Europe

Poland says it found evidence of extremism on migrants’ phones

Polish soldiers build a fence on the border between Poland and Belarus near the village of Nomiki, Poland WARSAW, Sept…

ICC prosecutor now targets Taliban, Daesh, not US, in Afghan war crimes probe

A drone strike by the US military in Kabul killed 10 civilians including children in August THE HAGUE, Sept 28…

UK puts army on standby as fuel pumps run dry as country faces Brexit-related shortage of fuel truck drivers

LONDON, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain put the army on standby to help with the ongoing fuel crisis as fears over tanker…

French Pres Macron hit with egg during restaurant fair visit

    LYON, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man pelted French President Emmanuel Macron with an egg while he was visiting…

Update: One dead in strong quake on Greek island of Crete; 9 slightly injured

Firefighters look for people in the rubble of a demolished church following an earthquake, in Arkalochori on the island of…

UN chief calls for nuclear weapons to be eliminated

  UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke on the International Day for the Total…

UK says it has seen ships breaching North Korea sanctions

LONDON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said it had collected evidence of multiple ships from various nationalities apparently breaching United…

Italy says Taliban government cannot be recognised, but Afghans must be helped

ROME, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio said that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could…

Greece: 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Crete island

ATHENS, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit the southern Aegean Sea off…

Switzerland same-sex marriage: Two-thirds of voters back yes, one of last European countries to legalise

GENEVA, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost two-thirds of Swiss voters have backed same-sex marriage in a referendum. Some 64% supported the…