Europe

Russia says transport minister fired by Pres Putin killed himself

MOSCOW, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s former transport minister Roman Starovoyt killed himself, Moscow announced on Monday, hours after the…

France’s Pres Macron kicks off pomp-filled UK state visit

LONDON, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day state visit to Britain on Tuesday, which will…

Algeria’s Sonatrach and Italy’s ENI sign $1.35 billion deal

ALGIERS, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s state-run hydrocarbon company Sonatrach and the Italian energy company Eni on Monday signed a…

US revoking ‘terrorist’ designation for Syria’s HTS

WASHINGTON, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Monday announced it was revoking its “foreign terrorist organization” designation of…

Libya authorities intercept over 100 migrants off coast

TRIPOLI, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libyan authorities on Monday said they had intercepted 113 migrants off the country’s coast and…

France backs returning colonial-era ‘talking drum’ to Ivory Coast

France holds several artefacts from Ivory Coast, like this mask at the Quai Branly museum in Paris PARIS, July 8…

Greece: Hundreds more asylum-seekers found near Crete – coastguard

ATHENS, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greece’s coastguard said it had rescued around 230 asylum seekers near the island of Crete,…

Poland vows to lift border checks if Germany does the same

WARSAW, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Poland will lift new checks introduced on its German border when Germany ends its tougher…

ICJ to hand down landmark climate ruling on July 23: court

THE HAGUE, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top United Nations court said it would hand down a historic ruling on…

US: Pres Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on nations that side with BRICS

WASHINGTON, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump says countries that side with the policies of the BRICS alliance…