LONDON, United Kingdom (AA) — Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, announced Friday that he is relinquishing his royal titles and honors, including the Duke of York, following persistent allegations linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew said the decision was ma...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan ranks among the five fastest-growing economies in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), according to the World Bank’s latest Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: Jobs and Prosperity, released this week. The report projects Uzbekistan’s GDP to grow by 6.2% in 2025 and 6% in 2026, placing it alongside the Ky...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Nearly one in three children in Europe and Central Asia experience physical punishment at home, and up to two in three face psychological aggression, according to a new UNICEF report released on October 13. The report, titled “Where We Live and Learn: Violence Against Children in Europe and Central Asia,” describe...
ANKARA (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France will intensify its humanitarian assistance to Gaza following the recent Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt. Speaking to reporters at the airport after the summit, Macron welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release of 20 Israeli hostages. He said aid d...
ISTANBUL (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Monday that they will be involved in every stage of the Gaza ceasefire plan. “France will be involved in every stage of (US) President (Donald) Trump’s (Gaza ceasefire) plan, alongside the Arab partners it helped mobilize,” Macron said through the US social media compa...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — Iraq and Sweden signed a wide-ranging security memorandum of understanding on Friday to enhance joint efforts against transnational organized crime and improve coordination in law enforcement, according to Iraq’s Interior Ministry. The agreement was formalized in Stockholm by Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Sha...
PARIS, France (MNTV) — A court outside Paris will begin the trial of Dr. Dilnur Reyhan, a prominent French-Uyghur scholar and president of the European Uyghur Institute, on October 13 over charges of “degradation of property belonging to others.” The case stems from a protest held in September 2022 at a Paris-area music festival, where [&helli...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (MNTV) — Hungarian novelist and essayist László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for what the Swedish Academy described as his “compelling and visionary” body of work that reaffirms the transformative power of art even in moments of terror. The Academy’s phrase “even in moments of terror” refe...
OVIEDO, Spain (MNTV) – Spain’s parliament on Wednesday approved a government decree formalizing a complete arms embargo on Israel, as part of a broader sanctions package introduced in response to the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza. The decree, described by Madrid as one of the toughest in Europe, bans all exports and imports of defense [&hell...
PARIS (AA) – France’s outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Wednesday that President Emmanuel Macron could name a new head of government within the next 48 hours, following Lecornu’s resignation earlier this week. Speaking to France 2 television, Lecornu said he had held consultations with several political parties over the past two d...
