Europe

Iran, Russia Linked National Payment Systems

TEHRAN, Nov 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Russia linked their national payment systems, on Monday, a significant move to bypass…

Spain: Man claiming to be Jesus Christ kills monk at monastery, 2 other monks injured; 46-year-old drug addict arrested

MADRID, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 76-year-old monk died on Monday after being attacked by a man shouting “I am…

Irregular immigrations: Netherlands to impose extra border checks from Dec 9

AMSTERDAM, Nov 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Netherlands will temporarily impose extra border checks starting on Dec 9 in order to…

WHO members’ pandemic accord talks to spill into 2025

GENEVA, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Talks between WHO member states on a landmark global accord on handling future pandemics will…

Serbia: Thousands seek PM Vucevic resignation over railway station deaths

BELGRADE, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several thousand people demonstrated in Belgrade to call for the resignation of Serbian Prime Minister…

COP29: World leaders meet for climate talks, but big names missing

BAKU, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of world leaders convene in Azerbaijan on Tuesday for COP29 but many big names…

Netherlands: Tram set on fire in Amsterdam riot as tensions remain high

AMSTERDAM, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Riots broke out on Monday evening in one of the suburbs of Amsterdam, the Dutch…

Pres Putin offers African countries Russia’s ‘total support’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov read out Pres Vladimir Putin’s speech to the gathering SOCHI (Russia), Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian…

Spain PM announces fresh floods aid of almost 3.8 bn euros

MADRID, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain announced fresh measures worth almost 3.8 billion euros to help stricken citizens recover from…

DPRK Ratifies Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty With Russia

PYONGYANG, Nov 12 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has ratified the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,…