Brussels, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – European Union foreign ministers on Monday signed off on the bloc’s 15th round of sanctions since Russia started its full-scale invasion of…
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Reports of 20 dead in Israeli attack in Khan Younis in Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv/Gaza, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Around 20 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a former school building in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources…
Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Israeli attack in Gaza Strip
Gaza/Tel Aviv, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – The Qatari-based Al Jazeera television news channel said on Sunday evening that a cameraman working for it and five employees of…
Putin claims Russia has captured 189 locations in Ukraine in 2024
Moscow, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russian forces have captured 189 locations in Ukraine so far this year. “The Russian…
German union issues cash strike threat for Christmas shopping season
Berlin/Frankfurt, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – A German trade union is threatening industrial action which would result in empty cash machines and no cash service for shops in…
Double decker bus crashes into Glasgow railway bridge
London, Dec 14, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – A double decker bus has hit a railway bridge, on the outskirts of Glasgow. Footage posted online shows…
One dead, 200 migrants rescued, dozens still missing in Greek waters
Athens, dEC 14, (dpa/gna) – One body was recovered and about 200 migrants were rescued, in four separate rescue operations, conducted within a few…
Kremlin agrees with Trump’s stance on U.S. missiles being used inside Russia: spokesman
MOSCOW, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has expressed opposition to using U.S. missiles for attacks inside Russia, a position that aligns…
Assassination of Afghan minister draws widespread condemnations
KABUL, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — The murder of Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the Afghan caretaker government’s acting minister for refugees and repatriation in his office…
43 terrorists killed in military operations in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Pakistani military said on Friday evening, that 43 terrorists have been killed in separate military operations, in different…
Nancy Pelosi admitted to hospital in overseas trip after fall on stairs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — Former U.S. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg, after she “sustained an injury during…
Arab League condemns Israeli incursions into Syrian buffer zone
CAIRO, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Arab League (AL) has adopted a resolution, condemning Israel’s military incursions into the Syrian buffer zone and adjacent…
42 killed in landmine explosion, paramilitary attacks in C. Sudan: volunteer groups
KHARTOUM, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — In central Sudan, at least 42 civilians were killed in a landmine explosion in Sinnar State on Friday, and…
G7 leaders call for peaceful, inclusive transition process in Syria
ROME, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Group of Seven (G7) leaders, on Friday called for a peaceful transition in Syria, following the recent fall…
Iran sentences US-Iranian reporter to 10 years in prison
Tehran, Dec 1, (dpa/GNA) – A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist, Reza Valizadeh, to 10 years imprisonment, after he was charged with…
Brazil’s ex-defence minister under Bolsonaro arrested in coup case
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Brazilian police arrested the country’s former defence minister, Walter Braga Netto on Saturday, as part of ongoing…
Syria’s rebel leader denounces Israeli military action as unjustified
Cairo, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Ahmed al-Sharaa, who commanded an Islamist-led rebel alliance that toppled Syria’s long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad last week, criticised Israel’s…
Palestinian Authority forces move against Hamas in West Bank
Jerusalem, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces, moved against the radical Hamas movement and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Jenin in…
Protests in Tbilisi as Kavelashvili elected Georgian president
Kiev, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Former Georgian national football team player Mikheil Kavelashvili was named the country’s new president on Saturday, receiving 224 votes…
Former footballer Kavelashvili elected president of Georgia
Kiev, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Former Georgian national football team player, Mikheil Kavelashvili, was named the country’s new president on Saturday, receiving 224 votes…