The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has stated that the nation will spend $11.6 million to rebuild parts of the country hit by the September 8 earthquake.. The palace said that the funds would be used to rehouse affected people, reconstruct homes and restore infrastructure over a five-year period. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake killed more than …
Greece’s major trade unions have called for strikes in protest against a planned change in the labour law, which would likely cause nationwide restrictions in air and ferry traffic on Thursday. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative government plans to relax labour laws in various ways, including making working hours more flexible. They also include …
GREECE BRACES FOR NATIONWIDE STRIKE AS LABOUR LAW CHANGES SPARKS PROTEST Read More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets U-S President Joe Biden for the first time since being re-elected, in what promises to be a tense encounter between the two leaders. Concerned by Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reforms, Biden has withheld an invite to the White House and the pair will instead meet on the sidelines of the …
Buildings have caught fire in Sudan’s capital after heavy fighting between the army and rival forces. Videos posted online showed the iconic Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower engulfed in flames. Air strikes and ground battles have continued in Khartoum and other towns and cities since fighting broke out in April. Located near the River …
LANDMARK SKYSCRAPER IN KHARTOUM ENGULFED IN FLAMES Read More »
Three people have been killed in a helicopter crash in western Turkey during a firefighting operation to extinguish a forest fire, local media reported today. According to the report, the helicopter crashed on Saturday while the crew was trying to draw water from a dam in the western city of İzmir. One of the four …
THREE KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH DURING FIREFIGHTING IN TURKEY Read More »
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will begin a four-day visit to Russia for security talks today, his foreign ministry said. China and Russia are strategic allies, with both countries frequently touting their no limits partnership, and economic and military cooperation. China’s foreign ministry said in a statement today that Wang would hold strategic security consultations …
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI TO VISIT RUSSIA FOR SECURITY TALKS Read More »
Hong Kong and southern Chinese cities are battling widespread flooding as the region endures some of its heaviest rainfall on record. Today, streets and subway stations were underwater in Hong Kong as officials shut schools and workplaces. The weather bureau said the downpour, which began yesterday, is the biggest to hit the city in nearly …
HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHINA BATTLE WIDESPREAD FLOODING FROM RECORD RAINS Read More »
The United States slapped sanctions on top officials of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for a range of alleged murders and rights abuses, including the killing of the governor of West Darfur. The US Treasury sanctioned RSF senior commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Daglo and the brother of Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, leader of the paramilitary RSF. The …
UNITED STATES HITS SUDAN RAPID SUPPORT FORCES COMMANDERS WITH SANCTIONS FOR ATROCITIES Read More »
A new Russian drone strike has hit Ukrainian port facilities in the Izmail area on the River Danube, killing one person, the local governor says. Port and agricultural infrastructure was damaged in the overnight attack, according to Oleh Kiper, governor of the surrounding Odesa region. There was no immediate comment from Moscow on the reported …
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U.S. first lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a Group of 20 summit in India, the White House said. Biden’s 72-year-old wife, whose symptoms were described as mild, last had COVID in August of last year. …
