Freezing rain paralyses transport in Central Europe

VIENNA, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Freezing rain led to flights being suspended at Vienna airport, while neighbouring Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary also experienced travel disruptions. Snow and freezing temperatures buffeted Europe last week, with gale-force winds and storms claiming some 15 lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools, and cutting power to hundreds of…

EU Commissioner Reaffirms Greenland Security, Warning U.S. Takeover Would End NATO

HELSINKI, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The European Union (EU) could help provide security for Greenland, if Denmark requests it, European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius said yesterday, warning that, any U.S. military takeover of the Arctic territory would cause the end of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).…

European Parliament Bars Iranian Diplomats From Its Premises

BRUSSELS, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, said yesterday that, she has ordered a ban on all diplomatic staff and other representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran from entering any European Parliament premises. The decision followed protests that broke out across Iran late last month, and…

Ukrainian President Seeks Extension Of Martial Law, Mobilisation

KIEV, Jan 13 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, yesterday, submitted bills to parliament, proposing the extension of the country’s current martial law and mobilisation, the parliament’s press service reported. If approved, both measures would be extended for an additional 90 days, until May 4. Lawmaker, Yaroslav Zheleznyak said, parliament…

Russia Condemns British Official’s Statement On “Abducting” Putin

MOSCOW, Jan 13 (NNN-TASS) – The Russian Foreign Ministry, on Sunday, rebuked British Defence Secretary, John Healey’s remarks about “abducting” President, Vladimir Putin. Maria Zakharova, the ministry’s spokesperson, called the remarks “the obscene fantasies of British deviants,” during an appearance on the Russian TV channel, TV Tsentr. On Friday, Healey…

Trump Reiterates Intention To Acquire Greenland “One Way Or The Other”

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Sunday, once again claimed that the United States will acquire Denmark’s Greenland “one way or the other.” Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said that, with regard to Greenland, he was not considering leasing or short-term arrangements, but “acquiring” the…

Gambian authorities intercept 780 migrants trying to reach Europe

BANJUL, Jan 12 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Authorities in The Gambia said they have intercepted more than 780 migrants at three different locations, all trying to reach Europe via Spain’s Canary Islands. Among those detained were 233 people from Senegal, 197 from The Gambia, 176 from Guinea, and 148 from Mali. The…

South Africa defends BRICS naval drills as ‘essential’ amid tensions

Naval drills with Russia, China, Iran & others protect maritime trade PRETORIA, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has defended weeklong naval drills with Russia, Iran, China and other countries as “essential”, describing the manoeuvres off its coast as a vital response to rising maritime tensions globally.The “Will for Peace…

Finland: Thousands of tourists stranded in Lapland as cold grounds flights

LAPLAND (Finland), Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland’s Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports. Departures from Lapland’s Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travellers back to places like London, Bristol, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam…

Switzerland Mourns Victims Of Deadly New Year’s Eve Bar Fire

MARTIGNY, Switzerland, Jan 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Switzerland held a national memorial service yesterday, to mourn the victims of a deadly New Year’s Eve bar fire, in the resort town of Crans-Montana, as authorities continued their investigation into the incident. Due to forecasts of heavy snowfall in Crans-Montana, Swiss authorities decided…
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