Europe

Covid-19: Protest against measures is Latvia’s biggest in a decade

RIGA, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 5,000 people gathered in the Latvian capital Riga to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions…

Taliban Meets Karzai Amid Efforts To Form New Gov’t In Afghanistan

BEIJING, Aug 19 (NNN-ANA) – The Taliban, yesterday, met with former Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, as the group is seeking…

UN Agency Donates COVID-19 Medicine To BiH

SARAJEVO, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), delivered Dexamethasone drug worth one million U.S. dollars to Bosnia…

172 Illegal Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast

TRIPOLI, Aug 19 (NNN-IRIN) – Libya’s Coast Guard rescued 172 illegal migrants, in two separate operations, off the country’s western…

UK Lawmakers Berate Johnson Over Afghanistan Situation

LONDON, Aug 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – British lawmakers, yesterday, criticised Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan, amid…

Fighter Jet Crash Kills Pilot In South-Western Russia

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (NNN-TASS) – A Russian MiG-29 jet fighter, crashed yesterday, during a scheduled flight in the south-western Astrakhan…

Turkey Reports 19,944 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Aug 19 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday registered 19,944 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,138,452, according…

EU recognizes Taliban victory in Afghanistan; UK to accept 20,000 afghans

BRUSSELS, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union is ready to begin dialogue with the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) but…

Firefighters in south of France battle blazes overnight

A massive deployment of firefighters in southern France has been dispatched to battle several large forest fires PARIS, Aug 18…

Firefighters struggle to fight fires in Southern Portugal

ALGARVE (Portugal), Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 600 firefighters are fighting against fires that started Monday in the tourist region…