Europe

French troops fully withdraw from Mali

PARIS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The last batch of France’s Operation Barkhane troops left Mali on Monday, marking the end…

German rampage driver who killed five in city of Trier sentenced to life

Bernd W’s last name is protected under German privacy laws  TRIER (Germany), Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A German man who…

Malta receives first shipment of monkeypox vaccine

VALLETTA, Aug 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Malta has received its first consignment of the monkeypox vaccine through a joint procurement mechanism…

World’s first malaria vaccine to benefit millions of children: UNICEF

UNICEF said that in 2020, nearly half a million children died from malaria in Africa alone UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17…

Water levels on Lake Garda, Italy’s largest lake, drop to 15-year low

SIRMIONE (Italy), Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The pedalos lie far from the water’s edge and the flat stone slabs around…

Portuguese wildfire envelops Madrid skyscrapers in smoke 400km away

MADRID, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Smoke from a huge wildfire in central Portugal enveloped skyscrapers known as the “Four Towers”…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Britons held by rebels in Ukraine plead not guilty

Andrew Hill (left) and Dylan Healy  KYIV, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three British men accused of being mercenaries fighting with…

Insurgent group claims to have killed four Wagner mercenaries in Mali

BAMAKO, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Al-Qaeda-affiliated group claimed to have killed four mercenaries from the Russian private security group…

Armenian blast death toll rises to 16

YEREVAN, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from an explosion at a bustling market in the Armenian capital Yerevan…

Greek police find 38 Syrian migrants on islet

ATHENS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greek police said they had found a 38-strong group of Syrian migrants reported stranded for…