Europe

US blocks new draft UN statement on Middle East violence

Palestinian families walked with some of their belongings through Rafah to take shelter at a UN school in the southern…

Covid-19: Over 2,300 cases of India-related coronavirus variant recorded in UK – health secretary

Customers queuing up to enter a department store in London LONDON, May 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — A total of 2,323 cases…

Italian Interior Ministry: 73 migrants, mostly Bangladeshis, rescued near Lampedusa

ROME, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of 73 migrants have been rescued on Monday by the Guardia di Finanza,…

France promises to lend Sudan $1.5bn to pay off its IMF debts

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok PARIS, May 18 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The French government has said it will lend Sudan $1.5…

Kremlin Concerned About Unchecked Israeli-Palestinian Clashes

MOSCOW, May 18 (NNN-TASS) – Uncontrollable escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can pose a serious threat to the “fragile security…

Covid-19: UNICEF says rich countries can afford to donate Covax jabs

GENEVA, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than…

Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease, stroke: WHO, ILO

GENEVA, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016,…

UN General Assembly to consider call for Myanmar arms embargo

Protesters march in Yangon, Myanmar UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (May 18) is set…

EU chief diplomat criticizes Russia’s list of ‘unfriendly states’

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell BRUSSELS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s decision…

Russia seeks to outlaw Navalny movement

MOSCOW, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian court is set to hear an “extremism” case against the political network of…