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'Schengen backbone for EU's internal market; facilitates lives...
Brussels [Belgium], April 24: The European Commission has published its annual State of Schengen report as the EU gets ready...

Pope Francis' body to be taken to St...
Rome [Italy], April 24: Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to pay their final respects to...

US calls EU fines on Apple and Meta...
Washington [US], April 24: The White House said on Wednesday that fines on Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab and Meta...

Powerful earthquake shakes Istanbul, dozens hurt jumping from...
Istanbul [Turkey], April 24: More than 150 people were injured when they jumped from buildings in Istanbul on Wednesday as...

Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids...
Washington [US], April 24: Dr. Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month...

Feature: A room, a voice, a legacy -...
London [UK], April 23: From Jane Austen to Mary Shelley, and from Agatha Christie to J.K. Rowling, some of the...

Spanish PM announces defense budget rise
Madrid [Spain], April 23: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday announced that the country will increase spending on security...

Baltic economies see mixed outlook in IMF's latest...
Riga [Latvia], April 23: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slightly lowered Latvia's economic growth forecast for 2025, according to...

Romania's employment rate sees modest rise in 2024
Bucharest [Romania], April 23: Romania's employment rate for people aged 20-64 rose to 69.5 percent in 2024, marking an increase...

Ukraine ready for talks in "any format" after...
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 23: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Kiev is prepared to engage in talks in any...

IMF projects moderate growth for Greek economy
Athens [Greece], April 23: Greece's economy is expected to maintain moderate growth over the next two years, with the International...

Greece unveils support measures following fiscal surplus in...
Athens [Greece], April 23: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday announced a 1-billion-euro (1.14 billion U.S. dollars) package of...

Bank of Finland chief urges unified EU stance...
Helsinki [Finland], April 23: Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn on Tuesday emphasized the necessity for Europe to adopt a...

Man given prison sentence in Germany for violent...
Berlin [Germany], April 23: The main defendant has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison in a...

'Major' coup plot foiled: Burkina Faso army
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], April 23: Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader...

Israeli attack kills al-Jamaa al-Islamiya leader in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], April 23: A top commander of the armed wing of the Lebanese party al-Jamaa al-Islamiya has been killed...

Iran-US nuclear talks postponed until Saturday
Tehran [Iran], April 23: Expert-level Iran-US nuclear talks that were supposed to take place on Wednesday will be moved to...

Russian drone attacks hit Ukraine as munitions depot...
Moscow [Russia], April 23: Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa overnight, according to...

Turkish opposition leader asks Germany to clear Eurofighter...
Istanbul [Turkey], April 23: Imprisoned Turkish opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu has appealed to the future German government not to block...

Putin discusses US-Iran nuclear talks with Omani leader
Moscow [Russia], April 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed Iran's nuclear programme with the visiting leader of Oman, Sultan...

Palestinian activist detained in US denied release for...
New York [US], April 23: Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who has been detained in the United States pending his...

Cardinals to meet after death of Pope Francis,...
Washington DC [US], April 23: Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis' funeral, which leaders from...

Pope Francis' body to lie in state before...
Washington DC [US], April 23: Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals...

Australian leaders vow to stand firm on social...
Canberra [Australia], April 23: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he expects to receive pressure from social media giants to ease...

Remains of over 4,000 genocide victims reburied as...
Kigali [Rwanda], April 22: Remains of up to 4,209 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi were given a...

UN agency opens migration response center in northern...
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 22: The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, has officially inaugurated the Migration Response...

Sudanese gov't okays building UN logistical supply bases...
Khartoum [Sudan], April 22: The Sudanese government announced Monday that it has agreed to build UN logistical supply bases in...