Globaltimes

Italy lets minors, the sick off rescue boat

Italy let minors and sick people off a ­German-flagged rescue vessel on Sunday but refused to let 35 male adult migrants off, to the rejected su…

Maltese teens receive China’s ‘Junior Cultural Ambassadors’ awards

Two Maltese teenagers were presented with awards at the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation

Life in the abyss

Cloaked in darkness and mystery, the creatures of the deep oceans exist in a world of unlikely profusion, surviving on scant food and under pres…

NATO talks on expansion to continue after summit

Discussions between Turkey, Finland and Sweden about the Nordic countries’ NATO membership will continue and an alliance summit in Madrid next w…

Greek actress champions cultural preservation

For Lydia Koniordou, a renowned Greek actress and former Greek minister of culture and sports, cultural preservation is essential to help people…

Pope declares 10 new Catholic saints

Pope Francis on Sunday declared 10 people saints of the Roman Catholic Church, including an anti-Nazi Dutch priest murdered in the Dachau concen…

Sunken tanker poses major risk

Donor countries on Wednesday pledged more than $30 million to help prevent an aging oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic oil sp…

UN envoy makes first trip to Yemen capital following cease-firee

UN special envoy Hans Grundberg started his first visit to Yemen’s rebel-held capital Monday, following an April 2 cease-fire that the country’s…

Central govt supports Macao in leveraging its role as platform linking China, Portuguese-speaking countries: Premier Li

Macao is a bridge connecting China and Portuguese-speaking countries and the central government supports the Special Administrative Region to be…

EU to cut funds for Poland over unpaid fine

The European Commission said Tuesday it would take the unprecedented step of tapping into EU funding earmarked for Poland to collect a fine impo…

Move follows controversy over Macron’s comments

France

Lithuanian govt beset with domestic crisis despite US lip service

Although the US has repeatedly voiced its support for Lithuania, the country is beset with difficulties at home as a latest poll indicates that…

Bahia state hit with floods as heavy downpours continue

Two dams gave way in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia after weeks of heavy rains, swamping already swollen local rivers as flooding hit…

China not blocking Lithuanian goods, but firms consider cutting ties amid rising anger

Chinese customs and industry insiders on Monday refuted some EU officials’ claims that Chinese customs are not clearing products from Lithuania…

Tens of thousands protest curbs

Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Europe Saturday as anger mounted over fresh COVID-19 restrictions imposed against a resur…

People perform demonstration of ancient wine making at autumn fair in Romania

People perform demonstration of ancient wine making at autumn fair in Romania

France rescues more migrants trying to sail to the UK

French authorities rescued more than 100 migrants Wednesday seeking to sail to England in four separate boats that officials said got into troub…

Total expenditure reports largest y-o-y increase since 2009 financial crisis

Military expenditure worldwide rose to nearly $2 trillion in 2020, defying the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers said on Mon…