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Danish PM postpones wedding because of EU summit

3:53 pm June 26, 2020

Copenhagen: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is postponing her wedding next month because of a European Union summit on the future of the bloc’s budget. “The Council meeting in Brussels takes place on the Saturday in July, where we had planned a wedding. Darn. But I have to take care of my work and take care of Denmark’s interests. So, we […]

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Turkey; 5 injured

8:58 pm June 25, 2020

Ankara: A moderately strong earthquake hit southeast Turkey on Thursday, causing damage to some homes and slightly injuring five people. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck the town of Ozalp, in Van province, near Turkey’s border with Iran, at a depth of 6.9 kilometers, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said. It was felt in neighboring provinces, HaberTurk news […]

Journalists accused of revealing secrets on trial in Turkey

11:24 pm June 24, 2020

Istanbul : Seven journalists went on trial on Wednesday, accused of revealing state secrets for their reports on the funeral of an intelligence officer who was killed in Libya. The journalists from Odatv news website, the pro-Kurdish newspaper Yeni Yasam and the nationalist daily Yenicag have been charged with violating national intelligence laws and revealing secret information. If convicted, […]

Italy enters strict 3-day lockdown over Easter

28 newly rescued migrants test positive for virus off Italy

8:41 pm June 24, 2020

Rome: Twenty-eight migrants who were rescued at sea have tested positive for the coronavirus, Sicily’s governor said Wednesday, suggesting a new complication in Italy’s efforts to manage waves of migrants smuggled across the Mediterranean from Libya. The positive tests represent the largest cluster yet among newly arrived migrants, after a handful of positive cases were recorded among […]

US citizens likely to be left out as Europe reopens borders

8:25 pm June 24, 2020

Brussels: Americans are unlikely to be allowed into Europe when the continent reopens its borders next week, due to how the coronavirus pandemic is flaring in the US and President Donald Trump’s ban on Europeans entering the United States. European nations appear on track to reopen their borders between each other by July 1, and their representatives […]