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Concern mounts in EU over COVID-19 Delta variant
Jul 27, 2021 06:27More and more people in the EU are congregating indoors. The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading like wildfire in countries like France and Spain.
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COVID restrictions trigger mass protests in several Western countries
Jul 25, 2021 08:27Protesters have staged huge rallies against COVID-19 restrictions in several countries around the world as governments move to make vaccination mandatory.
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Refugee boat sinks off Turkey with 45 on board
Jul 23, 2021 09:03A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey, prompting the coast guard to launch a search and rescue mission, the Turkish defense ministry said Friday.
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China slams Chinese Taipei’s plan to open embassy in Lithuania
Jul 20, 2021 11:02China has slammed a plan by Chinese Taipei to open an embassy in Lithuania, urging Vilnius to respect Chinese sovereignty over the self-ruled island.
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Floods leave at least 126 dead in Europe
Jul 16, 2021 11:27The death toll from devastating floods in Europe has soared to at least 126 on Friday, most in western Germany where emergency responders were frantically searching for missing people.
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Report: Fringe European states warming ties with Syria despite general EU policy
Jul 12, 2021 06:20A new report says some European countries are warming their ties with Syria after President Bashar al-Assad won the May 2021 presidential election.
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Spokesman derides anti-Iran circus in Europe arranged by MKO terrorists
Jul 11, 2021 02:05The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry lashed out at certain Western politicians, including former US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, for selling themselves cheap for a Europe-hosted circus organized by the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group.
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WHO sounds alarm on Euro 2020 as COVID cases rise again in Europe
Jul 02, 2021 01:13The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for better monitoring of Euro 2020 football matches as COVID cases rise again in Europe, fueled by the deadly Delta variant that is racing around the globe.
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WHO chief says vaccine inequality has caused ‘two-track pandemic’
Jun 08, 2021 07:07World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says vaccine inequality between rich and poor countries has created “a two-track pandemic.”
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Several European countries to reopen embassies in Damascus in near future
Jun 01, 2021 07:13Western diplomatic sources in Syria say they expect a number of European countries to reopen diplomatic missions in Damascus in the “near future” after President Bashar al-Assad won a landslide re-election victory last week.