Europe

UN could cut thousands of jobs under reform plans: internal memo

UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The cash-strapped United Nations could slash 20 percent of jobs — or thousands of…

Poland presidential elections: Rivals neck-and-neck ahead of ‘clash of civilisations’ vote

WARSAW, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor and a nationalist historian vying for Poland’s presidency hold their last day…

Portuguese president nominates Luis Montenegro as PM

Luis Montenegro meets with Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at Belem Palace LISBON, May 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Portuguese President…

Cabinet welcomes reset of South Africa-United States relations

CAPE TOWN (South Africa), May 30 (NNN-SANEWS) — Cabinet has welcomed the reset of strategic relationships between South Africa (SA)…

UK man charged with 7 offences after Liverpool crash

LIVERPOOL (UK), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK police charged a 53-year-old man with seven offences for allegedly ramming a car into…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: German Chancellor Metz promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles

Germany’s new chancellor (R) greeted Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky to Berlin BERLIN, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has…

UK car making plunges to lowest for over 70 years

 LONDON, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of vehicles manufactured in the UK fell sharply last month, as US tariffs…

Switzerland monitoring for flood risk after huge glacier collapse

GENEVA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Swiss authorities were monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive…

May 28: Namibia marks colonial genocide for first time with memorial day

The genocide in what is now Namibia lasted from 1904 to 1908 WINDHOEK, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dubbed “Germany’s forgotten…

Switzerland: Alpine village is largely destroyed when a glacier collapses

GENEVA, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss mountainside…