Europe

Greece erects fence at Turkey border amid warnings of Afghan migrant surge

Part of the fence erected in the Evros region at Greece’s border with Turkey  ATHENS, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greece…

Nord Stream 2: Germany ready to sanctions if Russia use gas pipeline as weapon, says outgoing Chancellor Merkel

Angela Merkel sought to reassure Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky over the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 project KIEV,Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German…

G7 to discuss Afghanistan on Tuesday: UK PM Johnson

   LONDON, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G7 leaders will discuss the crisis in Afghanistan on Tuesday in a virtual summit,…

Russian rocket launches 34 new UK satellites

  MOSCOW, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into space carrying 34 new satellites from British…

Afghanistan crisis: Seven people die in chaos near Kabul airport, says UK defence ministry

A demonstrator holds a banner as he takes part in a ‘Save Afghanistan’ protest in Parliament Square, in London, Britain…

German train drivers’ union calls further strike action

Passengers waiting at a train station BERLIN, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany’s rail passengers will have to face a further…

Covid-19: Anti-vaccine demos in France for sixth weekend

Around 200 different demonstrations were called across the country PARIS, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people demonstrated…

EU neighbours jointly rebuke Belarus for illegal migrant surge

WARSAW, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia came together on Saturday to condemn Belarus for…

102 migrants rescued in English Channel trying to reach Britain

 LILLE (France), Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over 100 migrants were rescued in the English Channel on Saturday as they tried…

Afghanistan crisis: UK says Russia, China needed for ‘moderating influence’ over Taliban

LONDON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain would have to turn to Russia and China to exercise a “moderating influence” over…