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Brussels to facilitate asylum seekers return to non-EU countries

Brussels to facilitate asylum seekers return to non-EU...

Brussels [Belgium], May 21: The European Commission wants to simplify the process of returning asylum seekers to safe countries outside...

UK ramps up pressure on Israel over actions in Gaza, West Bank

UK ramps up pressure on Israel over actions...

London [UK], May 21: The UK has suspended trade deal talks with Israel, sanctioned West Bank settlers and summoned the...

Zelensky accuses Russia of 'buying time' to stall truce talks

Zelensky accuses Russia of 'buying time' to stall...

Moscow [Russia], May 21: Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of "trying to buy time" to continue its war in Ukraine,...

Australia to stay tariff-free for Pacific Islands struggling with aid cuts, says foreign minister

Australia to stay tariff-free for Pacific Islands struggling...

Canberra [Australia], May 21: Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has pledged to keep tariff-free access for Pacific Island goods, after...

EU countries adopt four sets of new Russia sanctions

EU countries adopt four sets of new Russia...

Moscow [Russia], May 21: The EU adopted four sets of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, including a...

Rains halt search for gold miners after deadly Indonesian landslide

Rains halt search for gold miners after deadly...

Jakarta [Indonesia], May 20: Torrential rains have forced Indonesian rescuers to suspend their efforts to find 14 missing gold miners...

WHO in financial crisis after US withdrawal

WHO in financial crisis after US withdrawal

Geneva [Switzerland], May 20: The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a shortfall of $1.7 billion over the next two...

'Cancer touches us all': Biden thanks public after diagnosis

'Cancer touches us all': Biden thanks public after...

New York [US], May 20: Former US president Joe Biden has expressed his gratitude for the well-wishes he has received...

NATO corruption probe 'reminder' of defence boom risks

NATO corruption probe 'reminder' of defence boom risks

Brussels [Belgium], May 20: Revelations of an unfolding corruption investigation involving staff and ex-staff at the NATO Support and Procurement...

UK, EU seek major reset of ties at London summit

UK, EU seek major reset of ties at...

London [UK], May 20: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting the leadership of the European Union (EU) at a...

Poland vote: Pro-EU Trzaskowski wins first round

Poland vote: Pro-EU Trzaskowski wins first round

Warsaw [Poland], May 20: Warsaw's pro-EU mayor Rafal Trzaskowski narrowly came out on top in the first round of voting...

Belgian economy to slow down in 2025

Belgian economy to slow down in 2025

Brussels [Belgium], May 20: Economic activity in Belgium is expected to slow down to 0.8% in 2025, mainly due to...

Austrian economy to stabilise in 2025: Report

Austrian economy to stabilise in 2025: Report

Vienna [Austria], May 20: Austria is projected to experience its third consecutive year of economic recession in 2025, the European...

EU countries agree on €150 billion defence fund

EU countries agree on €150 billion defence fund

Brussels [Belgium], May 20: European Union countries on Monday in principle agreed on the proposals for a €150 billion fund...

Portugal centre-right party wins snap election

Portugal centre-right party wins snap election

Lisbon [Portugal], May 20: Portugal's incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the centre-right Social Democratic Party Luis Montenegro won the...

Israel allows limited food for Gaza

Israel allows limited food for Gaza

Jerusalem [Israel], May 20: Israel's military and the United Nations have said five UN trucks carrying humanitarian aid were allowed...

Tourist held in Tel Aviv after Molotov materials left at US embassy

Tourist held in Tel Aviv after Molotov materials...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 20: Police in Tel Aviv said on Monday that a tourist has been detained after leaving...

Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks to start 'immediately'

Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks to start 'immediately'

Washington DC [US], May 20: US President Donald Trump has said negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are to take place...

US and Russia plan new prisoner exchange: Kremlin

US and Russia plan new prisoner exchange: Kremlin

Moscow [Russia], May 20: Russia and the United States are planning to exchange nine prisoners each as part of a...

Boeing enjoys a good week amid tough times

Boeing enjoys a good week amid tough times

Washington DC [US], May 19: British mountaineer Kenton Cool has scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own...

Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza as pressure mounts on aid

Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza as pressure...

Gaza City [Gaza], May 20: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday Israel would control the whole of Gaza despite...

US Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protection for Venezuelans

US Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protection...

Washington DC [US], May 20: The U.S. Supreme Court let Donald Trump's administration on Monday strip temporary protected status from...

World Health Organization members vote in favour of global pandemic agreement

World Health Organization members vote in favour of...

Washington DC [US], May 20: Members of the World Health Organization voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global...

UK strikes EU trade and defence reset in 'new era' for relations

UK strikes EU trade and defence reset in...

Washington DC [US], May 20: Britain agreed the most significant reset of defence and trade ties with the European Union...

Israel PM Netanyahu approves limited food aid to Gaza

Israel PM Netanyahu approves limited food aid to...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 19: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that acting on the recommendations from the Israel...

Bangladesh actor Nusraat Faria, who played Sheikh Hasina in Mujib biopic arrested in Dhaka: Report

Bangladesh actor Nusraat Faria, who played Sheikh Hasina...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 19: Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, known for her portrayal of Sheikh Hasina in the Bangabandhu biopic, 'Mujib:...

Exit polls show Poles must decide on president in run-off election

Exit polls show Poles must decide on president...

Warsaw [Poland], May 19: Voters in Poland will head to a run-off election on June 1 to choose their next...