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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says there is now a good chance to end war

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says there is now a good...

Ukraine [Kyiv], March 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he saw a good chance to end the...

100 days after Assad's fall, Syria still mired in serious challenges

100 days after Assad's fall, Syria still mired...

Damascus [Syria], March 19: A hundred days after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government, Syria is still grappling with...

New Cyprus talks hailed by UN chief as minor agreements made

New Cyprus talks hailed by UN chief as...

Athens [Greece], March 19: Greek and Turkish Cypriots agreed on a series of joint measures for the divided island during...

EU seeks alternative to NATO coordination for Ukraine

EU seeks alternative to NATO coordination for Ukraine

Copenhagen [Denmark], March 19: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday a new joint task force with...

A farmer in Peru takes on an energy giant in Germany

A farmer in Peru takes on an energy...

Hamm [Germany], March 19: In summer, Saul Luciano Lliuya grows corn, potatoes and quinoa. In winter, he takes tourists up...

Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza, killing hundreds

Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza, killing hundreds

Tel Aviv [Israel] / Cairo [Egypt], March 19: Israel launched a punishing wave of airstrikes on Hamas targets across the...

Italian newspaper launches experiment with AI content

Italian newspaper launches experiment with AI content

Rome [Italy], March 19: The Italian daily newspaper Il Foglio published its first-ever edition with content generated by artificial intelligence...

Poland and Baltics to quit landmine treaty over Russia fears

Poland and Baltics to quit landmine treaty over...

Warsaw [Poland], March 19: Poland and the Baltic states have announced plans to withdraw from a key international treaty banning...

Riot police clear Paris theatre occupied by migrants

Riot police clear Paris theatre occupied by migrants

Paris [France], March 19: Riot police forcibly cleared more than 400 young migrants from a Paris theatre on Tuesday, ending...

US astronauts stranded in space for 9 months head back to Earth

US astronauts stranded in space for 9 months...

Washington [US], March 19: Two US astronauts have begun their journey back to Earth after being stranded on the International...

Germany's Bundestag approves constitutional amendment to loosen debt brake

Germany's Bundestag approves constitutional amendment to loosen debt...

Berlin [Germany], March 19: Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on Tuesday approved a major constitutional amendment to loosen...

Major power outage reported in The Hague

Major power outage reported in The Hague

The Hague [Netherlands], March 19: A major power outage disrupted service for over 45,000 customers in The Hague on Tuesday...

Putin backs Trump call to stop striking energy facilities for 30 days: Kremlin

Putin backs Trump call to stop striking energy...

Moscow [Russia], March 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin "responded positively" to a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump for Russia...

Latvia begins withdrawing from mine ban treaty

Latvia begins withdrawing from mine ban treaty

Riga [Latvia], March 19: The Latvian government on Tuesday initiated the Baltic country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention banning the...

Roundup: European countries denounce deadly Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip, call for immediate ceasefire

Roundup: European countries denounce deadly Israeli airstrikes on...

Valletta [Malta], March 19: European countries have strongly condemned the latest deadly Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and called...

Zelensky says prospects of partial ceasefire with Russia "positive result"

Zelensky says prospects of partial ceasefire with Russia...

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that even a partial ceasefire with Russia will be a...

Germany, France stress Ukraine's role in peace talks

Germany, France stress Ukraine's role in peace talks

Berlin [Germany], March 19: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Tuesday that any peace negotiations...

UK PM reiterates "unwavering support" for Ukraine

UK PM reiterates "unwavering support" for Ukraine

London [England], March 19: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated the country's "unwavering support" for Ukraine in a phone talk...

Hopes fade for more survivors after refugee boat capsized off Cyprus: minister

Hopes fade for more survivors after refugee boat...

Nicosia [Cyprus], March 19: Cyprus Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas stated on Tuesday that the chances of finding more survivors from...

Samsung CEO says company exploring deals amid growth struggles

Samsung CEO says company exploring deals amid growth...

Washington DC [US], March 19: Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab said on Wednesday it is looking to drive growth...

Philippines Senate launches investigation into Duterte's ICC arrest

Philippines Senate launches investigation into Duterte's ICC arrest

Manila [Philippines], March 18: The Philippines Senate has announced it will probe the arrest and handover of former President Rodrigo...

Yemen's Houthis and US launch new attacks amid Red Sea shipping threat

Yemen's Houthis and US launch new attacks amid...

Sanaa [Yemen], March 18: Houthi rebels have claimed another attack on a United States naval vessel, calling it "retaliation" for...

Pyongyang slams G7 for call to abandon nukes

Pyongyang slams G7 for call to abandon nukes

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 18: North Korea has slammed the Group of Seven (G7) economically developed Western democracies after the...

Environmental emergency in Ecuador due to oil spill

Environmental emergency in Ecuador due to oil spill

Buenos Aires [Argentina], March 18: Ecuadorian authorities on Sunday declared an environmental emergency due to an oil spill which contaminated...

Ex-Georgian president convicted on new charges

Ex-Georgian president convicted on new charges

Tbilisi [Georgia], March 18: Georgia's former president Mikheil Saakashvili, imprisoned since 2021, has been sentenced to four and a half...

Clashes along Syria-Lebanon border after three Syrian soldiers killed

Clashes along Syria-Lebanon border after three Syrian soldiers...

Damascus [Syria], March 18: Clashes erupted along the Syrian-Lebanese border after three Syrian soldiers were kidnapped and killed by Lebanon's...

Dozens of North Macedonia fire victims sent abroad for treatment

Dozens of North Macedonia fire victims sent abroad...

Budapest [Hungary], March 18: Burn victims from the deadly fire that tore through a packed nightclub in North Macedonia are...