Washington, Jul. 25, (dpa/GNA) – US President Joe Biden is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Thursday, at a key…
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Biden explains decision to bow out of race in national address
Washington, Jul. 25, (dpa/GNA) – The “defence of democracy” is more important than any title, US President Joe Biden said in his first address since bowing out of…
One in 10 flights at Frankfurt airport cancelled amid climate action
Frankfurt, Jul. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Around one in 10 flights were cancelled at Germany’s Frankfurt airport on Thursday – a major European transport hub – after activists…
Debt-ridden India labourer digs up diamond worth $95,000
July 25 (BBC/GNA) – An Indian labourer’s fortunes have changed overnight after he found a massive diamond in a mine in the central state…
Protesters detained at US Capitol ahead of Netanyahu’s address
Washington, Jul. 24, (dpa/GNA) – Police have arrested multiple pro-Palestinian protesters inside a US Capitol office building, one day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due in…
Biden’s Covid-19 symptoms almost gone, says doctor
Washington, Jul. 23, (dpa/GNA) – US President Joe Biden is on the road to recovery following his coronavirus infection, his doctor said on Monday. “His symptoms have…
Electoral commission: Kagame wins presidential election in Rwanda
Kigali, Jul. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Incumbent Paul Kagame has won a fourth term in office in the presidential election in Rwanda. With all votes counted, Kagame garnered…
Myanmar’s junta leader assumes interim presidency
Bangkok, Jul. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is expanding his power by assuming the role of interim president from Myint Swe due to…
Harris secures enough delegate endorsements to win the Democratic presidential nomination
July 23 (CNN/GNA) – Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, according to CNN’s delegate estimate.…
US defense chief salutes Biden for service to country
Washington, July 22, (dpa/GNA) – US Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, has paid tribute to US President Joe Biden as an “extraordinary guardian” of the…
Philippines won’t back down in sea dispute, despite deal with China
Manila, July 22, (dpa/GNA) – The Philippines will not back down from asserting its rights in the disputed South China Sea, despite reaching a…
Militants bomb girls’ school in north-western Pakistan
Islamabad, July 24, (dpa/GNA) – A girls’ school was blown up by suspected militants in north-western Pakistan near the Afghan border, in yet another…
Zelensky says he respects Biden’s ‘tough but strong decision’ Kiev, July 22, (dpa/GNA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, says he respects Joe Biden’s “tough…
Harris vows to do ‘everything in my power’ to defeat Trump Washington, July 22, (dpa/GNA) – US Vice President Kamala Harris says she will…
Iran, Russia launch joint naval exercises in Caspian Sea
Tehran, Jul. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Iran and Russia on Monday launched joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea, as the two powers re-affirmed their strategic partnership. The…
Thousands demonstrate against mass tourism on Mallorca
Madrid, Jul. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Several thousand locals took to the streets in the Mallorcan capital of Palma on Sunday evening to protest against the millions of…
Bulgaria again fails to form government amid political turmoil
Sofia, Jul. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Bulgarian politicians have again failed to form a government after June’s parliamentary election, with the country facing another vote if a third…
Number of Palestinian children killed in West Bank surges, UN says
Geneva, Jul. 22, (dpa/GNA) – At least 143 Palestinian children and young people have been killed in the West Bank and East Jerusalem over the past nine months,…