Europe

23 missing for two weeks off Tunisia: officials

TUNIS, May  19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-three people trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe from Tunisia have been missing for…

Croatian parliament approves new gov’t headed by incumbent PM

Parliamentary representatives attend the first session of the Croatian Parliament after the parliamentary elections ZAGREB, May 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — The…

Slovakia: PM Fico undergoes new surgery

BANSKA BYSTRICA (Slovakia), May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remained in “very serious” condition after a new operation…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Zelensky urges China to attend peace summit in Switzerland

KYIV, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged China and countries of the Global South to participate in…

Row over North Macedonia’s name flares up again

North Macedonia’s president referred to her country as simply “Macedonia” during her inauguration SKOPJE, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Macedonia’s decades-long…

UN Court Holds Hearing On South Africa’s Plea Against Israel’s Operations In Gaza

THE HAGUE, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ), opened its two-day hearings yesterday, regarding South Africa’s…

Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel

Oscar Puente of Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) BRUSSELS (Belgium), May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain has refused permission for a…

Tunisia prevents 21,500 undocumented immigrants from crossing Mediterranean in January-April

TUNIS, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisian authorities foiled the attempts of more than 21,500 undocumented immigrants to reach Italy via…

Spain claims its “biggest-ever seizure” of crystal meth, says Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel was trying to sell drugs in Europe

Police officers and journalists stand by part of a haul of 1.8 tons of methamphetamine in Madrid MADRID, May 17…

South Africa seeks halt to Israel’s Gaza offensive

THE HAGUE, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa is asking the UN’s top court to order Israel to stop its military…