Zelenskyy to brief EU heads at Cyprus informal meeting in person, CNA learns
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to brief in person the EU heads of state or government at the informal meeting taking place in Cyprus on Thursday and Friday, CNA has learnt. Competent sources told CNA on Wednesday that the Ukrainian…
Croatian Bureau of Statistics revises 2025 GDP growth up to 3.4%
ZAGREB, 22 April (Hina) -Croatia’s economy grew by 3.4% in 2025, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday, revising up its initial estimate of 3.2% published in late February. In the fourth quarter, GDP growth was revised to 3.9%…
Book launch for Verizhnikova and Niami’s ‘Macedonian Lexicography’ at Miladinov Brothers City Library
Skopje, 22 April 2026 (MIA) — A book launch for Elena Verizhnikova and Emil Niami’s “Macedonian Lexicography: Achievements and Perspectives” (Mi-An, 2025) will be held at Miladinov Brothers City Library at 7 pm. The launch will take place in the…
Bánffy Castle in Rascruci honoured with 2026 European Heritage / Europa Nostra Award
The Bánffy Castle in Rascruci, Cluj County, is among the winners of the European Heritage Awards – Europa Nostra 2026, the Cluj County Council (CJ) announced. The county authority is also encouraging supporters and heritage enthusiasts to vote for the…
Crosetto warns of danger of Iranian terrorist sleeper cells
Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Thursday that, while he did not expect Italy to come under direct attack from Iran following the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, Iranian terrorist groups could pose a threat. “Direct attacks on…
Drone hits Baghdad hotel where Italian troops were staying
Adrone hit a Baghdad hotel where Italian troops were staying late on Monday, sources said, adding that the Italian military personnel were not injured. It is the latest in a series of scares for Italian troops deployed in the Middle…
Italy ‘won’t be intimidated’ after attack on base in Kuwait
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Italy will not be intimidated after a drone attack on an airbase in Kuwait destroyed a Italian military remotely piloted aircraft on Sunday as Iran continues to lash out in response to…
Italy, Germany, Belgium convene video call on energy and simplification
The governments of Italy, Germany, and Belgium have convened a video conference meeting of European leaders on Tuesday to discuss EU simplification and the energy situation following the price rises caused by the conflict in the Middle East, sources said….
Govt kept its promise by delivering naval-blockade power says Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni said her government had kept its promise to the Italian people after it presented a bill on Wednesday with measures aimed at combatting illegal immigration, including powers that will make it possible for the authorities to impose…
Four members of same family killed by carbon-monoxide poisoning
Four members of the same family died of carbon-monoxide poisoning on Wednesday in their home in the province of Lucca town of Rughi. The victims were a 48-year-old man, a 43-year-old woman and the couple’s two children, a 22-year-old man…
Storms continue to pound southern Italy after causing havoc, huge damage
A wave of storms that has been battering southern Italy for days, causing havoc and massive damage, continued unabated on Wednesday, with Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria hit especially hard by ‘Cyclone Harry’. “It looks like a war bulletin,” said Danilo…
Important to keep up pressure on ‘bogged down’ Russia says Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni said it is important to keep up the pressure on Moscow in order to reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine as she reported to the Lower House on Wednesday before this week’s EU summit….
