Germany to take in more than 500 stranded Afghans from Pakistan

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt BERLIN, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German government said it would take in 535 Afghans who had been promised refuge in Germany but have been stuck in limbo in Pakistan. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told the RND media network Berlin wanted to complete the processing of…

Denmark wants to ban burqas, niqabs in schools and universities

COPENHAGEN, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Danish government said that it is proposing to extend the country’s ban on full-face veils in public places to schools and universities. “Burqas, niqabs, or other clothing that hides people’s faces have no place in a Danish classroom,” Minister for Immigration and Integration Rasmus…

UK police make arrests for alleged ‘intifada’ protest chants

LONDON, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK police made their first arrests Wednesday since announcing officers will detain people who publicly chant pro-Palestinian calls to “globalise the intifada”, in a change prompted by Australia’s Bondi Beach attack. London’s Metropolitan Police said two people “who shouted slogans involving calls for intifada were…

UK: England’s resident doctors begin five-day strike

LONDON, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Resident doctors in England have begun a five-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions.Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the strike during Prime Minister’s Questions in parliament on Wednesday, describing the walkout as “dangerous and utterly irresponsible”.My message to resident doctors is:…

Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump ‘blockade’

CARACUS, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela struck a defiant note, insisting that crude oil exports were not impacted by US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a blockade. Trump’s announcement on Tuesday marked a new escalation in his months-long campaign of military and economic pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela, which has the…

Spain to set up national climate shelter network: PM

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez MADRID, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that Spain would set up a national network of climate shelters to help people survive increasingly severe heatwaves. “Devastating droughts and heatwaves are no longer rare. Some summers, it’s not separate waves we face, but one long heatwave…

UK experiences sunniest year on record

LONDON, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain might be known for its damp and grey climate, but it recorded its sunniest year on record in 2025, meteorologists announced on Wednesday. The country notched an average of 1,622 hours of sunshine up to December 15, beating the previous record set in 2003,…

US Pres Trump adds Syria, Laos to expanded US travel ban

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump expanded a US travel ban by barring nationals of seven more countries including Syria, as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders, from entering the United States. Trump, who has long campaigned to restrict immigration and has spoken in increasingly strident terms, moved…

6th China-Russia Media Forum Eyes Supporting Development Of Both Countries

BEIJING, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The sixth China-Russia Media Forum, which was held in Beijing yesterday, discussed promoting friendship between and supporting development of the two countries through media cooperation. Li Shulei, who is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and…

Benin: 30 people jailed in connection with failed coup

Patrice Talon is the President of Benin PORTO-NOVO, Dec 17 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Some 30 people, most of them soldiers, have been jailed in Benin in connection with a failed coup attempt earlier this month.The soldiers took over state television on Dec 7 and announced that the government had been dissolved.But…
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