Netherlands to hold snap elections after coalition falls apart

Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 4: The Netherlands is set to hold new elections after the collapse of the governing coalition on Tuesday, Prime Minister Dick Schoof...

Ukrainian secret service says it targeted pillar of key Crimea bridge

Kiev [Ukraine], June 4: The Ukrainian secret service SBU said on Tuesday it has seriously damaged a pillar of the key Russian bridge to the...

Leftist Lee Jae-myung wins S Korea presidential election

Seoul [South Korea], June 4: Left-wing candidate Lee Jae -myung has won the presidential election in South Korea, with conservative rival Kim Moon Soo conceding...

Meloni welcomes Macron to Rome amid signs of rapprochement

Rome [Italy], June 4: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to Rome with a firm handshake on Tuesday, a meeting...

Trump to attend NATO summit

Washington [US], June 4: US President Donald Trump will participate in the NATO summit at the end of June in the Netherlands, White House spokeswoman,...

Israeli attacks kill 27 aid seekers in Gaza, says health ministry

Gaza [Palestine], June 4: Israeli forces have killed at least 27 Palestinians and injured 90 more as they opened fire close to an aid distribution...

Over 200 escape prison in Pakistan as tremors rattle Karachi

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 4: More than 200 inmates escaped from a jail in Pakistan after they were evacuated from their cells amid a series of...

Trump, Xi Jinping likely to speak this week

Washington [US], June 4: US President Donald Trump is likely to hold a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, White House press...

Greta Thunberg, other activists continue their journey to Gaza by sea

Gaza [Palestine], June 4: Greta Thunberg and other activists have now covered about a third of their journey towards the sealed-off Gaza Strip.

Time is not right for Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit, says Kremlin

Berlin [Germany], June 4: The Russian government sees an early three-way meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald...

Syria's president Al Sharaa to deliver speech at UNGA

Damascus [Syria], June 4: Interim President Ahmed Al Sharaa will deliver Syria's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York in...

Russia's draft memorandum calls for Ukraine's neutrality, non-nuclear status

Moscow [Russia], June 3: Russia's draft memorandum presented during the recent talks in Istanbul includes provisions for Ukraine to adopt a neutral and non-nuclear status,...

Trade unions of Czech airline Smartwings declare strike alert

Prague [Czech Republic], June 3: Four unions of the Czech airline Smartwings declared a strike alert on Monday over poor management.

Transport logistic 2025 kicks off in Munich with focus on AI, digitalization

Munich [Germany], June 3: Transport logistic 2025, an international exhibition for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management, kicked off Monday in the southern German...

Dutch coalition talks stall over stricter asylum policy, gov't future uncertain

The Hague [Netherlands], June 3: Talks among the four Dutch ruling coalition parties on Monday failed to yield a breakthrough on asylum policy, casting doubt...

Italy celebrates Republic Day with various activities

Rome [Italy], June 3: Italy on Monday marked the 79th anniversary of its founding as a republic, with President Sergio Mattarella calling for peace and...

Ukrainian president, NATO chief meet in Vilnius

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the Bucharest Nine and...

Norway launches new scheme to attract researchers from outside Europe

Oslo [Norway], June 3: The Norwegian government on Monday announced the launch of a new scheme aimed at attracting experienced researchers from outside Europe to...

Ukraine, Russia make modest progress in Istanbul peace talks, agree on largest...

Istanbul [Turkey], June 3: Ukrainian and Russian delegations made modest but concrete progress in renewed peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, raising cautious hopes for...

5.9-magnitude quake hits Dodecanese Islands, Greece: GFZ

New York [US], June 3: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Dodecanese Islands, Greece at 23:17:28 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research...

South Koreans vote for new president today after martial law fallout

Seoul [South Korea], June 3: South Koreans are set to elect a new president on Tuesday to succeed Yoon Suk Yeol, whose surprise declaration of...

Ukraine, Russia still far apart after peace talks but agree prisoner swap

Istanbul [Turkey], June 3: A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only an agreement between...

Conservative Nawrocki wins close Polish presidential election

Warsaw [Poland], June 3: Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won a knife-edge vote to become Poland's next president, the electoral commission confirmed on Monday, after he...

Former German FM Baerbock elected president of UN General Assembly

New York [US], June 3: Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected president of the UN General Assembly with an overwhelming majority on Monday...

Israel's Gaza attacks kill 51 Palestinians

Gaza [Gaza City], June 3: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed and 503 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours,...

Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali's army

Bamako [Mali], June 3: An al-Qaeda linked group said it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of Boulikessi, and seized control of...

Six people injured in 'targeted terror attack' in US: FBI

Washington DC [US], June 3: Six people were injured in an incident that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called a "targeted terror attack"...