Ukraine’s Zelenskiy and Turkish minister discuss Black Sea grain corridor
August 25, 2023 9:00 PM Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Kyiv on Friday, and discussed the Black Sea grain export deal that Russia quit…
Italy’s president calls for more legal migration to beat people trafficking
August 25, 2023 8:54 PM The European Union should allow more legal migration into its borders to stop people trafficking, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on Friday, amid a surge…
Wagner channels say Russian citizen arrested in Finland is top fighter
August 25, 2023 8:42 PM Social media channels linked to Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries said on Friday a top fighter in one of the group’s subunits had been detained in…
Dutch pick for EU climate job to face tough hearing
August 25, 2023 8:30 PM The Dutch nominee to run the European Union’s climate change portfolio is likely to face a tough hearing in the European Parliament to win the…
China’s cabinet approves guidelines to boost affordable housing amid property woes
August 25, 2023 8:24 PM China’s cabinet on Friday approved guidelines for planning and construction of affordable housing at a meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang, state media Xinhua news…
Russia, US agree additional US astronaut flight to ISS – Interfax
August 25, 2023 8:06 PM Russian and U.S. space authorities have agreed an additional flight for an American astronaut on board Russia’s Soyuz MS spacecraft, Interfax news agency said on…
Spanish police make record cocaine bust in Ecuadorean banana shipment
August 25, 2023 8:06 PM Spanish police have made a record cocaine seizure, finding 9.5 tonnes of the drug hidden among boxes of bananas in a shipping container from Ecuador…
Health of Thailand’s billionaire ex-PM Thaksin still a concern – doctor
August 25, 2023 7:54 PM Thailand’s billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was still being treated in hospital on Friday and his condition remained a concern, a senior doctor said, three…
Dutch supreme court: Israeli military immune from prosecution in Netherlands
August 25, 2023 7:30 PM The Dutch supreme court ruled on Friday that two Israeli former military commanders, including ex-defence minister Benny Gantz, are immune from civil prosecution in the…
Russian investigators confirm to family death of pilot of Prigozhin’s plane – source
August 25, 2023 7:30 PM Russian investigators have confirmed the death of the pilot of the plane which crashed with the loss of all on board including mercenary chief Yevgeny…