June 17 (BBC/GNA) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his six-member war cabinet, a widely expected decision that follows the departure of…
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Mourners killed by car as Malawi VP’s funeral convoy passes
June 17 (BBC/GNA) – Four people, including a pregnant woman, were killed after a vehicle tried to avoid the convoy carrying the body of…
Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president
June 15 (BBC/GNA) – South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African…
Tesla shareholders approve massive $56bn pay package for Elon Musk
Austin, Jun. 14, (dpa/GNA) – Tesla shareholders have again approved a multi-billion-dollar pay package for the US carmaker’s chief executive Elon Musk, after the deal originally authorized in…
Italy prevents mention of abortion rights in G7 declaration
Bari, Jun. 14, (dpa/GNA) – Italian right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as host of the G7 summit, has prevented the group of industrialized democracies from reaffirming a…
Hajj begins as Saudi Arabia expects 2 million pilgrims
Riyadh, Jun. 14, (dpa/GNA) – Muslims from around the world started the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Friday, with authorities expecting 2 million people to gather…
Number of casualties in Gaza ‘far too high’ says US defence minister
Washington, Jun. 14, (dpa/GNA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called on Israel to better protect the civilian population in the Gaza Strip as it seeks to…
Oracle orangutan backs Germany for Euros win against Scotland
Dortmund, Germany, June 13 (Reuters/GNA) – Euro 2024 hosts Germany are on course for a narrow victory in their opening match against Scotland –…
Macron solicits support from other camps for French election victory
Paris, Jun. 13, (dpa/GNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has called on representatives of the social democrats, conservatives and greens to work together with his centrist camp…
UK airports slam reintroduction of limit on liquids in hand luggage
London, Jun. 13, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Airports have criticized the British government’s reintroduction of a limit on liquids over 100ml carried in hand luggage at some terminals in…
House votes to hold US attorney general in contempt of Congress
Washington, Jun. 13, (dpa/GNA) – The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted in favour of holding US Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over his…
UNHCR: 1.5% of the world’s population displaced
Geneva, Jun. 13, (dpa/GNA) – More people than ever before were forcibly displaced worldwide last month due to war, conflict, violence, and persecution, according to a report…
Clashes in Buenos Aires as Senate passes controversial reforms
Buenos Aires, Jun. 13, (dpa/GNA) – Demonstrators and police clashed outside Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday as senators passed a controversial reform package to privatize several state entities…
Four instructors from US college injured in stabbing attack in China
Beijing, June 11, (dpa/GNA) – Four visiting instructors from a US college, have been injured in a stabbing attack in a park in north-eastern…
WHO: Ultra-processed foods, alcohol contribute to 2.7m deaths a year
London, Jun. 12, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Ultra-processed foods (UPFs), alcohol, tobacco and fossil fuels are killing 2.7 million people every year across Europe, according to the World…
ICC chief prosecutor says Darfur atrocities rising
Amsterdam, Jun. 12, (dpa/GNA) – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has seen clear indications of atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan.…
Dozens killed in fire at Kuwait building housing foreign workers
June 12 (CNN/GNA) — At least 49 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers in Kuwait City, state…
Danish PM still not feeling well after street attack
Denmark, June 12, BBC/GNA – Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said she is fulfilling her duties as the country’s leader, but has not…
Hunter Biden guilty of all charges in gun trial
New York, June 12, BBC/GNA – Hunter Biden has been found guilty on all three charges in his federal gun trial, becoming the first…
Elon Musk drops lawsuit after OpenAI published his emails
New York, June 12 (CNN/GNA) — Lawyers for Elon Musk on Tuesday moved to dismiss the billionaire’s lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, ending a months-long legal…