At least seven dead, dozens missing as migrant boat capsizes off The Gambia

A boy plays on a pirogue that had reportedly carried migrants from The Gambia en route to Spain BANJUL, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least seven people have died after a boat carrying more than 200 people capsized along a popular migration route off the Gambian coast, with dozens more believed to…

Danish PM rebukes “closest ally” in New Year address amid renewed Greenland tensions

OSLO, Jan 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday evening rebuked renewed talk of acquiring Greenland, saying that Denmark’s “closest ally” should not treat another country and its people as something to be bought and owned. Without explicitly naming the United States, Frederiksen said the past year…

Netherlands: Fire ravages Amsterdam church on ‘unsettled’ Dutch New Year

The damage on the tower of the Vondelkerk church in Amsterdam AMSTERDAM, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A huge inferno gutted a 19th century Amsterdam church , as the Netherlands endured an unsettled New Year’s Eve with two dead from fireworks and “unprecedented” violence against police. The Thursday blaze broke out…

Mass Rally In Istanbul On New Year’s Day Shows Solidarity With Gaza

ISTANBUL, Jan 2 (NNN-TRT) – More than half a million people rallied in Türkiye’s largest city, Istanbul, on New Year’s Day, to show solidarity with Gaza. The demonstration was organised by the Humanity Alliance and the National Will Platform, a coalition of civil society groups, under the slogan: “We will…

Update: 10 killed, 10 wounded after bar explosion in Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana

GENEVA, Jan 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 10 people were killed and 10 others injured after an explosion at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort in Valais Canton of southwestern Switzerland on Thursday, a Swiss public broadcaster reported. The blast occurred at around 1:30 a.m. local time and triggered…

Near record number of small boat migrants reach UK in 2025

LONDON, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The second-highest annual number of migrants arrived on UK shores in small boats since records were started in 2018, the government was to confirm Thursday. The tally comes as Brexit firebrand Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party Reform UK surges in popularity ahead of bellwether local elections…

Switzerland: Several dead in explosion at ski resort town Crans Montana

This image shared on social media shows rescuers at the scene following the explosion. GENEVA, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana, Swiss police said early Thursday. “There has…

UK: New Year’s Eve trains disrupted by cable theft

Trains run by Northern have been affected, alongside CrossCountry and TransPennine services LONDON, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rail passengers have been warned of delays and cancellations until the end of New Year’s Eve after signalling cables were stolen in South Yorkshire.National Rail said several routes had been affected following the…

France plans social media ban for children under 15

PARIS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for children under 15 by next September, according to a draft law. The initiative is backed by President Emmanuel Macron, who said earlier this month…

Finland seizes vessel after new cable damage in Gulf of Finland

HELSINKI, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Finnish police said they had seized a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable that runs between Helsinki and Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland several hours earlier. The Finnish coast guard identified the vessel as the Fitburg, a 132-meter-long cargo ship bearing a flag…
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