Moscow, Jun. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than a year for alleged espionage, began…
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WHO: Nearly 1.8 billion adults face health risks from inactivity
London, Jun. 26, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Almost 1.8 billion adults are at risk of diseases such as cancer, stroke, dementia and diabetes due to a lack of exercise…
Julian Assange walks free from court after pleading guilty in US deal
London, June 26, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has walked free from a US court, after pleading guilty to one charge in…
Julian Assange walks free after guilty plea
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (CNN/GNA) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free for the first time in 12 years after a US judge signed off on his unexpected plea…
Assange headed to Pacific island on way to freedom in Australia
London/Bangkok, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – A plane in which Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is believed to be travelling on arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday, in the first…
Top Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox must serve, setback for government
Tel Aviv, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must also be required to serve in the Israeli army, the country’s highest court said in a unanimous…
ICC issues arrest warrants for two senior Russian military officials
Amsterdam, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for former Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, the current…
Cargo ship leaves US port of Baltimore 3 months after bridge collapse
Washington, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – The cargo ship Dali left the US harbour of Baltimore on Monday en route to Virgina, some three months after it crashed into…
Kenyan parliament stormed as thousands demonstrate against tax law
Nairobi, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Several hundred demonstrators in the Kenyan capital Nairobi broke through security barriers and stormed the parliament building during protests against a new…
WHO says worldwide alcohol consumption is declining too slowly
Geneva, Jun. 25, (dpa/GNA) – People around the world are drinking less alcohol than they used to, but the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that the…
UK’s Farage: ‘Trump learned a lot from me’
London, Jun. 24, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has claimed former US president Donald Trump “learned a lot” from studying his speeches before he ran…
Priest and six law enforcement officers killed in attacks on synagogues and church in Russia’s Dagestan
June 23 (CNN/GNA) – Six law enforcement officers and a priest have reportedly been killed in what appear to be coordinated attacks by gunmen…
At least 1,301 people died during Hajj – Saudi Arabia
June 23 (BBC/GNA) – At least 1,301 people died during Hajj, Saudi Arabia says, mostly unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in intense heat.…
Nvidia overtakes Microsoft to become world’s most valuable company
Washington, Jun. 19, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – US computer chip maker Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company after its share price reached an all-time high on…
Lab-grown burgers and cricket salads ‘could be meal staples by 2054’
London, Jun. 19, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Lab-grown burgers and cricket salads could be meal staples by 2054, according to a study. The next 30 years will see consumers…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa sworn in for second term
June 19 (BBC/GNA) – South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second full term in office as president, despite failing to…
Biden to give legal status to 500,000 undocumented spouses
June 18 (BBC/GNA) – President Joe Biden has announced a new policy that would protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses of US citizens…
Some 50 migrants missing after boat sinks off southern Italy
Rome, Jun. 18, (dpa/GNA) – About 50 migrants are missing after a sailing boat was shipwrecked off the coast of Calabria in southern Italy overnight, the coastguard…
41 die during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid soaring heat
Cairo, Jun. 18, (dpa/GNA) – At least 41 Jordanians have died due to heatstroke during the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, Jordan said on Tuesday, as…
Extreme heat making summer Olympics ‘impossible,’ athletes warn
London, Jun. 18, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Leading athletes and climate scientists have warned that extreme heat will make it “impossible” to hold the Olympics during the summer months…