Tunisian President Kais Saied has signed an agreement with the European Union aimed at combating human trafficking, local media reported. Tunisia has become the main departure point for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Announcing the deal in Tunis, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised increased …
Read More »US allows sale of contraceptive pill without a prescription
The United States authorized this Thursday the sale without a prescription of a contraceptive pill, a first in the country, which hopes to facilitate its access. The pill concerned, Opill, will be available in pharmacies, neighborhood shops and supermarkets as well as online on the internet, announced the American Medicines …
Read More »Nigeria: ex-central bank boss Godwin Emefiele challenges detention
Nigeria’s suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele has challenged in court his detention by the country’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS). The 61-year-old, who was taken into custody on 10 June – a day after his suspension by newly inaugurated President Bola Tinubu, has not been formally …
Read More »Joe Biden accused Putin of having a “craven lust for land and power”
US President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having a “craven lust for land and power” at the end of a NATO summit on Wednesday. NATO members offered the prospect of long-term protection a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky decried as “absurd” a refusal to offer an …
Read More »Man accused of sexual assault released as it lasted “less than 10 seconds”
A Roma court on Saturday decided not to convict a 66-year-old man who admitted intentionally touching the buttocks of a 17-year-old girl, as the attack lasted “between 5 and 10 seconds”. But according to the judges, “this handful of seconds” is too short and the act, in fact, “does not …
Read More »“We are not Amazon” UK Defense minister launches to Zelensky
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Wednesday that the UK is “no Amazon” when it comes to supplying arms to Ukraine. This spade is addressed to the Ukrainian president who, according to London kyiv, could show more “gratitude” towards his allies. “This war is a noble war (…) but …
Read More »Ghana urged to stop expulsion of refugees fleeing jihadists
UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has urged authorities in Ghana to stop the expulsion of refugees from Burkina Faso. It said it was concerned by reports that hundreds of Burkinabè citizens – mainly women and children – had been deported from Ghana after fleeing there to escape violence in their homeland. …
Read More »Wagner handed over more than 2,000 military equipment to Russian army
Russian army announced on Wednesday that it had received from the paramilitary group Wagner more than 2,000 pieces of equipment, 2,500 tonnes of ammunition and 20,000 small arms, thanks to the agreement reached after its abortive rebellion in June. “The Russian Armed Forces, according to plan, are completing the reception …
Read More »Ukrainian President denounces NATO’s “indecision” and “weakness”
The Ukrainian president denounced this Tuesday hesitations of NATO member countries gathered at a summit in Vilnius, who are struggling to find a wording on kyiv’s future membership of the Alliance, and refuse to mention a timetable. “It seems that there is no will either to give Ukraine an invitation …
Read More »At least 37 sentenced in Libya for human trafficking
A court in Libya has jailed 37 people convicted of human trafficking – following the deaths of 11 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, local media reported. Five members of the criminal gang were sentenced to life in prison – others received between one and 15 years. All had …
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