed some 300,000 square kilometres in Brazil last year, equivalent to the surface area of Italy and 62% more than…
Bank chief: World ‘too unpredictable’ to forecast UK economic outlook
London, Jun. 24, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The Governor of the Bank of England has said the unpredictability of world events including tariffs and conflict in the Middle East…
Bahrain, Kuwait close airspace as precautionary measure
Manama, Jun. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Bahrain and Kuwait have closed their airspace temporarily as a precautionary measure in light of the escalation in regional military tensions. Bahrain’s…
Trump calls Iran’s missile attack ‘weak,’ says US received warning
Washington, Jun. 23, (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump ridiculed Iran’s retaliatory missile attack on a US military base in Qatar as “very weak” in a post on…
Spain probes migrant deaths after bound bodies found off Mallorca
Madrid, Jun. 23, (dpa/GNA) – The bodies of several people, believed to be migrants, have been found drowned with their hands and feet bound in the waters…
Iran launches missiles at US base in Qatar in response to strikes
June 23 (BBC/GNA) – Iran has launched missiles at a US airbase in Qatar in response to strikes on its nuclear sites on Saturday.…
Russia continues work on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactor: Putin
ST. PETERSBURG, June 22, (Xinhua/GNA) — Despite the complex situation surrounding Iran, Russia remains committed to the Bushehr nuclear reactor project, Russian President Vladimir…
Houthi militia calls US attack on Iran ‘cowardly aggression’
Cairo, June 22, (dpa/GNA) – The pro-Iranian Houthi militia in Yemen, on Sunday condemned the US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities as “brutal and…
Netanyahu hails Trump’s ‘bold’ strikes on nuclear sites in Iran
Tel Aviv, June 22, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday praised US President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as…
Iran warns of ‘everlasting consequences’ following US strikes
June 22 (BBC/GNA) – Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemns the US strikes as “outrageous” and says Iran is reserving “all options to…
US strikes Iran nuclear sites, Trump says
June 22 (BBC/GNA) – Donald Trump says the US has completed strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordo, Natanz and Esfahan. “We…