France hoping tourism revenue to rise to 67 billion euros in 2023
August 29, 2023 6:42 PM France is hoping to get up to 67 billion euros ($72.42 billion)worth of revenues from foreign tourists in 2023, beating last year’s figure of 58…
Man suspected of sending drone parts to Russia – German prosecutor
August 29, 2023 6:15 PM A German-Russian national is under arrest on suspicion of exporting components used by Russia in the production of military hardware, Germany’s prosecutor general said on…
Russia says it downs Ukrainian drone over Black Sea
August 29, 2023 6:15 PM A Russian military jet destroyed a Ukrainian drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, Russia’s defence ministry said without providing any other details. REUTERS Read…
Ukrainian children fall behind with no let-up in attacks on schools-UNICEF
August 29, 2023 6:15 PM Persistent wartime attacks on schools in Ukraine mean that only about a third of school-age children there are attending classes fully in person and many…
Britain delays post-Brexit border checks on EU goods till 2024
August 29, 2023 6:10 PM The British government will delay imposing full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union by a further three months, it said on Tuesday,…
Kremlin says Pope’s comments on Russian history are ‘very gratifying’
August 29, 2023 5:39 PM The Kremlin on Tuesday described as “very gratifying” comments by Pope Francis urging young Russians to remember their history, saying that the Russian state had…
Russia’s Putin won’t attend Prigozhin funeral – Kremlin
August 29, 2023 5:06 PM Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.…
Kremlin says Luna-25 failure ‘nothing terrible’
August 29, 2023 5:06 PM The Kremlin on Tuesday said that the failure of Russia’s Luna-25 mission to the Moon earlier this month was “nothing terrible” and that the main…
Pope had no intention to glorify Russian imperialism – Vatican
August 29, 2023 5:00 PM Pope Francis had no intention of glorifying past Russian imperialism in a speech last week to Russian youths that has come under fire in Ukraine,…
Japan says it may take China to WTO over Fukushima-driven seafood import ban
August 29, 2023 4:44 PM Japan threatened on Tuesday to take China to the World Trade Organization to seek a reversal of Beijing’s ban on all of its seafood imports…