London, May 22, (dpa/GNA) – A large iceberg has broken off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research organization has said. The…
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Vietnam confirms former minister of public security as new president
Hanoi, May 22, (dpa/GNA) – Vietnam’s National Assembly on Wednesday morning approved To Lam, the minister of public security to serve as the country’s next President following…
Food distribution in Rafah suspended due to security situation
Tel Aviv, May 22, (dpa/GNA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) temporarily suspended food distribution in Rafah…
Bulgaria: Salary of each University Professor to be increased by BGN 290
Sofia, May 21 (BTA/GNA) – The Ministry of Education and Science said in a press release on Tuesday that the salary of each representative…
Passengers tell of horror aboard turbulence-hit flight
May 21 (BBC/GNA) – Passengers have recounted scenes of “absolute terror” when severe turbulence hit their Singapore Airlines flight, launching people and objects across…
World leaders must ‘get serious’ about AI, experts warn at summit
London, May 21, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Some of the world’s leading AI scientists have called for stronger action on AI risk from world leaders, as the AI…
ICC arrest warrant bid provokes derision from Israel, Hamas and US
Amsterdam, May 21, (dpa/GNA) – Israel, Hamas and the United States have blasted the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after he applied for arrest…
Netanyahu denounces bid to arrest him over Gaza war
May 21 (BBC/GNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has angrily condemned the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for seeking arrest warrants for him alongside…
Assange wins British court bid to appeal his extradition to US
London, May 20, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Julian Assange’s wife has called for the United States to drop efforts to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder after he won a…
Spain summons Argentinian ambassador after Milei attacks Sánchez government
Madrid, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has summoned the Argentinian ambassador in Madrid after Argentinian President Javier Milei verbally attacked Spanish Prime…
Iran’s vice president Mokhber named acting leader after Raisi’s death
Tehran, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president in the wake of hardliner Ebrahim Raisi’s…
Ex-president Zuma not eligible to run for parliament, South Africa’s top court says
Johannesburg, May 20 (CNN/GNA) — South Africa’s apex court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run for parliament in next week’s…
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders
May 20 (BBC/GNA) – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Iran President Raisi dies in helicopter crash
Tehran, May 20 (IRNA/GNA) – Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth president of Iran, has died after a helicopter carrying him and his entourage crashed in…
Gabrovo’s Traditional Carnival fills streets with over 25 large-scale models, Calls for Peace
Gabrovo, North Central Bulgaria, May 19 (BTA/GNA) – This year’s edition of the traditional carnival in Gabrovo filled the streets with over 70 scenes…
Crash reported for helicopter carrying President Raisi in Iran’s northwest
Tehran, May 19 (IRNA/GNA) – A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior officials in northwestern Iran has suffered a crash with no…
DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup
May 19 (BBC/GNA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against President Felix Tshikedi in the capital…
Africa a crucial partner to achieving Global Pivotal State — South Korea
By A.B. Kafui Kanyi Seoul (South Korea), May 19, GNA – Although economic cooperation between Korea and Africa is currently limited, the continent is…
Zuma takes election battle cry to ANC’s heartland
May 19 (BBC/GNA) – South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma put on a show of strength in the historic township of Soweto as he…
Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed champion
May 19 (BBC/GNA) – Tyson Fury suffered a split-decision points defeat on a dramatic night in Saudi Arabia as Oleksandr Usyk became boxing’s first…