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By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – One year since the conflict in Sudan erupted, thousands of desperate people are still fleeing the country daily “as if the emergency had started yesterday”, the UN said Tuesday. More than 8.5 million people have fled their homes since the fighting broke out, with nearly 1.8 million having escaped across the country’s borders. “A year on, the war in Sudan continues to rage, with the country […]
MOSCOW, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – Russia on Tuesday opened a probe into “financing terrorism” that implicates Western countries, saying funds received by US firms in Ukraine — including one that employed Joe Biden’s son — were used for “terrorism acts” in Russia. The announcement came with Moscow continuing to blame the West and Ukraine for the attack on a concert hall last month that left 144 dead. The attack on the Crocus City […]
PARIS, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – Security will be reinforced at Champions League quarter-final matches on Tuesday and Wednesday after a communication outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against stadiums. European football’s governing body UEFA said all four games in Paris, Madrid and London would go ahead despite the jihadist threat. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said security would be “considerably reinforced” when Paris Saint-Germain take on Barcelona in the first leg at […]
JAKARTA, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no tsunami warning issued. The quake struck off Halmahera island in North Maluku province at 0948 GMT at a depth of about 35 kilometres (22 miles), the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was “no tsunami threat” from […]
Eclipse fever swept North America on April 8th. Tens of millions witnessed a breathtaking celestial show, a rare convergence of science, commerce, and…celebration! The Moon’s shadow plunged Mexico’s Pacific coast into darkness, then raced eastward across the US at supersonic speed. This incredible event, witnessed from coast to coast, won’t be seen again from most of North America until 2044. (AFP PHOTOS)
MOSCOW, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of attacking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station with a drone for the second day running, after Kyiv had earlier pointed the finger at Moscow. The plant in southern Ukraine, Europe’s largest nuclear facility, has been under the control of Russian forces since the first days of the military offensive in early 2022. Both sides have regularly traded accusations of attacking the facility over the […]
Hong Kong customs said Monday it has made the biggest gold smuggling bust in its history, seizing 146 kilograms of the precious metal disguised as air compressor parts at the city’s international airport. Melted and moulded into parts like motor cores, screws, and gears, the smuggled gold was intercepted last month in two air compressors that were sent by air from Hong Kong to Japan and estimated to be worth HK$84 million ($10.7 million), the […]
LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – A Southwest Airlines flight returned to Denver after an engine cowling fell off during takeoff on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration said, the latest in a spate of safety incidents involving Boeing planes. The FAA said in a statement that Southwest Airlines Flight 3695, a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet, landed back at Denver International Airport “after the crew reported the engine cowling fell off during takeoff and […]
BOGOTA, Colombia, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – The mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota on Monday announced water restrictions as reservoirs in the sprawling Andean city hit “critical” levels. Mayor Carlos Fernando Galan told a press conference that two key reservoirs supplying the city were at their lowest level since the mid-1980s due to a lack of rain attributed to the El Nino climate phenomenon. He announced cuts from Thursday due to “the critical levels of […]
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this week makes the first state visit in nearly a decade by a Japanese leader to the United States, with defence cooperation high on the agenda. Here are five points about the countries’ relationship: – WWII adversaries – Formal ties between Japan and the United States date back to the mid-19th century, when US Commodore Matthew Perry and his “black ships” flotilla forced Japan out of two centuries of self-imposed isolation. […]
JERUSALEM, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – The bloodiest ever war in Gaza that broke out exactly six months ago has taken an appalling human toll. At least 33,175 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory in Israel’s campaign of retaliation for the October 7 attack, according to Hamas-run Gaza’s health ministry. The unprecedented Hamas raid on southern Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,170 Israelis and foreigners, most of them civilians, according to […]
By Simon STURDEE TOKYO, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – Japanese and Philippine leaders head to Washington this week for a trilateral summit aimed at boosting defence ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea with Australia. A major upgrade of US defence ties with increasingly self-confident Japan could be announced, as well as joint coast guard patrols with Manila in areas disputed with China. Also on the agenda will […]
