Europe

Greece: Major wildfire sparks evacuations in Crete

ATHENS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A forest fire fanned by gale-force winds in the Greek holiday island of Crete led…

EU to seek tougher measures from Libyan authorities on Mediterranean migrant sea crossings

BRUSSELS, July 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The European Union Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said that the EU would take a firm approach…

Starlink-equipped drone narco-sub seized in Colombia

BOGOTA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned narco-submarine equipped with…

Kenya, UK unveil bold 2025–2030 pact to boost jobs, trade, climate action

NAIROBI, July 3 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and the United Kingdom have committed to a modern, forward-looking partnership grounded in shared…

Mercosur-EFTA FTA announced in Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, July 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Southern Common Market’s (Mercosur) Summit in Buenos Aires kicked off Wednesday with the…

WHO urges 50pct price hike on tobacco and alcohol by 2035

GENEVA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) is campaigning for significantly higher taxes on tobacco products, alcohol,…

Relief in the form of thunderstorms coming from Atlantic for Europe after brutal heatwave

PARIS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After days of record-breaking heat waves across Europe, relief start arriving from the Atlantic, bringing…

Türkiye Shutting Down Livestock Markets To Curb Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak

ANKARA, Jul 3 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye said yesterday, it was closing all livestock markets nationwide, to contain the spread of…

Egyptian, Ukrainian Leaders Discussed Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Regional Developments

CAIRO, Jul 3 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, held a phone conversation yesterday,…

Tanzania, Vietnam to deepen ties in trade, investment

SEVILLE (Spain), July 2 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Philip Mpango has reaffirmed Tanzania’s commitment to bolstering its long-standing cooperation with Vietnam, with…