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The German government has pledged support to countries struggling with flooding that has hit Central Europe in recent days, with reports claiming 11 lives. “People in our neighbouring countries, our partners in Europe and our own people need to know that we are closely monitoring the situation and are ready to help,” a government spokesman […]

British Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is meeting Saudi Arabian officials on Monday. His trip comes ahead of the government’s International Investment Summit in October, where Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host 300 industry leaders “to boost investment in the UK.” Reynolds wants to strike a trade deal with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council in

The Hamas-run health authority in Gaza on Monday published a list of the names of nearly 35,000 Palestinians killed since Israel began its military operation in the area last October. A total of 34,344 victims are named in the 649-page list. The list counts the victims who died up to the end of August and

The possibility of a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in Israel’s northern border region is diminishing, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in a statement issued Monday. Following an overnight telephone conversation between Gallant and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin, Gallant’s office reported that the secretary told Austin that

The news ADDIS ABABA — Only 5.4% of high school students in Ethiopia passed university entrance exams this yearExperts say this is yet another sign that the education system is still reeling from major reforms implemented three years ago. Last year, only 3.3% of applicants passed the most important exam of all. The Ministry of

More casualties were reported across Central Europe on Monday as parts of Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic continued to be hit by severe flooding and more heavy rain was forecast. Among the latest victims are two elderly men who died in their homes in the flood-hit state of Lower Austria, which has been declared

(Bloomberg) — President Emmanuel Macron has nominated Stéphane Sejourne, France’s outgoing foreign minister, as the country’s new commissioner to the European Union, following the sudden resignation of Thierry Breton. Most read from Bloomberg “His commitment to Europe will allow him to fully support a sovereign agenda,” the French president’s office said, commenting on the new

The very first joint International Federation of Textile Manufacturers The annual conference and the International Apparel Federation Fashion Convention 2024 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, showed that the apparel industry is more innovative than the world thinks. The three-day event brought together visionaries, experts and start-ups all devising solutions to tackle the sector’s biggest problems. Plastic-based fibers

More than 270 prisoners are now missing, according to Nigerian authorities, who escaped from prison when a prison in the northeastern city of Maiduguri was damaged by heavy flooding. So far, seven have been re-arrested. The flooding was caused by the collapse of a dam after heavy rainfall. Hundreds of thousands of people in Maiduguri,

MAINZ, Germany — Police are investigating an explosion in the center of Cologne in western Germany. Germany on monday. The explosion occurred at the entrance to the Vanity nightclub in the Hohenzollernring area, one of Cologne’s main nightlife areas, around 5:50 a.m. local time, a police spokesman told NBC News. According to police, at least