Zelenskiy says he visits military command post near Ukraine’s eastern frontline
KYIV, Sept 30 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited a military command post near the eastern frontline on Wednesday and praised what he said were gains against Russian forces during…
US ceasefire plan for Sudan could lead to Libya-style partition, adviser says
Sept 30 – A US ceasefire proposal to pause Sudan’s civil war could push the country towards a Libya-style partition in its current form, a top adviser to Sudan’s army-led…
Russia says European arms factories supplying Ukraine are potential military targets for Moscow
MOSCOW, Sept 30 – Factories in Europe producing arms for Ukraine are legitimate and potential military targets for Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Read More
Spain orders probe after rights group alleges troops abused migrants in Ceuta
MADRID, Sept 29 – Spain’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had alerted prosecutors to an Amnesty International report alleging the military tortured or mistreated migrants in Ceuta, and ordered…
Protesters camped out across Spain demand passage of housing measures
MADRID, Sept 30 – Thousands of protesters camped out on Madrid’s main square and in other Spanish cities demanded on Wednesday that parliament swiftly approve new measures to protect tenants…
France, Britain in talks to end ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal
PARIS, Sept 30 – France and Britain are in talks to end their “one in, one out” migration deal, a French interior ministry source said on Wednesday. Read More
Viruses run rampant across Havana as water, power fails
HAVANA, Sept 30 – Cuban housewife Yuamilka Hechavarria was asleep last Tuesday when water rushed into the cistern of the crumbling tenement where she lives in old Havana. Read More
Hungarian appeals court cuts German activist’s jail term to seven years
BUDAPEST, Sept 30 – A Hungarian appeals court on Wednesday reduced the prison sentence of a German citizen convicted for assaulting suspected far-right sympathisers in Budapest in 2023 to seven…
South Africa summons US ambassador again over ‘undiplomatic conduct,’ official says
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 30 – South Africa’s foreign affairs ministry called in US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III on Tuesday for a third time over what it described as “undiplomatic conduct,”…
Veteran white politician nicknamed ‘grandmother’ shakes up Johannesburg mayor race
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 30 – A 75-year-old white politician nicknamed “gogo”, meaning grandmother, is running for mayor of Johannesburg in a high-stakes November race that analysts say could reshape South Africa’s…