Leaders of EU states in Mediterranean say ceasefire in Middle East is needed, now

Leaders of nine European Union member states in the Mediterranean on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire after a sharp…

Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace Prize…

Russia sends 72-year-old American to jail for fighting in Ukraine

MOSCOW, Russia: A 72-year-old American who allegedly fought as a mercenary in Ukraine was sentenced by a Russian court this…

France’s belt-tightening budget aimed at reining in debt

France’s belt-tightening budget is meant to regain control over its “colossal” debt burden, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Friday,adding…

Hacker attack disrupts Russian state media on Putin's birthday

MOSCOW, Russia: A Ukrainian government source said Kyiv’s hackers had targeted Russian state media company VGTRK, which owns and operates…

US to not renew legal status for hundreds of thousands of migrants

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said late last week that the Biden administration will not renew the…

Ramstein meeting on Ukraine postponed after Biden cancels trip

A summit meeting of Ukraine’s key allies in Ramstein, Germany has been postponed after U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled a scheduled…

North Korea’s Kim wants to speed up becoming a nuclear superpower

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will speed up steps toward becoming a military superpower with nuclear…

Russia: emergency hotlines with US and NATO remain as nuclear risks rise

Russia said on Tuesday that it still had an emergency hotline with the United States and the NATO military alliance…

88 countries call for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon

On Saturday, 88 countries, members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) which includes France, Canada and Belgium, unanimously…

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