Europe

UK voters deliver double blow to PM Rishi Sunak, electing Labour lawmakers in 2 special elections

LONDON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Voters in two districts in England delivered new blows to beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, electing…

99 journalists killed in 2023, 77 in Gaza war: report

NEW YORK, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventy-seven of the 99 journalists killed in 2023 were killed in the Israel-Hamas war,…

South Africa asks ICJ to weigh Israel’s Rafah offensive

Palestinians carry belongings at the site of an Israeli strike on a house PRETORIA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa…

France to host aid summit for Sudan

French President Emmanuel Macron and Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok PARIS, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France says it will host…

Greece becomes first Orthodox country to legalize same-sex marriage

Opponents of the legislature held a protest rally in front of the parliament building in Athens ATHENS, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

UK economy shrunk after people cut back on spending

 LONDON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — People spending less, doctors’ strikes and a fall in school attendance dragged the UK into…

Spanish police rescue drug dealers taken hostage by own gang member

   MADRID, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight drug traffickers taken hostage by an armed member of their own gang were…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack On British Ship

SANAA, Feb 16 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday claimed responsibility for attacking a British ship in the Gulf of Aden…

WHO Fears “Unfathomable Catastrophe” If Israel Ramps Up Assault On Rafah

GENEVA, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday warned of an “unfathomable catastrophe” that the potential expansion…

Macron Calls For Hostage Release, Ceasefire In Gaza

PARIS, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, called for the release of all hostages, including three French nationals…