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'Schengen backbone for EU's internal market; facilitates lives of 450 million people,' European Commission says

'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 Peter's Basilica ahead of funeral

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 'economic extortion'

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 buildings

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 amid measles outbreak

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 - how British women writers shaped the world

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

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 forecast

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

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 ceasefire: Zelensky

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

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 2024

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 on U.S. tariffs and defense

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 far-right rock music

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

'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

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

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 burns in Russia

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 delivery

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

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 son's birth, says wife

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, plan for funeral

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 funeral on Saturday

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 media age limits as election nears

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 Rwanda seeks to consolidate memorial sites

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 Somalia

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 in western state

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...