Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will be joining Brics from 1 January next year, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said. The debate over expanding the group – made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – has topped the agenda at …
Read More »Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin reported dead
The boss of the Russian private military group Wagner, Egveni Prigojine, is said to have died following the crash of a plane of which he appeared on the passenger list, according to several media. He was believed to be on board the plane, several media reported. Earlier, a Wagner-linked Telegram …
Read More »‘BRICS growing influence will change global structure’ – Putin says
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of their Brics group will lead to a multi-polar world. Addressing the summit in Johannesburg by video, Mr Putin said he opposed the sway exerted by the G7 and other western-led …
Read More »Nigerien civil society coalition calls on France to withdraw its troops
The leader of a civil society coalition opposed to the French military presence in Niger assured on Tuesday that his movement would not give “one second” to France to withdraw its troops from Niamey, after the expiry of the deadline set by the regime. “We will not give a second …
Read More »Collision between two trams in Lisbon leaves several injured
A collision between two trams in a large avenue in the center of Lisbon caused 13 minor injuries on Thursday, including several tourists and three children, according to the relief quoted by local media. Among the injured passengers, two French, two Czechs, an American, an Italian and a Spaniard describe …
Read More »At least 33 dead in Russian gas station fire
At least 33 people were killed and dozens more injured in an explosion and fire at a gas station in Dagestan, a Russian republic in the Caucasus, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the Russian Situations Ministry. emergency. “A total of 102 people were injured as a …
Read More »Covid-19 back in Europe with a new variant
Emergency room visits for suspected Covid-19 are on the rise among children under 2 and adults for the week of July 31 to August 6 in France, according to data from the Oscour network (Organization for Coordinated Emergency Surveillance). In its bulletin published on Tuesday, the network reports a 56% …
Read More »At least 13,000 evacuated after World War II bomb found
Around 13,000 people have been called to temporarily leave their homes in a district of Düsseldorf, in western Germany, after the discovery of an American bomb dating from the Second World War, the city’s firefighters said. The American bomb which weighs one ton must be defused overnight from Monday to …
Read More »UK ready to help ECOWAS to intervene in Niger
The UK and its allies stand ready to support all efforts by the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore democracy to Niger where President Mohamed Bazoum was recently overthrown, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said. “It was important for African leaders to head up …
Read More »Niger coup leaders accuse France of “wanting to intervene militarily”
Niger coup leaders who overthrew former President Mohamed Bazoum have accused France of wanting to intervene militarily in the country. According to a statement read on national television, France wanted to intervene militarily to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. “In its line of conduct, going in the direction of finding …
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