Ukraine’s president is set to go face to face with Russian officials for the first time since his country was invaded, as the UN Security Council meets Wednesday for a potentially dramatic session.Volodymyr Zelensky flew to New York for the annual UN General Assembly, where he delivered a speech Tuesday in his trademark military fatigues …
Communications were severed Tuesday to the flood-hit Libyan city of Derna and journalists were asked to leave, a day after hundreds protested against authorities they blamed for the thousands of deaths.A tsunami-sized flash flood broke through two ageing river dams upstream from the city on the night of September 10 and razed entire neighbourhoods, sweeping …
Communications cut to flood-hit Libya city after protestsTue, 19 Sep 2023 19:05:10 GMT Read More »
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday denounced the billions of dollars spent on war instead of development as he renewed his call for diplomacy in Ukraine.Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Ramaphosa said it was time to “massively scale up” aid on development as the world falls short on ambitious UN-backed goals to end …
Centre Danco Burger replaced the injured Le Roux Malan in one of nine changes to the Namibia side named by head coach Allister Coetzee on Thursday to face hosts France at the Rugby World Cup this week.Malan suffered a fracture and dislocation to his right ankle in last Friday’s heavy loss to New Zealand.The match …
Burger replaces injured Malan in much-changed Namibia sideTue, 19 Sep 2023 16:38:30 GMT Read More »
In Abidjan, the rainy season is coming to an end, but people never put away their “leke” — cheap, water-resistant, plastic sandals, which have become a symbol of Ivorian cultural identity.”Everyone has worn leke,” said Rokia Daniogo, a 33-year-old shopkeeper, as she sat on a street corner in the huge market in the bustling Treichville …
Many of the most polluting countries are failing to cut carbon emissions from their energy sectors quickly enough to meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a watchdog said on Tuesday.The report comes days after the United Nations said the world was facing catastrophic climate change and was perilously far from …
Efforts to clean up power sector too slow: watchdogTue, 19 Sep 2023 15:10:13 GMT Read More »
Two weeks into a military trial over the killing of more than 50 civilians in eastern DR Congo, the circumstances of how soldiers came to open fire are still unclear.Who gave the order, at what point and why did Congolese soldiers shoot to prevent an anti-UN protest in the city of Goma are key but …
DR Congo trial over shootings sparks questions, tensionTue, 19 Sep 2023 14:55:50 GMT Read More »
Grief etched into her face, 15-year-old Ibrar struggled to find the words to describe her pain at the loss of three friends in the huge flood that shattered her Libyan hometown.”We will never forget that day in Derna,” she said, while trying hard to remember how her father managed to save her along with her …
‘Worse than war’: trauma of Libya flood haunts survivorsTue, 19 Sep 2023 14:49:22 GMT Read More »
An attack on two military camps in northern Mali, claimed by armed rebel groups, killed five soldiers, while 11 others are missing, the army said late Monday.It was the latest attack against army positions in northern Mali, which, in addition to suffering frequent attacks by jihadists, has seen a resurgence of activity by separatist armed …
Attack kills 5 soldiers in northern MaliTue, 19 Sep 2023 13:42:30 GMT Read More »
The European Union, the United States and other members of the international community said on Tuesday they were following with the “greatest vigilance” the run-up to presidential elections in Madagascar, after disputes over its regularity.Representatives of eight countries and international organisations including the EU, US, France and Japan, said “confidence” in the electoral process would …
EU, US vow ‘greatest vigilance’ over Madagascar electionTue, 19 Sep 2023 13:07:29 GMT Read More »
