Brussels is closely following the current developments with student protests in Serbia and urged all sides to refrain from violence, European Commission spokesman Guillaume Mercier said on Monday. Serbians, mostly young people and students, have been protesting in Belgrade, Novi Sad and other major cities for about two months now. They are demanding justice for…
British Airways plans to resume flights from London to Tel Aviv on April 5, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas. Israeli news portal Arutz Sheva reported on Monday that the airline announced in Oct. 2024 that it would suspend flights to Tel Aviv until the end of March 2025. The airline…
Eleven people were injured when a transport vessel collided with a ferry on the Elbe river in the northern German port city of Hamburg, the fire brigade said on Monday. One person sustained life-threatening injuries, a spokesman said near the scene of the accident. The vessels collided near the Köhlbrand bridge in south-western Hamburg at…
Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, amid the strongest public rebukes of the policy Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, who previously led a team of negotiators at the Taliban’s political office in Doha before U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, said in a speech at…
China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire. According to the ministry, the ceasefire began on Saturday halting fighting near the border of both countries. During a regular news briefing, the ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that the…
Organisers of the West Africa LPG Expo 2025 have announced plans to bring together global and regional energy leaders to accelerate West Africa’s clean energy transition. Mr Jeffrey Leung, Director of the LPG Expo, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos Leung said that the expo, scheduled to hold in March, in Lagos,…
The first 90 Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal were freed hours after an agreement took effect on Sunday. This is to halt the fighting that has devastated the coastal territory; local media cited Israeli authorities as confirming. Local media outlets, including the Times of Israel,…
Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as president of the United States in Washington on Monday, returning to the White House for a second term four years after his initial re-election bid ended in defeat. Trump, a Republican, will replace outgoing President Joe Biden in the top U.S. political office at noon (1900…
Donald Trump is billed to take the oath of office today and return the White House, an office he left four years ago in chaotic fashion when he struggled to concede defeat after he was defeated by the outgoing President Joe Biden. However, a determined Republican Trump came back and swept to victory in the…
Three female hostages released by Hamas have been reunited with their mothers. The freed hostages are Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force at 0915 GMT after a delay. No fewer than 90 Palestinian prisoners were due to go free on Sunday. Aid trucks have started crossing…
