Mongolia Extends Visa Exemption Entry For 34 Countries This Year

ULAN BATOR, Jan 4 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia has extended its visa-free access for tourists from 34 countries until the end of this year, according to the country’s Immigration Agency (MIA), yesterday. The government’s decision prolongs the visa-free entry regime for citizens of 32 European countries and two island countries, through…

Switzerland: Sparklers blamed for deadly Crans-Montana bar fire – Authorities

CRANS-MONTANA (Switzerland), Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sparklers held under a foam-clad ceiling likely ignited a deadly blaze that killed 40 New Year’s revellers in a Swiss ski bar, authorities said, but the bar owner insisted that all safety standards were followed. Investigators working to get to the cause of the…

Salvadoran journalist arrested in Spain: press group

SAN SALVADOR, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Salvadoran photo journalist was arrested Friday in Spain under an international warrant while requesting asylum, a press association said. Over the past six months at least 50 journalists have fled El Salvador out of fear of being arrested for criticizing President Nayib Bukele,…

Romania: Fuel spill cuts water supply to 11,000 residents in central Brasov County

BUCHAREST, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — Romania’s Department for Emergency Situations (DSU) said that emergency crews are continuing to supply drinking water to communities in Brasov County after a fuel spill disrupted water services for around 11,000 residents. The Inspectorate for Emergency Situations in Brasov is providing support to the town…

Russia: 5 die in fire in Far Eastern Suntar village

VLADIVOSTOK, Jan 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Five people, including three children, died in a fire engulfing a two-storey house in the village of Suntar in northeast Russia’s Yakutia region on Thursday night. Six people and two pieces of equipment from the fire service were involved in extinguishing the blaze, said the…

Over 800 cars burned on New Year’s Eve in France

PARIS, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — On the night of Dec 31, 813 cars were burned during New Year’s celebrations in FRANCE, French media reported. The Bas-Rhin department, home to the “Christmas capital” of Strasbourg, recorded the highest number of such incidents, with 117 cars burned, the BFMTV broadcaster reported. The…

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…
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