Ukraine weakens Russian forces in East: Zelenskiy

Sep 20, 2024

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 20: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had reduced the potential of Russian troops to launch attacks in Donetsk...

Firefighters quell most of Portugal's worst wildfires, fight still on

Sep 20, 2024

Lisbon [Portugal], September 20: Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit,...

France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron

Sep 20, 2024

Paris [France], September 20: France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election.

Hunter Biden to be sentenced on Dec. 4

Sep 20, 2024

Washington [US], September 20: Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, will be sentenced on Dec. 4.

Portugal to combat school bullying

Sep 19, 2024

Lisbon [Portugal], September 19: The Portuguese government has formed a working group to address and prevent bullying in schools, with preliminary results to come...

Putin extends Western food import ban by 2 years

Sep 19, 2024

Moscow [Russia], September 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree extending an embargo on agricultural products from Western countries for another two...

Russian town evacuated after Ukrainian attack on munitions depot

Sep 19, 2024

Moscow [Russia], September 19: The small Russian town of Toropets, some 400 kilometres north-west of Moscow, has been partially evacuated after it was hit...

UN General Assembly calls for Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas

Sep 19, 2024

New York [US], September 19: With a clear majority of 124 votes on Wednesday, the UN General Assembly has called for Israel's withdrawal from occupied...

Half a million Mpox vaccine doses for Africa ordered by Gavi Alliance

Sep 19, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], September 19: The global vaccine group Gavi has ordered 500,000 Mpox vaccine doses from the German-Danish company Bavarian Nordic.