Rome, Sep 25 (EFE).- Italians headed to polls on Sunday to vote in decisive elections that could deliver the most far-right government since WWII with the victory Giorgia Meloni, who would become the first woman to hold the country’s top post. About 51 million Italians are eligible to vote, including 2.7 million first time voters, … Read more
Rome, Sep 24 (EFE).- Italy’s political leaders wrapped up their campaigns ahead of decisive elections Sunday which is likely to bring to power the most right-wing government since the end of WWII. Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni is the favorite to to win the election, according to polls. Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, … Read more
Moscow, Sep 23 (EFE).- Voting began in the Russia-controlled parts of eastern and southern Ukraine on Friday for the referendums to join Russia that the international community has condemned as illegitimate. The voting in Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions will continue until Tuesday. Galina Katiuschenko, the electoral commission head in the Zaporizhzhia region, told the Russian … Read more
By Mario Villar United Nations, Sep 22 (EFE).- Russia deserves “just punishment” for its invasion of Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the United Nations General Assembly in an impassioned speech. In a pre-recorded address late Wednesday, the Ukrainian leader called for greater military support from the international community just hours after Russia’s Vladimir Putin announced … Read more
By Amjad Ali Islamabad, Sep 21 (EFE).- Pakistan is on the brink of an impending second disaster as dengue fever outbreak and water-borne infections have claimed nearly 320 lives, following the deadliest flooding in decades that has killed some 1,600 people. Experts have warned of a severe health crisis due to the spread of water-borne … Read more
Moscow, Sep 21 (EFE).- Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday announced the partial mobilization of the military in a possible escalation of tensions as he accused the West of engaging in a nuclear blackmail over the Ukrainian conflict. In a televised speech to the nation, Putin said he had signed the decree on the partial mobilization … Read more
United Nations, Sep 20 (EFE).- The annual United Nations General Assembly started this Tuesday with a dire warning from its secretary-general Antonio Guterres, who said the world was becoming more fractured and unequal. In his opening speech, Guterres said that the world was “in peri and paralyzed,” and demanded the heads of state and government … Read more
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Ukraine, Sep 20 (EFE).- Ukraine’s energy system faces a difficult winter amid the ongoing threat of Russia’s deliberate attacks on key infrastructure and underfunding due to plummeting industrial energy consumption. According to the latest government figures, Ukraine has accumulated 2.2 million tonnes (24.2 million US tons) of coal and 13.5 billion … Read more
Tokyo, Sep 20 (EFE).- Typhoon Nanmadol damaged a Japanese aerospace agency facility as it moved across the archipelago on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding more than 100, according to officials. NHK public broadcaster reported that a wall was damaged at a Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency’s space center on the island of Tanegashima, south … Read more
By David Ramiro Madrid, Sep 19 (EFE).- Spanish Formula One driver Carlos Sainz is relishing his second season at Ferrari, which he says is a dream come true for any race driver, but he has already set his sights on fighting for the title in 2023. Despite his youth at 28, Sainz is already a … Read more
London, Sep 19 (EFE).- The United Kingdom bid farewell to its longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, as the nation came to a pause Monday for a historic state funeral attended by members of the royal family and a host of British and foreign dignitaries in a service broadcast the world over. The queen’s coffin, draped … Read more
Brussels, Sep 18 (EFE).- The European Union took a step closer to drastically reducing Hungary’s access to EU funds in response to the nation’s continual disregard for the principles of the rule of law and accusations of systemic corruption. The proposal from the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, would withhold an estimated 7.5 billion … Read more