Europe

France: Napoleon’s sword to be sold at auction in Paris

PARIS, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of…

Serbian president says US delays sanctions on energy firm for another two months

BELGRADE, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the United States has granted a two-month reprieve from…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Putin ready for peace talks ‘without preconditions’, says Kremlin

MOSCOW, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia is ready to hold peace talks with Ukraine “without preconditions”, President Vladimir Putin told…

Burkina Faso grants new gold mining licence to Russian firm

ABIDJAN, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has granted a new gold mining licence to the Russian…

Vatican: Pope Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope ‘with an open heart’

ROME, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners joined world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to bid…

Croatia Receives Last Of 12 French Rafale Jets

ZAGREB, Apr 26 (NNN-CNA) – The final Rafale fighter jet, out of the 12 ordered by Croatia from France, arrived…

Putin, Witkoff Discussed Prospect Of Direct Russia-Ukraine Talks During Meeting In Moscow

MOSCOW, Apr 26 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and U.S. President, Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, discussed the…

Reactions Mixed As Turkish Textile Firms Shift Production Abroad Amid Rising Costs

ANKARA, Apr 26 (NNN-TRT) – Textile companies in Türkiye have been relocating some production abroad, amid rising costs and growing…

US: California state becomes world’s 4th largest economy, surpassing Japan

SACRAMENTO (California, US), April 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — California’s economy has overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, behind only…

Sudan war destroys world’s only research centre on skin disease mycetoma: director

KHARTOUM, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world’s only research centre on mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease common among farmers, has…