Posts Tagged ‘Global Conflict’
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara kills at least 183, UN says
Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and militiamen in the Amhara region has killed at least 183 people, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday, providing the most comprehensive independent death toll to date of the month-long conflict. More than 1,000 people have been arrested nationwide, many of them reported to be young people of ethnic…
Read MoreProtests erupt in Libya over contact with Israel
Libya’s PM has suspended his foreign minister after she met with her Israeli counterpart. Libya – a strong backer of the Palestinian cause – does not recognise Israel, and the meeting has sparked protests in the majority Arab state. Israeli FM Eli Cohen said the “historic” meeting was “the first step” in establishing relations with…
Read MoreMercenary chief who staged mutiny in Russia is listed as a passenger on a plane that crashed, state media says
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed north of Moscow, according to Russian state media. The official Russian news agency TASS said the Federal Air Transport Agency has launched an investigation into the crash of an Embraer aircraft, which occurred in the Tver…
Read MorePoland’s leader says Russia’s moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that Russia already is in the process of shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, a move that Duda said will shift the security architecture of the region and the entire NATO military alliance. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko said last month…
Read MoreU.S. tells Americans to leave Belarus immediately
The United States is urging Americans in Belarus to leave the country “immediately,” citing spillover risks from the war in Ukraine, including a buildup of Russian troops in Belarus. The U.S. Embassy in Minsk, the Belarusian capital, said in an advisory on Monday that Americans should avoid traveling to Belarus because of the country’s “continued…
Read MoreIran builds advanced Mohajer drone with enhanced range – state media
Iran has built an advanced homemade drone named Mohajer-10 with an enhanced flight range and duration as well as a greater payload, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday. The drone has an operational range of 2,000 km (1,240 miles) and can fly for up to 24 hours, media said. Its payload can reach 300 kg…
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