Italian court orders migrants held in Albania to be taken to Italy

Rome, Nov 11, (dpa/GNA) – An Italian court has ruled that seven migrants, held in an offshore asylum-processing centre in Albania, must be brought…

Israeli minister calls for strike on Iran’s nuclear sites

Tel Aviv, Nov 11, (dpa/GNA) – Israel’s new Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has reportedly called for a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. “Iran is…

Israeli airstrikes hit north and south Lebanon

Beirut, 11 Nov, (dpa/GNA) – At least eight people were killed and 14 others wounded, when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the…

Russia not to tolerate permanent naval presence of non-riparian states in Black Sea: presidential aide

MOSCOW, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — Russia will not tolerate the permanent presence of non-Black Sea naval forces in the region, said Nikolai Patrushev, an…

Russia, Africa set to create dialogue mechanism for security cooperation

MOSCOW, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — Russia and Africa are set to establish a dialogue, centered on security, according to a joint statement published Monday,…

China, Russia to hold meetings on security, law-enforcement

BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, will attend two meetings in China from November 11 to…

Russia temporally closes Moscow airports due to possible drone attacks

MOSCOW, Nov. 11, (Xinhua/GNA) — Aviation authorities temporarily closed Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo international airports in the Moscow region on Sunday, due to potential…

Dutch court overturns landmark Shell emissions ruling

Amsterdam, Nov. 12, (dpa/GNA) – British oil and gas giant Shell does not have to drastically reduce its carbon dioxide emissions as previously ruled, an appeals court…

Host president insists oil is ‘gift of God’ in COP29 speech

Baku, Nov. 12, (dpa/GNA) – The UN Climate Change Conference host, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, on Tuesday launched into a defence of his country’s fossil fuel resources,…

Guterres: World in ‘final countdown’ to 1.5 degrees Celsius

Baku, Nov. 12, (dpa/GNA) – UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned world leaders that time is running out in the fight against climate change. “We are…

6 killed, 23 injured in Russian strikes on cities in southern Ukraine

KIEV, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least six people were killed and 23 others injured, in overnight strikes on the cities of Mykolayiv and…

Chad’s army kills 96 Boko Haram militants in clearance operation

YAOUNDE, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 96 Boko Haram militants were killed and 11 others injured, in a clearance operation conducted by Chadian…

Populists in new Lithuanian cabinet despite international protests

Riga, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Lithuania’s Social Democrats, winners in the October 27 elections, on Monday signed a three-party coalition deal in Vilnius that includes the new…

Trump names immigration hardliner as ‘border czar’

Washington, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – US president-elect Donald Trump has named immigration hardliner Thomas D Homan as his administration’s “border czar” to oversee the planned mass deportation…

Israel announces expansion of humanitarian zone in Gaza Strip

Tel Aviv, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – A designated “humanitarian zone” in the Gaza Strip is to be expanded and will include field hospitals, water and medication provision,…

Schools reopen in Spain’s Valencia region, but 32 still missing

Madrid, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Parts of Spain’s Valencia region that were hit by heavy downpours and severe flooding almost two weeks ago were returning to normal…

Greta Thunberg: UN Climate Conference in Baku ‘mere greenwashing’

London, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Climate activist Greta Thunberg hit out at the annual UN Climate Change Conference being held in Baku this year as a “dark…

‘Substantial outcome’ needed at Baku COP29 talks, climate chief says

Baku, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The United Nations Climate Change Conference began in Azerbaijan on Monday with a warning that global negotiators gathered in Baku must make…

Summit of Arab and Islamic countries held in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Nov. 11, ( dpa/GNA) – Representatives from more than 50 Arab and other Islamic countries are coming together for a summit in Saudi Arabia on Monday.…

Sudan denies U.S. accusations of blocking humanitarian delivery

PORT SUDAN, Nov. 10, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Sudanese government on Saturday, denied U.S. accusations of blocking humanitarian aid delivery to those affected by the…