President Borut Pahor announced Wednesday that parliamentary elections will take place on April 24. As a result of political divisions in the small European Union nation, the right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa’s popularity will be put to the test. The earliest possible date in accordance with electoral law is chose by Borut Pahor. Differences in
Madagascar (AP) — After landing on the island east coast of Madagascar late Saturday, Cyclone Batsirai is pelting the island with torrential rains and powerful winds. According to the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management, there have been 45,000 people displaced by the tropical storm. According to the island’s meteorology department, the cyclone made
An agreement between the European Union and the United States has ended a decade-long trade dispute and will allow oyster, clam, mussel, and scallop trade to resume at the end of February. In 2011, due to a difference in regulatory standards, live mollusk trade had stopped between EU and U.S. Spain and the Netherlands will
The snowstorm that swept through northern Europe this weekend claimed the lives of at least four people, destroyed houses and vehicles, closed bridges, caused flooding and forced transport to halt, and left tens of thousands of people without electricity. The Nordic region was affected by Storm Malik on Sunday, with strong gusts of wind, heavy
Poland’s senior government officials indicated on Friday that the country had purchased sophisticated spy software developed by the Israeli firm NSO Group, but denied that it was being used against political opponents. As reported by the Associated Press, the hacking of the phones of government critics, including a senator who ran the election campaign for
Britain has granted another 23 licenses to French fishermen, a government spokesperson said Saturday. The news comes after a deadline set by Paris to resolve their post-Brexit battle over fishing rights and it is speculation as of yet how this will affect the relationship between England’s two countries. France has threatened legal action against London
The joint military operation by Burkina Faso and Niger has killed at least 100 extremists, according to officials. The armed forces of Burkina Faso and Niger have arrested 20 rebel suspects in the last two weeks, according to a joint statement released on Friday. The announcement came after investigators seized significant equipment from these criminals
On Wednesday evening, Seth Rogen appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he discussed recently attending Adele One Night Only. Much to his surprise, the actor found that a show of this magnitude is so much more than what one would expect when going into an event such as this. He revealed how
The leaders of Italy and France have signed a historic agreement to strengthen cooperation on defence. The goal is for this partnership to create one big European Union that can stand up against Russia or other outside forces, but it won’t be easy with so much at stake there already seems no stopping them! The
Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the Prime Minister of Iraq got a close save from three explosive drone attacks on his residence in Baghdad on Sunday. Attack explosions left several bodyguards injured. According to Iraqi security officials and militia sources, the attacks, assumed to be made by Iran-backed militia as a result of pro-Iran groups were rigged out
President Biden appealed to the delegates of the UN Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland to restrain arguments and do something positive as “there’s no more time to hang back or sit on the fence or argue among ourselves.” Biden also mentioned that the U.S. will reduce carbon emissions by 50%-52% with respect to 2005
The White House is making a suitable plan to pay millions of dollars compensation to illegal immigrant families separated at the US-Mexico border in 2018 during the “Zero Tolerance” policy of the Trump era. The Justice Department, Homeland Security & Health & Human Services are considering the amount to be paid to each family. American
