EU flags ‘deep worries’ over Turkey’s human rights stance, praises approach to Syrian refugees after ‘frank’ talks with Erdogan
The EU has warned Turkey against backsliding on human rights issues while praising its acceptance…More
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Dutch police detain suspect over thefts of Van Gogh & Frans Hals paintings from museums shuttered by coronavirus
Police in the Netherlands have arrested a suspect linked to two separate heists of paintings…More
‘Opportunity should not be wasted’: Iran envoy urges US follow through on Biden pledge as indirect nuclear deal talks kick off
Indirect talks have begun in Vienna between Iran and the US in an attempt to…More
4 reported killed as fire sweeps through Chinese shopping mall, sending column of smoke towering above city (VIDEO)
Four people have reportedly died and two were injured after a fire broke out at…More
New Delhi imposes nighttime curfew amid rising Covid-19 cases
The Indian capital New Delhi introduced a nighttime curfew on Tuesday, banning citizens from going…More
Suez Canal Authority considering expanding southern channel, chairman says in wake of Ever Given debacle
The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority has said the state-owned organization, which controls the…More
‘With caution – more freedom’: Germany’s first region swaps some lockdown restrictions for more rigorous testing
Germany’s western region of Saarland has relaxed some of its Covid-19 lockdown rules in exchange…More
‘Question of discrimination’: WHO dismisses Covid passports, as governments consider them to reopen travel
The World Health Organization (WHO) has rejected the use of Covid passports over fairness concerns…More
Fears of oil spill in North Sea as Dutch cargo ship evacuated, left adrift off Norwegian coast
A Dutch cargo ship could cause an oil spill in the North Sea after it…More
Another giant vessel gets briefly stranded in Suez Canal, one week after Ever Given freed from waterway
The M/T Rumford found itself stranded in a narrow section of the Suez Canal on…More