Europe

Smiles, thumbs ups and a safe return for ‘stranded’ NASA astronauts

WASHINGTON, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of NASA astronauts…

Trump and Putin begin crucial call on Ukraine ceasefire

WASHINGTON, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin began a critical phone call on…

France: Paris police evict migrants from theatre after months-long occupation

PARIS, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police on Tuesday evacuated hundreds of young migrants from a central Paris theatre they had…

Cyprus: 7 dead after refugee boat capsizes off coast

NICOSIA, March 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Seven people have been confirmed dead after a refugee boat capsized off the southeastern coast…

Russia: 5 children among 6 killed in apartment fire in Bashkortostan Republic

MOSCOW, March 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Six people, including five children, were killed after a fire broke out in a two-story…

SA-EU Summit a ‘watershed’ moment for trade and investment relations: Pres Ramaphosa

PRETORIA, March 18 (NNN-SANEWS) — The 8th South Africa-European Union (EU) Summit held in Cape Town last week was a…

Thailand: 13 arrested at Bangkok airport over attempts to smuggle 375kg of cannabis, some bound for Singapore

Cannabis and a rolled joint BANGKOK, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirteen foreigners posing as tourists were arrested at a Thai…

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121

JERUSALEM, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense campaign on the Gaza Strip since a January…

WHO says 80% of Afghanistan operations risk shutdown by June

KABUL, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation said 80 per cent of services that it supports in Afghanistan…

Canada’s PM Carney visits France to seek ‘reliable’ allies amid US disputes

Canada’s newly appointed Prime Minister Mark Carney and France’s President Emmanuel Macron PARIS, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s new Prime…