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UN Envoy Urged Houthis To Expedite Lifting Of Siege On Yemen’s Taiz

SANAA, Jun 29 (NNN-YPA) – UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said yesterday, he urged the Houthi militia to…

Drug possession: Four months after arrest, WNBA star faces first hearing in Moscow

US WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow MOSCOW, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Belarus govt critic jailed after forced Ryanair landing asks Minsk for clemency

Sapega was sentenced to six years in prison MINSK, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A prominent critic of the Belarusian government,…

Nigerian arrested in Germany over deadly knife attack; 1 dead, 5 injured

Police and emergency services stand at an asylum seeker shelter after a knife attack in Kressbronn, Germany KRESSBRONN (Germany), June…

Pollution linked to 10% of cancer cases in Europe: report

COPENHAGEN, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pollution is linked to more than 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe, a report…

US eyes Biden, Xi meeting in coming weeks, sees growing convergence on China

SCHLOSS ELMAU (Germany), June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to speak…

Germany returns artefacts taken from Africa during colonial rule

A figure of the colonial era on display at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin BERLIN, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Priceless…

Ailing oceans in state of ’emergency’, says UN chief

LISBON, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A long-delayed conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off…

France: Pres Macron seeks allies as new parliament opens

PARIS, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s lower house of parliament reopens Tuesday after an election upset for President Emmanuel Macron…

UN official calls for making elections happen in Libya

UNITED NATIONS, June 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations’ priority in Libya remains to facilitate a return to the electoral…