'Schengen backbone for EU's internal market; facilitates lives of 450 million people,'...
Brussels [Belgium], April 24: The European Commission has published its annual State of Schengen report as the EU gets ready to celebrate 40 years of...
Pope Francis' body to be taken to St Peter's Basilica ahead of...
Rome [Italy], April 24: Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is...
US calls EU fines on Apple and Meta 'economic extortion'
Washington [US], April 24: The White House said on Wednesday that fines on Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab and Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab...
Powerful earthquake shakes Istanbul, dozens hurt jumping from buildings
Istanbul [Turkey], April 24: More than 150 people were injured when they jumped from buildings in Istanbul on Wednesday as one of the strongest quakes...
Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak
Washington [US], April 24: Dr. Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month at his clinic in Hobbs,...
Feature: A room, a voice, a legacy - how British women writers...
London [UK], April 23: From Jane Austen to Mary Shelley, and from Agatha Christie to J.K. Rowling, some of the world's most celebrated women writers...
Spanish PM announces defense budget rise
Madrid [Spain], April 23: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday announced that the country will increase spending on security and defense by 10.47 billion...
Baltic economies see mixed outlook in IMF's latest forecast
Riga [Latvia], April 23: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slightly lowered Latvia's economic growth forecast for 2025, according to the IMF's latest World Economic...
Romania's employment rate sees modest rise in 2024
Bucharest [Romania], April 23: Romania's employment rate for people aged 20-64 rose to 69.5 percent in 2024, marking an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared...
Ukraine ready for talks in "any format" after ceasefire: Zelensky
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 23: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Kiev is prepared to engage in talks in any format once a potential ceasefire...
IMF projects moderate growth for Greek economy
Athens [Greece], April 23: Greece's economy is expected to maintain moderate growth over the next two years, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasting gross...
Greece unveils support measures following fiscal surplus in 2024
Athens [Greece], April 23: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday announced a 1-billion-euro (1.14 billion U.S. dollars) package of support measures for low-income pensioners,...
Bank of Finland chief urges unified EU stance on U.S. tariffs and...
Helsinki [Finland], April 23: Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn on Tuesday emphasized the necessity for Europe to adopt a unified position not only on...
Man given prison sentence in Germany for violent far-right rock music
Berlin [Germany], April 23: The main defendant has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison in a trial in a northern German...
'Major' coup plot foiled: Burkina Faso army
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], April 23: Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traore, with the...
Israeli attack kills al-Jamaa al-Islamiya leader in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], April 23: A top commander of the armed wing of the Lebanese party al-Jamaa al-Islamiya has been killed in an Israeli drone attack...
Iran-US nuclear talks postponed until Saturday
Tehran [Iran], April 23: Expert-level Iran-US nuclear talks that were supposed to take place on Wednesday will be moved to Saturday, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson...
Russian drone attacks hit Ukraine as munitions depot burns in Russia
Moscow [Russia], April 23: Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa overnight, according to local officials.
Turkish opposition leader asks Germany to clear Eurofighter delivery
Istanbul [Turkey], April 23: Imprisoned Turkish opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu has appealed to the future German government not to block the delivery of Eurofighter jets...
Putin discusses US-Iran nuclear talks with Omani leader
Moscow [Russia], April 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed Iran's nuclear programme with the visiting leader of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said,...
Palestinian activist detained in US denied release for son's birth, says wife
New York [US], April 23: Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who has been detained in the United States pending his deportation, has missed the birth...
Cardinals to meet after death of Pope Francis, plan for funeral
Washington DC [US], April 23: Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis' funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend...
Pope Francis' body to lie in state before funeral on Saturday
Washington DC [US], April 23: Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the...
Australian leaders vow to stand firm on social media age limits as...
Canberra [Australia], April 23: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he expects to receive pressure from social media giants to ease Australia's impending ban on children...
Remains of over 4,000 genocide victims reburied as Rwanda seeks to consolidate...
Kigali [Rwanda], April 22: Remains of up to 4,209 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi were given a decent burial on Monday in...
UN agency opens migration response center in northern Somalia
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 22: The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, has officially inaugurated the Migration Response Center (MRC) in Burao in...
Sudanese gov't okays building UN logistical supply bases in western state
Khartoum [Sudan], April 22: The Sudanese government announced Monday that it has agreed to build UN logistical supply bases in North Darfur State in western...