Tehran, Jul. 5, (dpa/GNA) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei kicked off the run-off election for the Iranian presidential elections by casting his own ballot on…
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New British PM Starmer promises to rebuild Britain, restore trust
London, Jul. 4, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The UK’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Friday to rebuild trust in politics and restore hope to the nation…
Labour landslide expected as British voters go to polls
London, Jul. 4, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Polling stations across the United Kingdom opened on Thursday morning, with opinion polls suggesting the centre-left Labour party is on course to…
White House rejects report Biden is mulling dropping out of race
Washington, Jul. 4, (dpa/GNA) – The White House has rejected a New York Times report that President Joe Biden is considering dropping out of the election following…
Pro-Palestine demonstrators blockade factory
Edinburgh, Jul. 3, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Pro-Palestinian protesters have blockaded a defence and security company as they call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. More than 100…
Jamaica declares island-wide emergency as Hurricane Beryl nears
Havana, Jul. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Jamaica is bracing itself for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, which has already killed several people in its destructive path through the…
Death toll from Indian stampede rises to 121
New Delhi, Jul. 3, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from a stampede that broke out at a religious gathering in northern India has risen to 121, a…
Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed after US Supreme Court ruling
New York, Jul. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Following a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court on the immunity of US presidents, a New York judge on Tuesday delayed…
Zelensky welcomes release of prisoners including Tatar leader
Kiev, June 29, (dpa/GNA) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has welcomed the return of Ukrainian prisoners from Russia, including Nariman Dzhelyal, a leader of…
The world is sitting on a $91 trillion problem
‘Hard choices’ are coming London, July 2 (CNN/GNA) — Governments owe an unprecedented $91 trillion, an amount almost equal to the size of the global economy…
France votes in election that could hand power to far right
Paris, June 30 (Reuters/GNA) – French voters headed to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in…
EU leaders nominate von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief
Brussels, Jun. 28, (dpa/GNA) – EU leaders have formally nominated Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission, European Council President…
Iranians head to the polls to elect new president
Tehran, Jun. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Iran is set to elect a new president on Friday, with some 61 million voters called upon to choose a successor to…
Heatwaves prompts UAE, Saudi Arabia to shorten Friday prayers
Cairo, Jun. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are shortening the traditional Friday prayers due to intense heat, until the end of…
US debate dominated by Biden’s ‘painful’ showing and Trump’s lies
Washington, Jun. 28, (dpa/GNA) – US presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off on Thursday in the first of two debates ahead of November’s razor-close election,…
Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years in prison on drug trafficking charges
June 26 (CNN/GNA) – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and given an $8 million fine by a…
ICC finds Islamist from Mali guilty of crimes against humanity
Amsterdam, Jun. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has found an Islamist from Mali guilty of serious war crimes and crimes against humanity. The 46-year-old…
Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza set to become new Interpol secretary general
Paris, Jun. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Valdecy Urquiza of Brazil has been chosen as the next secretary general of the international police body Interpol. The organization’s board announced…
Kenya’s parliament authorizes military deployment during protests
Nairobi, Jun. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The Kenyan parliament, sitting in special session on Wednesday, authorized the deployment of the military to secure critical infrastructure and to support…
NATO appoints outgoing Dutch premier Mark Rutte as secretary general
Brussels, Jun. 26, (dpa/GNA) – NATO has appointed outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to succeed Jens Stoltenberg in October as the alliance’s next secretary general. Welcoming the…