Europe

UN vote to end Mali peacekeeping mission delayed

UNITED NATIONS, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A vote by the Security Council to end a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali,…

UN verifies 18,890 child victims of grave violations in armed conflict in 2022

UNITED NATIONS, June 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations verified 27,180 grave violations against children in armed conflict in 2022,…

US sanctions gold firms connected to Russian Wagner mercenary group

Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group military company WASHINGTON, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US imposed sanctions on four…

South Africa, Germany sign declaration of intent for Green Hydrogen

PRETORIA, June 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and German Vice Chancellor Robert…

WHO warns Covid ‘has not gone away’; 1,000 deaths weekly in Europe

COPENHAGEN, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s European office on Tuesday warned the risk of Covid-19 has not…

Malaysia Scores Landmark Win Against Sulu Claimants – PM Anwar

From Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz VIENTIANE, June 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The Hague Court of Appeal in the Netherlands on Tuesday dismissed the…

Pres Putin accuses West of wanting Russians ‘to kill each other’ in mutiny

MOSCOW, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to “kill…

Synthetic drugs boom fuels illicit markets worldwide: UN

The cheap, easy, and fast production of synthetic drugs has radically transformed illicit drug markets around the world, with “lethal…

Russian defence minister makes first appearance on TV since Wagner crisis

MOSCOW, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian state television on Monday broadcast footage of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspecting Russian troops,…

UK: Prince William to launch new homelessness initiative

 LONDON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s Prince William will launch Monday a new UK-wide initiative aiming to show that it…