Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Europe

Lionel Messi announces retirement from international football

Messi missed a penalty in the shootout that decided the Copa América final and later said he would retire from international football Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football after missing in a penalty shootout as Argentina lost a...

Historic Brexit vote sends shockwave across Europe, Leaders call for unity

Britons have voted to leave the EU in a historic referendum, a result that has sent shockwave across Europe The historic decision by Britons to leave European Union, by a margin of 52% to 48%,  has sent shockwaves across Europe and...

Britain votes to leave the European Union, PM Cameron to resign

PM David Cameron to resign after UK votes to leave the EU in referendum that could seal the fate of the union. The United Kingdom has shocked the world by cutting ties with the European Union in a surprising result...

German police shoots down gunman outside movie theater, no one injured

German special forces have shot a man dead who stormed a cinema in Viernheim, near Frankfurt. FRANKFURT (Germany) — A masked, armed assailant attacked a multiplex movie theater in the German city of Viernheim on Thursday and took hostages before...

Global refugee population hits record 65 million – crisis worse than WWII

UNHCR Global Trends report finds 65.3 million people, or one person in 113, were displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution in 2015 The number of people displaced worldwide has hit a new record, with 65.3 million people forced...

Euro 2016: Violent fans clash with French police ahead of England-Russia match

England, France and Russia fans were involved in fresh violence in Marseilles that moved into a third day on Saturday. MARSEILLE, (France) — English and Russian soccer fans clashed with each other and French riot police in Marseille on Saturday ahead...

All you need to know about Euro 2016 Football Championship

France and Romania kick off the Euro 2016 tournament in Saint-Denis on Friday night Host: France Dates: 10 June to 10 July Euro 2016 kicks off tonight amid unprecedented security for a sporting event, with almost 100,000 French security forces drafted...

Global peace deteriorating as terrorism hits new all-time high

Global Peace Index records a historically less peaceful and more unequal world  World became less peaceful in the last year, reveals 2016 Global Peace Index (GPI). The Report shows growing global inequality in peace, with the most peaceful countries continuing to improve...

World’s longest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland

The new Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is the world’s longest train tunnel running at 57 km long under the Alps. It took 17 years to build and replaces Japan’s 53.9km Seikan tunnel The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel,...

Pakistan and Czech Republic to explore business prospects

Ambassador of Czech Republic highlighted the potential of CPEC at a meeting of Pak-Czech Business Council. He hoped Czech Prime Minister will soon visit Pakistan to enhance ties between two countries ISLAMABAD - Czech Republic is highly interested in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which...

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South Korea’s KAI signs $1.4 billion deal to launch mass production of homegrown KF-21 fighter jets

Nine years after the development of South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae began, the Korean government finalized a significant deal with Korea Aerospace Industries for the production of 20 fighter jets