Pope Francis meets Palestinian leader Abbas at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis, who has recently intensified criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, on…
Mali: HRW condemns ‘atrocities’ against civilians since UN withdrawal
BAMAKO, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned “atrocities” committed against civilians by Mali’s army, the Russian…
54 journalists killed in 2024, a third by Israel: media group
PARIS, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifty-four journalists were killed worldwide while carrying out their work or because of their profession…
UK: Labour pledges 150 major infrastructure projects and 1.5 million homes, biggest building boom in half century
LONDON, Dec 12 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The new Labour government in Britain is pledging more giga-factories, solar farms, roads, and railway…
Russia, US tells their citizens not to travel to each other country
MOSCOW, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia has warned its citizens not to travel to the United States and other Western…
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Drone strikes UN vehicle on way to inspect Ukrainian nuclear plant
KYIV, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An armored vehicle belonging to the UN’s atomic watchdog was hit by a drone strike…
Migrant girl, 11, rescued in Mediterranean Sea after three days clinging to tyre tubes after boat capsized; other migrants perished
Rescuers with a water bottle and blankets tried to warm the girl up LAMPEDUSA (Italy), Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An…
France: Pres Macron expected to name new PM on Thursday
PARIS, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron will likely name a new prime minister on Thursday, a government source…
Possible cooling La Nina will be ‘weak’, ‘short-lived’: UN
GENEVA, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The cooling weather phenomenon La Nina could appear in coming months, but if it…
Curfew In Damascus Lifted As Interim PM Calls Refugees To Return Home
DAMASCUS, Dec 12 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s Military Operations Administration, announced yesterday, the lifting of a curfew in Damascus and surrounding…