News archive of November 2024

MINSK - Serbian Deputy PM Aleksandar Vulin and Secretary of the State Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich met in Minsk on Friday.

Vulin and Volfovich agreed that Serbia and Belarus were free and brotherly countries and that the friendship between Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Alexander Lukashenko especially contributed to the good relations.

Desperation continues to grow in some parts of Valencia on Friday, which have been isolated since devastating floods hit on Tuesday, leaving at least 205 people dead.

Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles admitted that some areas remain inaccessible three days after the storm.

Greece experienced an extreme drought this October, with many regions receiving no rainfall, and most areas recording less than 10% of the average rainfall over the past 15 years. 

A year after the devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel in Thessaly, Greece is now grappling with prolonged dry conditions causing significant problems.

On Saturday 26 October 2024, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the newly established Parish of Sts. Demetrios and Nestor in Örebro, Sweden, assisted by the Very Rev. Archimandrite Fr. Bartholomew Iatridis, Parish Priest of the St. George Cathedral in Stockholm, the Rev. Presbyter Fr.

Kamala Harris on Oct. 31 slammed Donald Trump for "very offensive" remarks about women as she pressed her case that his misogyny has no place in 21st century America, just days ahead of a nail-biter election.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (L) and Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) pose following a signing ceremony at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2024.

Japan and the European Union announced a sweeping new security and defense partnership in Tokyo on Nov. 1, which EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hailed as a historic and "very timely" step.

Türkiye will reiterate its commitment to further enhancing its ties with Africa in a more institutional manner at a key summit slated for Djibouti, where its top diplomat will meet with colleagues from 14 African nations.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met on Thursday with the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Emanuele Giaufret, who presented to her the European Commission's 2024 annual report on Serbia.

Brnabic said she expected chapters in Cluster 3 of Serbia's EU accession talks to be opened in line with recommendations.

Five Bulgarian citizens were initially reported missing following recent floods in Valencia, Spain, confirmed the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as reported by OFFNews. Later, the families of four of those individuals reported they were found safe and unharmed, leaving one Bulgarian still unaccounted for.

North Korea has declared its unwavering support for Russia in the Ukraine conflict, with Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui stating in Moscow that North Korea would remain committed to Russia until it achieves victory.