Migrant arrivals to Spain’s Canaries surge seven-fold so far this year
Madrid, Spain Reuters The number of migrants boarding rickety boats from West Africa and reaching Spain’s Canary Islands has risen seven-fold so far this year from the same period of 2023, Interior Ministry data showed on Friday. A total of 11,704 irregular migrants reached the Atlantic Ocean archipelago between 1st January and 15th February, compared […]
Egypt aborts controversial pyramid renovation plan
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Egypt has scuttled a controversial plan to reinstall ancient granite cladding on the pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three great pyramids of Giza, a committee formed by the country’s tourism minister said in a statement. Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced the plan last month, […]
Trump tells supporters his $US355 million fraud fine is election interference
Waterford Township, Michigan/Irmo, South Carolina, US Reuters Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the New York judge who ruled he must pay $US354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, telling thousands of supporters at a campaign rally the decision was an “election interference ploy.” Addressing supporters for the […]
Japan successfully launches next-generation H3 rocket after failure last year
Tokyo, Japan Reuters Japan successfully launched its new H3 flagship rocket on Saturday, putting its space programme back on track after multiple setbacks including the failure of the rocket’s inaugural flight last year. The launch also marks a second straight win for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) after its lunar lander, SLIM, achieved a […]
Tobago’s tourism, fishing hit as oil slick spreads across Caribbean
Sacborough, Tobago Reuters Nine days after a slick was first spotted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard, an oil leak from a capsized barge remains unplugged, according to first responders and authorities, prompting nations across the Caribbean to coordinate a response. The spill has spread miles from Tobago’s shore, the area first hit by the […]
Measles: Children most at risk as cases soar from Ethiopia to Yemen
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Zelenskiy urges leaders to send arms as “artificial” shortage helps Putin
Munich, Germany Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged allies at a global security conference on Saturday to plug an “artificial” shortage of weapons that is giving Russian forces the upper hand on the battlefield and said stalled US aid was imperative. Addressing the gathering of politicians, diplomats and military officials from around the world, who […]
Senegal’s Sall promises to hold delayed presidential vote as soon as possible
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday said he would fully abide by a court decision that overturned the postponement of the presidential election to December, pledging to hold consultations to organise the vote as soon as possible. A bill that pushed back the 25th February poll and plunged the country into electoral […]
Israel stages airstrikes across Gaza, makes arrests at hospital
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli forces carried out arrests in Gaza’s largest functioning hospital, health officials and the military said on Saturday, as airstrikes hit across the enclave and rain battered Palestinians taking shelter in Rafah. Israeli forces raided the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Thursday as they pressed their war on Hamas, the Palestinian […]
Navalny was struck down with “sudden death syndrome”, his mother was told at Russian prison
Kharp, Russia Reuters Alexei Navalny’s mother was told on Saturday that Russia’s most prominent opposition leader had been struck down by “sudden death syndrome” and that his body would not be handed over to the family until an investigation was completed, his team said. Navalny, a 47-year-old former lawyer, fell unconscious and died on Friday […]