NATO to agree on biggest defence policy changes since end of Cold War
NATO leaders are expected to sign off on a major reinforcement of the alliance’s Eastern European members on Wednesday when...
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Occupied Ukrainian city planning referendum to join Russia, new rulers say
The pro-Russian military administration ruling the area around the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson said it was preparing to hold...
Gunmen kill 8 in naming ceremony
State-owned news agency AIB, on Tuesday reported that gunmen stormed into a naming ceremony and killed eight people in Sandiaba...
Anger, tears in South Africa after 21 teens likely accidentally poisoned in pub
South African mourners expressed anger and despair on Monday at the death of 21 teenagers in a tavern over the...
Dutch archaeologists uncover largely intact Roman temple
Archaeologists were excavating a Roman temple dated back almost 2,000 years that had been found almost intact in the east...
Russia warns European leaders against ‘pumping’ arms to Ukraine
The four European leaders visiting Kiev should encourage Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to take a real look at the situation...
Russia bans Japan from fishing around disputed Kuril islands
Russia is suspending an agreement that allows Japanese fishing companies to harvest in waters near the disputed Kuril Islands. The...
Germany’s upper house approves higher minimum wage, €12 per hour
The statutory minimum wage in Germany will rise to 12 euros per hour (12.89 U.S. dollars) in October, after a...
Almost one-third of Germany’s electricity generated from coal
Coal is still Germany’s most important energy source for electricity production, but the share of renewable energies has increased recently....
CDC raises monkeypox alert level, recommends masks during travel
The United States (U.S.) Centres for Disease Control and Prevention raised its monkeypox alert level on Monday and recommended travellers...
Cambodia becomes COVID-free – Official
Cambodia has become COVID-19 free after the last patient recovered, according to a health ministry’s statement on Tuesday. The statement...
Suspected Islamists kill at least 18 in east Congo attack
Suspected militants killed at least 18 people in a village raid in eastern Congo as fighting resumed with the M23...
German parliament approves minimum wage of €12 per hour
The statutory minimum wage in Germany will rise to 12 euros per hour (12.89 dollars) in October, after a vote...
Tunisian president dismisses 57 judges over corruption
Tunisian President Kais Saied issued a presidential decree to dismiss 57 judges over corruption and covering up terrorist cases. The...
2 Russian regional lawmakers expelled for criticizing Ukraine war
The Russian Communist Party in far-eastern Primorsky Krai on Wednesday expelled two regional lawmakers for calling for an end to...
ITA pilot fired after allegedly sleeping during long-haul flight
The captain of a long-haul flight between New York and Rome was fired after accusations that he fell asleep and...
5 members of Islamic State terrorist cell convicted in Germany
A court in the west German city of Dusseldorf on Tuesday convicted five men of being members of the Islamic...
Bodies of 152 Ukrainian fighters discovered at Azovstal – Moscow
Russian military on Tuesday said it has found the bodies of 152 Ukrainian fighters in the underground bunkers of the...
11 newborns die in Senegal hospital fire
Eleven newborn babies died in a fire in an hospital in the West African country of Senegal. The fire broke...
Ex-Japanese farm minister convicted for taking bribes from egg producer
A former Japanese farm minister was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for accepting bribes from an...
