UK gives BAE 4 billion pound contract for Aukus submarine programme
October 02, 2023 12:06 AM Britain, which will also operate the submarines, is pivoting its foreign and defence policy towards Indo-Pacific. Read More
Congo ruling coalition backs Tshisekedi for December vote
October 01, 2023 11:03 PM Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi was officially nominated on Sunday as candidate for the Dec. 20 presidential election by his ruling political…
EU’s Borrell, in Kyiv, says bloc is preparing long-term security pledges
October 01, 2023 10:48 PM European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday that Ukraine needed more military aid and he promised ongoing…
Slovakia’s Fico: border checks with Hungary a priority for new government
October 01, 2023 10:13 PM Slovakia needs to restart border controls with Hungary to stem the flow of illegal migrants, election winner Robert Fico said on Sunday, flagging the issue…
Mourners hail dead Russian mercenary Prigozhin as hero of the people
October 01, 2023 9:58 PM At memorials to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in an unexplained plane crash exactly 40 days ago, dozens of mourners hailed the mutinous mercenary chief…
Senegal navy intercepts migrant boats as more risk perilous journey
October 01, 2023 9:53 PM SAINT LOUIS, Senegal – The Senegalese Navy said on Sunday it had stopped two more boats carrying 262 would-be migrants late the previous night, taking…
Iraq wedding fire caused by ‘gross negligence’, government investigation says
October 01, 2023 9:23 PM Those trapped at the wedding venue could not be reached due to inadequate exits, the report said. Read More
Turkey ‘no longer expects anything’ from EU, Erdogan says
October 01, 2023 9:20 PM He was responding to an EU reaction to Turkey convicting a teacher in the wake of a 2016 attempted coup. Read More
Nightclub fire kills at least nine in Murcia in Spain
October 01, 2023 7:40 PM Police said that a birthday party was being held at the club, and warned that not all the attendees had yet been found. Read More
Nightclub fire kills at least nine in Murcia in Spain
October 01, 2023 7:33 PM At least nine people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, the mayor said, adding that rescuers were…