Europe

Superyacht crew held over Greek island forest fire

ATHENS, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two crew members of a Greek superyacht were detained early Thursday over a forest fire…

UK election campaign enters final straight

LONDON, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain goes to the polls next week in a general election that looks set to…

Bolivian army chief arrested after coup attempt

 LA PAZ, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s army chief was arrested Wednesday after sending soldiers and tanks to take up…

Nitazenes: UN warns of new potent synthetic opioids, increase in overdose deaths

VIENNA, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN drugs agency on Wednesday sounded the alarm on a group of potent synthetic opioids, as…

Chinese smuggled into Italy in luxury cars, police say

 Smuggled Chinese migrants were transported to a safe house near Venice ROME, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian police said they…

Korea’s K-pop stars Seventeen become UNESCO ambassadors

PARIS, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Korea’s K-pop megastars Seventeen said they were honoured to be named UNESCO goodwill ambassadors.  “We…

Ukrainian, Russian reps met at POW swap for first time: official

      KYIV, June  27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Representatives of Russia’s and Ukraine’s human rights offices held a meeting for the first…

WHO: Nearly 1.8 billion adults face health risks from inactivity

LONDON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost 1.8 billion adults are at risk of diseases such as cancer, stroke, dementia and…

King Charles hails ties as Japan royals make UK state visit

LONDON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — King Charles III hailed Britain and Japan’s “close friendship” at a lavish state banquet for…

Russian, US defence ministers discuss Ukraine by phone

MOSCOW, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin spoke by phone on…