At least eight people, including three teenagers, were killed by security forces during protests in Sudan on Saturday, the deadliest day since the October 25 coup, a pro-democracy doctors’ union said today. Two protesters were killed Sunday night and early today, the union said, adding that the death toll in Saturday’s protests had risen to […]
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Poland: Immigrants gather at an outpost on the border with Belarus
LAST UPDATE: 14.25 Crowds of migrants gathered at a closed outpost on the border between Poland and Belarus, according to video footage released by the border guards and the Polish army. “More and more groups of migrants are being sent to the Kuznitsa border post by Belarusian forces,” the defense ministry said on Twitter. Videos […]
Britain: The booster vaccination campaign will be extended to citizens aged 40 to 49
The boosted coronavirus vaccination campaign in Britain is set to extend to people aged 40 to 49, officials said today in a bid to boost the population’s declining immunity ahead of the colder winter months. At present, all citizens over the age of 50, belonging to vulnerable groups and first-line health workers, have the right […]
Iran has invited the IAEA chief to visit the country
Tehran announced today that it had invited the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit Iran and meet with the Iranian foreign minister, after Rafael Grossi expressed concern about the lack of contacts with Iranian officials. “Grossi has been invited to travel to Tehran. A date has been set and we are […]
The cube has been rolled: The EU-27 is expanding the scope of sanctions against Belarus
The EU is expanding the scope of sanctions against the Belarussian authorities to deal with hybrid attacks and the instrumentalization of migrants, according to a Council statement. The communiqué states that the Council today amended the sanctions regime in view of the situation on the EU – Belarus border, in order to be able to […]
Afghanistan: Taliban Operation Against Islamic State in Kandahar Province
The Taliban today launched an operation against several hideouts of the local branch of the Islamic State in the province of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, a police source said. The operation against Islamic State of Khorasan began around midnight in four parts of the province and continued into the morning, Kandahar police chief Abdul Ghafar […]
Philippines: For the first time since March 2020, some schools have opened in the country today
Thousands of children in the Philippines returned to their classes today for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic under a pilot school reopening program. At a time when schools in almost every country in the world have reopened, in part or in full, the Philippines has been closed since March 2020. […]
Coronavirus: Infection rate reaches new high in Germany – Stricter measures planned
The rate of infections in Germany has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to figures released today, as the three parties in talks to form a new government plan to extend measures to tackle the pandemic. The seven-day incidence rate – the number of people per 100,000 infected in […]
Iraq: Organizes a first Iraqi repatriation flight on Thursday
The Iraqi government announced on Thursday that it would launch a first flight on a “voluntary basis” for the repatriation of Iraqi migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland. “Iraq will make a first flight for those wishing to return voluntarily on the 18th of this month,” Belarus said in a statement issued Friday […]
Russia ” alarming military activity ‘at focus of Blinken-Lendrian debate
US and French foreign ministers Anthony Blinken and Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed “worrying Russian military activity” around Ukraine on Saturday, following the deployment of strong Russian forces on the Russian-Ukrainian border. They referred to “reports of disturbing Russian military activity in and near Ukraine” and recalled their “steel commitment to the protection of Ukraine’s national […]
