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Over 20 dead in Channel migrant boat disaster

Paris, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Over 20 migrants seeking to cross the Channel from France to England died Wednesday when their boat sank off the coast of the northern port of Calais, in the deadliest disaster to hit the busy route, French police said. French patrol vessels […]

‘New waves’ of displacement reported in western Tigray: UN

Addis Ababa, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):The United Nations on Wednesday expressed worry over reports of large-scale displacement from western Tigray, part of the war-hit Ethiopian region where the US has previously warned of ethnic cleansing. The UN refugee agency UNHCR and other agencies have “received very […]

Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect resigns hours after appointed

Stockholm, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday tendered her resignation just hours after her appointment by parliament, after her budget failed to pass and the junior Greens Party left the coalition government. “There is a constitutional practice that a coalition government should […]

Putin tells EU chief concerned about Ukraine ‘provocations’: Kremlin

Moscow, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told European Council President Charles Michel he was concerned by Ukraine’s “provocations” to inflate tensions in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said. “The Russian president expressed concern in connection with continuing provocations of the Ukrainian side aimed […]

UNA, Sputnik sign memorandum of cooperation to promote joint media work

ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP):Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah Region Prince Khalid Al-Faisal and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhano Wednesday witnessed the signing ceremony of a memorandum of cooperation between the Union of OIC News (UNA) and Russia’s Sputnik news […]

Mali delays forum seen as key to returning to civilian rule

Bamako, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Mali on Tuesday said that it would delay a nationwide debate on reform that the army-dominated government views as a precondition for returning to civilian rule after two coups. The “national forum of rebuilding” was due to kick off in December in […]

Pompeii online: Italy launches cultural streaming platform

Rome, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Italy’s top cultural institutions are happily welcoming back visitors after months of online-only events, but digital skills learned during the pandemic are being repurposed into an innovative national streaming service. The new “ITsART” (Italy is art) platform, launched Tuesday in the spectacular […]

46 killed in Bulgaria in Europe’s worst bus crash for a decade

Bosnek, Bulgaria, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):North Macedonia called for three days of national mourning after a tourist bus carrying its citizens caught fire and crashed in Bulgaria on Tuesday, killing 46 people in Europe’s deadliest road accident in the past decade. Although the cause has yet […]

EU observers report irregularities in Venezuela vote

Caracas, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):An EU observer mission on Tuesday reported irregularities in Venezuelan elections for governors and mayors over the weekend, in which opposition parties participated for the first time since 2017. Despite “better conditions” than in previous elections, the observers noted a “lack of […]

At least 45 people killed in bus blaze in Bulgaria

Sofia, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):At least 45 people, including a dozen minors, were killed after a bus caught fire south of the Bulgarian capital early Tuesday morning, officials said. A cause has yet to be determined but officials believe a fire broke out on board and […]

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