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Macron calls on Russia to accept 30-day ceasefire proposal

Macron calls on Russia to accept 30-day ceasefire...

Paris [France], March 15: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called on Russia to accept a 30-day ceasefire proposal formulated...

UN chief welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement on peace deal

UN chief welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement on peace deal

Washington DC [US], March 15: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the announcements by Armenia and Azerbaijan on the conclusion of...

Captain of cargo ship charged over deadly North Sea collision

Captain of cargo ship charged over deadly North...

London [England], March 15: The captain of the cargo ship involved in the fatal collision in the North Sea has...

Spain's automotive expertise attracts foreign automakers: Spanish expert

Spain's automotive expertise attracts foreign automakers: Spanish expert

Barcelona [Spain], March 15: Spain's extensive experience in automobile manufacturing and its integration into international markets make it an attractive...

ECB chief warns of severe economic damage from U.S.-led trade wars

ECB chief warns of severe economic damage from...

Frankfurt [Germany], March 15: A trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump would harm the global economy, including that...

Trump tells NATO chief the US needs Greenland

Trump tells NATO chief the US needs Greenland

Washington DC [US], March 15: President Donald Trump told NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday that U.S. control of Greenland...

Passengers evacuate onto wing of burning American Airlines jet

Passengers evacuate onto wing of burning American Airlines...

Washington DC [US], March 15: Passengers on an American Airlines flight were evacuated onto the tarmac of a Colorado airport...

Duda: US nuclear weapons in Poland would be 'deterrent' for Russia

Duda: US nuclear weapons in Poland would be...

Warsaw [Poland], March 15: The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has repeated his call for the US to base nuclear...

Ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling, South Korea's acting president calls for calm

Ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling, South Korea's acting...

Seoul [South Korea], March 15: South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok called on Friday for the nation to respect and...

China hosts Iran and Russia for nuclear talks

China hosts Iran and Russia for nuclear talks

Beijing [China], March 15: Almost a decade since world powers sealed a historic deal to limit the Iranian nuclear programme,...

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...