Europe

G7 aims to raise US$600 billion to counter China’s Belt and Road

SCHLOSS ELMAU (Germany), June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Group of Seven leaders pledged to raise US$600 billion in private and public…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: NATO to pledge aid to Baltics and Ukraine, urge Turkey to let in Nordics at Madrid summit

MADRID, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders will urge Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to lift…

Violence at Spanish enclave sparks fear of worse to come

NADOR (Morocco), June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A massive attempt by migrants to storm the barrier between Morocco and the Spanish…

Family bids farewell to British journalist murdered in the Amazon

NITEROI (Brazil), June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The family of Dom Phillips on Sunday bid farewell to the British journalist, who…

French lawmakers plan US$8.4 billion aid for households to fight inflation

PARIS, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French lawmakers are drafting a bill to shore-up household buying power by raising some forms…

Cannabis use has risen with legalisation and COVID-19 lockdowns: UN report

Cannabis has long been the world’s most widely used drug and that use is increasing VIENNA, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

CHOGM: West African states Gabon and Togo join Commonwealth

KIGALI, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabon and Togo joined the Commonwealth on Saturday, becoming the latest nations with no historic…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Four G7 powers impose gold export ban on Russia

ELMAU CASTLE (Germany), June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four G7 powers will ban Russian gold exports in a new bid to…

Melilla migrant rush toll up to 23: Moroccan officials

Migrants climb the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco in Melilla, Spain NADOR (Morocco), June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war’s bloodiest fights

KYIV, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian forces seized full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both…