NATO allies rule out sending troops to Ukraine as Russia rebukes Macron
Berlin, Germany/Moscow, Russia Reuters The United States and key European allies said on Tuesday they had no plans to send ground troops to Ukraine, after France hinted at the possibility, and the Kremlin warned that any such move would inevitably lead to conflict between Russia and NATO. French President Emmanuel Macron had said on Monday […]
Biden, key Western leaders urge Israel to protect civilians
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USReuters Leaders of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Britain on Sunday underscored their support for Israel and its right to defend itself, but also urged it to adhere to international humanitarian law and protect civilians. In a joint statement issued after a virtual meeting on the ongoing war between […]
Western group to ask UN body to investigate Sudan atrocities – document
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The United States, Britain, Norway and Germany plan to submit a motion to the UN Human Rights Council to set up an investigation into alleged atrocities in Sudan, a draft motion showed on Friday. Bloodshed, violence and displacement have escalated since fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted in […]
Sierra Leone election observers flag “statistical inconsistencies”
Dakar, SenegalReuters European election observers in Sierra Leone said there were “statistical inconsistencies” in the presidential results published by the electoral commission, which declared President Julius Maada Bio the winner of Saturday’s vote. The European Union Election Observation Mission called on the commission on Wednesday to promptly publish disaggregated results data per polling station to […]
G7 tightens Russia sanctions, looks to cut China trade reliance
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters Leaders of the world’s richest democracies acted on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be issued after their talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima stressed the need to reduce reliance on trade with China. The Group of Seven leaders, to be joined this weekend by Ukrainian […]
Record outbreaks: Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop “war” on poultry
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Britain criticises “erosion of freedoms” in Hong Kong, draws rebuke from China
London, UK Reuters Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese Government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony, drawing an angry response from China. The criticism was contained in the government’s latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong, […]
Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles
Athens, Greece Reuters Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles. Britain and Greece recently began fresh talks over a possible deal to end the long-running dispute. Greece has repeatedly asked the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old […]
Taliban-led Afghan administration suspends women from universities; two detained Americans released
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher education ministry on Tuesday suspended access to universities by female students until further notice, drawing strong condemnation from the United States, Britain and the United Nations. A letter, confirmed by a spokesperson for the higher education ministry, instructed Afghan public and private universities to suspend access to female students immediately, […]
Major UN powers question Pacific islanders’ call for nuclear legacy help
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Nuclear powers have criticized an effort led by the Marshall Islands at the United Nations to seek help on dealing with the consequences of nuclear testing, sources following the talks involving countries including the United States, Britain, Russia, India and China told Reuters. Pacific islanders, who are particularly threatened by rising sea levels […]