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Greta Thunberg, other activists continue their journey to Gaza by sea

Greta Thunberg, other activists continue their journey to...

Gaza [Palestine], June 4: Greta Thunberg and other activists have now covered about a third of their journey towards the...

Time is not right for Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit, says Kremlin

Time is not right for Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit, says...

Berlin [Germany], June 4: The Russian government sees an early three-way meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Syria's president Al Sharaa to deliver speech at UNGA

Syria's president Al Sharaa to deliver speech at...

Damascus [Syria], June 4: Interim President Ahmed Al Sharaa will deliver Syria's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...

Russia's draft memorandum calls for Ukraine's neutrality, non-nuclear status

Russia's draft memorandum calls for Ukraine's neutrality, non-nuclear...

Moscow [Russia], June 3: Russia's draft memorandum presented during the recent talks in Istanbul includes provisions for Ukraine to adopt...

Trade unions of Czech airline Smartwings declare strike alert

Trade unions of Czech airline Smartwings declare strike...

Prague [Czech Republic], June 3: Four unions of the Czech airline Smartwings declared a strike alert on Monday over poor...

Transport logistic 2025 kicks off in Munich with focus on AI, digitalization

Transport logistic 2025 kicks off in Munich with...

Munich [Germany], June 3: Transport logistic 2025, an international exhibition for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management, kicked off...

Dutch coalition talks stall over stricter asylum policy, gov't future uncertain

Dutch coalition talks stall over stricter asylum policy,...

The Hague [Netherlands], June 3: Talks among the four Dutch ruling coalition parties on Monday failed to yield a breakthrough...

Italy celebrates Republic Day with various activities

Italy celebrates Republic Day with various activities

Rome [Italy], June 3: Italy on Monday marked the 79th anniversary of its founding as a republic, with President Sergio...

Ukrainian president, NATO chief meet in Vilnius

Ukrainian president, NATO chief meet in Vilnius

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines...

Norway launches new scheme to attract researchers from outside Europe

Norway launches new scheme to attract researchers from...

Oslo [Norway], June 3: The Norwegian government on Monday announced the launch of a new scheme aimed at attracting experienced...

Ukraine, Russia make modest progress in Istanbul peace talks, agree on largest prisoner swap

Ukraine, Russia make modest progress in Istanbul peace...

Istanbul [Turkey], June 3: Ukrainian and Russian delegations made modest but concrete progress in renewed peace talks in Istanbul on...

5.9-magnitude quake hits Dodecanese Islands, Greece: GFZ

5.9-magnitude quake hits Dodecanese Islands, Greece: GFZ

New York [US], June 3: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Dodecanese Islands, Greece at 23:17:28 GMT on...

South Koreans vote for new president today after martial law fallout

South Koreans vote for new president today after...

Seoul [South Korea], June 3: South Koreans are set to elect a new president on Tuesday to succeed Yoon Suk...

Ukraine, Russia still far apart after peace talks but agree prisoner swap

Ukraine, Russia still far apart after peace talks...

Istanbul [Turkey], June 3: A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough,...

Conservative Nawrocki wins close Polish presidential election

Conservative Nawrocki wins close Polish presidential election

Warsaw [Poland], June 3: Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won a knife-edge vote to become Poland's next president, the electoral commission...

Former German FM Baerbock elected president of UN General Assembly

Former German FM Baerbock elected president of UN...

New York [US], June 3: Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected president of the UN General Assembly with...

Israel's Gaza attacks kill 51 Palestinians

Israel's Gaza attacks kill 51 Palestinians

Gaza [Gaza City], June 3: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed and 503 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza...

Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali's army

Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge...

Bamako [Mali], June 3: An al-Qaeda linked group said it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of...

Six people injured in 'targeted terror attack' in US: FBI

Six people injured in 'targeted terror attack' in...

Washington DC [US], June 3: Six people were injured in an incident that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...

Ukraine drones strike bombers during major attack in Russia

Ukraine drones strike bombers during major attack in...

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 3: Ukraine says it completed its biggest long-range attack of the war with Russia on Sunday, after...

Google to spend $500 million revamping compliance in shareholder settlement

Google to spend $500 million revamping compliance in...

Washington DC [US], June 3: Google agreed to spend $500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to...

South Koreans vote for president after months of turmoil triggered by martial law

South Koreans vote for president after months of...

Seoul [South Korea], June 3: South Koreans will elect a new president on Tuesday to cap six months of turmoil...

Russia sets out punitive terms at peace talks with Ukraine

Russia sets out punitive terms at peace talks...

Moscow [Russia], June 3: Russia told Ukraine at peace talks on Monday that it would only agree to end the...

UK moving to warfighting readiness, threats more serious and immediate:  PM Keir Starmer

UK moving to warfighting readiness, threats more serious...

Starmer said Britain's defence policy will always be "NATO first".

Hisense donates to South Africa school on Int'l Children's Day

Hisense donates to South Africa school on Int'l...

Johannesburg [South Africa], June 2: As part of International Children's Day celebrations, Chinese electronics giant Hisense on Sunday donated essential...

Egypt launches campaign to combat single-use plastic bags

Egypt launches campaign to combat single-use plastic bags

Cairo [Egypt], June 2: Egypt launched a national awareness campaign against single-use plastic bags on Sunday.

EVs account for 61 pct of new car sales in Denmark in May

EVs account for 61 pct of new car...

Oslo [Norway], June 2: Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for more than 60 percent of Denmark's new car sales in May,...