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Spate of missile launches triggers call for unity on Korean Peninsula

Village Reporter
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas Miroslav Jenča told the Council that the Korean Peninsula must be “an area for cooperation” and not for escalating tensions. In this regard, the Security Council’s unity is “essential” to ease tensions and overcome the diplomatic impasse. Drill simulates ‘nuclear counterattack’ DPRK has conducted 14 launches of ballistic missile systems… Read More
Africa Central Africa Central African Republic China World 

China outraged over the killing of its nationals in Central African Republic

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China has expressed outrage at the killing of nine of its nationals in the Central African Republic. The Chinese were killed in an attack by militants at a gold mine outside the capital city, Bangui. The victims are said to have been working in a goldmine run by the Gold Coast Group. Gunmen stormed the gold mining site to carry… Read More
Africa Rwanda World 

UK seeks to expand deportation plan with Rwanda

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The UK is seeking to expand its deportation plans following British interior minister Suella Braverman’s visit to Rwanda. Braverman visited Rwanda on Saturday to expand a deal under which has the African country accepting migrants who arrive in Britain without permission. British courts still have to first confirm that the proposals are legal. The UK government wants to send migrants… Read More
Europe 

Black Sea Grain Initiative extended on deadline day

Village Reporter
The announcement was made in a Note to Correspondents, released by the UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson’s office on Saturday, which emphasized that the Initiative allows for the “facilitation of the safe navigation for the exports of grain and related foodstuffs and fertilizers, including ammonia, from designated Ukrainian seaports.” Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces in February 2022, the Initiative… Read More
Africa World 

Concerns over vaccine-derived poliovirus detection in Burundi and Congo

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There are concerns among public experts after health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus. The World Health Organization and Global Polio Eradication Initiative made the announcement during the week. The WHO said the Burundian government declared the detection of the virus a national public health emergency. Some cases were confirmed in… Read More
Africa Football Ghana Sports West Africa World 

Ghana footballer killed in Turkey earthquake buried

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Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, who died in last month’s earthquake in Turkey has been buried in his hometown of Ada, in the Southern part of the country. A state funeral was held for him in the capital Accra, attended by the country’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo and other high profile personalities. Hundreds of people filed past to pay their last respects… Read More
Europe 

Russia: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin

Village Reporter
“The contents of the warrants are secret to protect the victims,” said ICC President Piotr Hofmański. “Nevertheless, the judges decided to make the existence of the warrants public, in the interest of justice and to prevent future crimes.” The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II also issued a warrant for the arrest of Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova. The… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security

Village Reporter
Martin Griffths, the UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed ambassadors on the eve of the expiration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed nearly 25 million metric tonnes of foodstuff from Ukraine to reach global markets.  The accord was signed in Türkiye in July 2022, in parallel with a Memorandum of Understanding on Russian food and… Read More
Pacific 

Funding drought forces UN food agency to cut rations in Afghanistan

Village Reporter
The World Food Programme (WFP) appealed for urgent funding for its operations in the country, where families are battling crisis after crisis, including growing hunger, since the Taliban takeover of 2021. Catastrophic hunger could become widespread across Afghanistan, and unless humanitarian support is sustained, hundreds of thousands more people will need assistance to survive, the agency said in an alert.… Read More
Pacific 

DPR Korea: UN chief strongly condemns ballistic missile launch

Village Reporter
Strongly condemning DPRK’s Thursday launch of an intercontinental-range missile, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his calls on Pyongyang to immediately desist from taking any further destabilizing actions. News reports said the missile was fired just hours before the start of a Japan-Republic of Korean summit in Tokyo, on regional security – the first such meeting between the leaders of the… Read More
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