Europe

Kosovo parliament to vote on dissolution, paving way for polls

PRISTINA, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kosovo’s parliament will on Thursday hold a vote to dissolve the assembly and trigger new…

Update: UK’s Johnson to hold Brexit talks with Macron after Merkel offers glimmer of hope

BERLIN, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Paris on Thursday, a day after Berlin offered a…

Sec of State Pompeo praises ‘US ally’ Denmark after Pres Trump cancels visit

WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has praised Denmark amid a public row over Greenland…

Russian Envoy To Lebanon Calls For More Bilateral Cooperation

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 22 (NNN-NNA) – Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zasypkin, emphasised, on Wednesday, the need to activate political…

Brexit: Backstop alternative ‘possible within 30 days’ – German Chancellor Merkel

 BERLIN, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) —German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suggested an alternative to the Irish border backstop – a key Brexit…

Italy political crisis: Second day of talks after PM resigns

ROME, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy’s president will hold a second day oftalks aimed at solving the political crisis shaking…

Russia to send ‘Fedor’ its first humanoid robot into space

MOSCOW, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia was set to launch on Thursday an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot…

Chinese Tourists In Turkey Surges 85 Percent In First Seven Months

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 22 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The shopping activities of Chinese tourists in Turkey have jumped by 85 percent year…

Update: Italy’s president accepts Conte’s resignation, calls for consultations

President Sergio Mattarella ROME, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian President Sergio Mattarella has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe…

One dead, over 100 ill in Spain’s biggest listeriosis outbreak

MADRID, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 90-year-old Spanish woman died on Tuesday, 56 people have been hospitalised and dozens more…