Europe

Algeria pushes UN Security Council to demand Gaza ceasefire

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria has drafted a UN Security Council resolution to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire…

Leaders of Britain and Italy take similar ‘offshoring’ approaches to processing migrants

ROME, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 150,000 migrants arrived in Italy by sea last year, many of them picked…

Amid criticism, UN Palestinian agency nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Norwegian politician has nominated the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, embroiled in a…

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Slams Israel For Attacking Civilians On Southern Border

BEIRUT, Feb 2 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, yesterday slammed Israel, for targeting civilians and residential neighbourhoods in…

Protesting farmers hurl eggs and clog streets with tractors as EU summit begins

BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Protesting farmers descended on the heart of the European Union on Thursday as leaders across the…

Russian troops could deploy to Burkina Faso – Junta leader

Ibrahim Traoré says Russia is offering military training to Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso’s military-backed president has…

Spain: State of emergency declared as Catalonia:Region faces worst ever drought

Farmers have been hit hard by the drought MADRID, Feb 2 (NNN=AGENCIES) — The Spanish region of Catalonia has declared a…

New cancer cases to soar 77% by 2050: WHO

 GENEVA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in 2050…

Strikes over labour reform to paralyse Finland

HELSINKI, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Much of Finland will come to a standstill on Thursday and Friday as around 300,000…

South Africa Calls On Israel To Implement UN Court’s Ruling

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, yesterday called on Israel, to…