Brussels, May 28, (dpa/GNA) – An international donors conference raised €7.5 billion ($8.2 billion) for Syrian refugees on Monday. EU Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič announced that…
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UN chief condemns deadly Israeli strike near Rafah
New York, May 28, (dpa/GNA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the deadly airstrikes by Israel near Rafah in the Gaza Strip. “I condemn Israel’s actions…
Delhi hospital where babies died lacked licence, fire exits
May 27 (BBC/GNA) – A hospital in Indian capital Delhi where seven babies died in a fire was operating without a valid licence, police…
UN: More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide
MELBOURNE, Australia, May 26 (VOA/GNA) — The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in…
Newborn babies die after fire at Delhi hospital
May 26 (BBC/GNA) – At least six newborn babies have died following a fire at a hospital in Delhi, according to police. The blaze…
12 people injured during turbulence on Qatar Airways flight
May 26 (CNN/GNA) – Twelve people were injured after a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin was hit with turbulence on Sunday. The…
Sisi, Biden agree to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing
CAIRO, May 25, (Xinhua/GNA) — Egypt and the United States on Friday, agreed on sending large quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip…
Fire at gaming arcade kills at least 20 people in India
May 25 (CNN/GNA) – At least 20 people are dead after a fire broke out at an arcade in the western Indian city of…
Mother’s ‘great joy’ as video-game loving son becomes set for sainthood
May 25 (CNN/GNA) – The mother of an Italian teenager set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint has told of her “great joy” as…
Pomp and drama as deposed Nigerian emir returns to throne
May 24 (BBC/GNA) – As he returned to the throne in a colourful ceremony, Nigeria’s influential Emir of Kano addressed the people who deposed…
The ICJ orders Israel to halt its Rafah military offensive
May 24 (Reuters/GNA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a…
More than 100 feared dead in landslide in Papua New Guinea
Sydney, May 24, (dpa/GNA) – More than 100 people are feared to have been killed in a landslide in Papua New Guinea, the Australian public broadcaster ABC…
One dead, three injured after lightning strikes French football pitch
Paris, May 24, (dpa/GNA) – One person died and at least three were injured after a lightning bolt struck a football pitch in northern France. The accident…
Iran to hold presidential election on June 28
TEHRAN, May 22, (Xinhua/GNA) — Iran’s government decided on Monday, that the country’s 14th presidential election would be held on June 28, the official…
Rwanda flights will take off after the UK’s July election, Sunak says
London, May 23, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Flights carrying migrants from Britain to Rwanda will take off “after the election,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has conceded, as he urged…
ICJ to make interim ruling on Israeli withdrawal from Rafah on Friday
The Hague, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is to rule on Friday on further legal steps to prevent the genocide of Palestinians…
French President Macron arrives in troubled New Caledonia
Sydney, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – French President Émmanuel Macron on Thursday arrived in Noumea, the capital of France’s Pacific territory New Caledonia, after more than a week…
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces 4 July general election
May 22 (BBC/GNA) – The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced a 4 July general election in a statement outside Downing Street. After…
Norway, Ireland, Spain defy Israel to recognize Palestinian statehood
Madrid/Tel Aviv, May 22, (dpa/GNA) – Norway, Spain and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian state, their leaders said in near simultaneous announcements on Wednesday, defying staunch…