Slovenia’s Worst-Ever Factory Explosion Kills Six: Media

LJUBLJANA, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six people died in an explosion in a chemical factory in southern Slovenia, national TV channel, TV Slovenia reported yesterday. It said, the accident, which occurred in Kocevje, about 63 km south-east of the capital Ljubljana, is the biggest industrial accident in the country, since…

Germany Braces For Energy Sanctions By Russia: Minister

BERLIN, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Germany is bracing for energy sanctions imposed by Russia, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, said, during his speech in the country’s lower house of parliament, Bundestag, yesterday. “We have prepared ourselves for the situation,” Habeck said, noting that, energy markets offered…

Finnish President, PM Back NATO Application

HELSINKI, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Finnish President, Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, yesterday publicly supported the idea of Finland applying to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). “Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay. We hope that the national steps, still needed to make this decision,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial over Russian invasion

Ukrainian investigators standing beside body bags lined up during the exhumation of a mass grave in Bucha, Ukraine KYIV, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine will launch its first war crimes trial over Moscow’s ongoing invasion, bringing a 21-year-old Russian service member to the stand, Kyiv’s prosecutor general announced Wednesday.  Vadim…

Algeria reaffirms neutral policy on international conflicts

Algerian Army Chief of Staff, Said Chengriha ALGIERS, May 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algerian Army Chief of Staff Said Chengriha on Wednesday reaffirmed to a visiting senior NATO official his country’s neutral policy on international affairs, according to a statement from the Algerian Defense Ministry. “On the international level, Algeria continues…

German government recommits to West Africa military missions

German flag BERLIN, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German government is recommitting to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, and raised its maximum contingent of participating soldiers from 1,100 to 1,400.“We are flying the flag for the security of the people in Mali,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told lawmakers in…

UK asylum seekers hide to avoid being sent to Rwanda

Migrants rescued from rickety boats on the English Channel crossing from France LONDON, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Aid agencies in Britain say some asylum seekers have gone into hiding for fear of being sent to Rwanda, from where they will be resettled.Under the partnership between the United Kingdom and Rwanda…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Truce in Ukraine is not a prospect of near future, says UN chief

VIENNA, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres does not see the possibility of concluding peace or achieving a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine at the moment. “At the present moment, there are no immediate chances of a peace agreement or immediate chances for a global ceasefire,” he…

UN demands probe into killing of Al Jazeera journalist by Israeli soldiers

Palestinian cameraman Mujahed al-Saadi (C) of Palestine Today TV mourns with other journalists over the body of veteran Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh (Akleh), who was shot dead as she covered a raid on the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp at the hospital in Jenin. GENEVA, May  12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

EU lifts mask mandate for flights, airports from Monday: agency

 BERLIN, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU will lift its mask requirement for flights and airports from next week, its aviation safety agency said on Wednesday, as the pandemic eases in Europe. “The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) issued an…
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