Europe

Putin-Biden ‘accept in principle’ to hold a Ukraine summit: Elysee

PARIS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have accepted in principle to…

Mali: France’s troop withdrawal a set-back to terrorism fight — ECOWAS chair

President Akufo-Addo with French President Emmanuel Macron ACCRA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says “new…

Covid-19: Russia registers 170,699 daily cases

MOSCOW, Feb 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Russia has confirmed 170,699 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide…

Presidents Macron, Putin hold phone call over Ukraine, stress need for diplomatic solution

Russian President Vladimir Putin and France’s President Emmanuel Macron PARIS, Feb 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — French President Emmanuel Macron and his…

One dead, 10 missing after fire on Italian-flagged Corfu ferry

Coast Guard vessels rescue people who evacuated from the ferry in a lifeboat off Corfu island in Greece ATHENS, Feb…

Indian Students Advised To Leave Ukraine Temporarily

NEW DELHI, Feb 21 (NNN-PTI) – All Indian students in Ukraine and Indian nationals whose stay there is not deemed…

Covid-19: Queen Elizabeth tested positive but symptoms ‘mild’ – palace

  LONDON, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II  tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday but her symptoms…

Mali’s army says eight soldiers and 57 fighters killed in clashes

BAMAKO, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight Malian soldiers were killed, 14 others injured and four are missing following a clash…

Nigeria’s looted Benin bronzes returned more than 100 years later

Some 90 percent of Africa’s cultural heritage is believed to be in Europe, according to an estimate by French art…

Passenger found alive on Greece-Italy ferry after blaze, 11 still missing

CORFU (Greece), Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A passenger listed as missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from…