Costa Rica’s Grynspan narrowly leads informal UN chief poll, sources say
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18 – An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the…
Saudi Aramco will not supply European oil refiners with crude in October: Sources
Saudi Arabia was forced to shut its East-West pipeline last week after it was attacked by drones. Read More
Red Cross says no access to Ukrainian POWs in two years
GENEVA, Sept 18 – The International Committee of the Red Cross has been denied access to Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Russian detention for two years, it told Reuters…
Denmark speeds up Ukraine aid package after Russian warship fires flares at helicopter
COPENHAGEN, Sept 18 – Denmark is speeding up a donation to Ukraine in response to a recent incident in which a Russian warship fired flares towards a Danish military helicopter,…
Italy’s minister calls for more ships to protect Red Sea navigation
ROME, Sept 18 – Italy’s defence minister on Friday called for a stronger naval presence in the Red Sea to protect merchant shipping amid concerns over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait,…
Spanish police launch operation to clear Ceuta migrants off beach
MADRID, Sept 18 – Spanish riot police fired rubber bullets into the air and struck people with batons on Friday as they began an operation to clear thousands of migrants…
Yemen conflict displaces 112,000 people inside country, thousands flee to Djibouti, UN migration agency says
GENEVA, Sept 18 – At least 112,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen within the last two weeks as fighting continues along the country’s west coast amid a renewed conflict,…
Protests erupt in Nigeria after 33 miners die in custody of paramilitary agency
MINNA, Nigeria, Sept 18 – Residents of a city in central Nigeria took to the streets to protest overnight after at least 33 detainees were found dead in the custody…
Protests erupt in Nigeria after 33 miners die in custody of paramilitary agency
MINNA, Nigeria, Sept 18 – Residents of a city in central Nigeria took to the streets to protest overnight after at least 33 detainees were found dead in the custody…
Voting begins in Russian parliamentary election which Putin has cast as barometer of support for war
MOSCOW, Sept 18 – Voting got underway on Friday in a three-day parliamentary election in Russia which President Vladimir Putin has framed as a barometer of support for Russia’s war…