Day: June 30, 2023
UN Security Council votes to end Mali peacekeeping mission
The UN Security Council on Friday ended a decade-old peacekeeping mission in Mali, whose military junta has aligned with Russia and demanded the withdrawal of the international force battling jihadists.
India’s Deepening Bonds With Egypt
During Prime Minister Modi’s recent visit to Egypt, the bilateral relationship became a strategic partnership.
Severn Trent chief proposes ‘social purpose’ water firms amid utilities crisis
Liv Garfield seeks backing from Labour for reforms as government considers temporary renationalisation of Thames WaterThe chief executive of the water company Severn Trent is seeking backing from industry and the Labour party for British utility firms …
A Tajik man fatally shot two officers at Moldova’s airport after he was denied entry, officials say
A Tajikistan national who was denied entry into Moldova at its main international airport grabbed a guard’s weapon and fatally shot two security officers Friday, officials said. One traveler also was wounded.
Judges ban Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years over ‘appalling lies’
Former far-right leader will only be able to seek elected office again in 2030, when he will be 75The political future of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been cast into doubt after electoral judges banned him from running for office for ei…
Putin assassination bridge plot ‘foiled by Russian Secret Service’
Vladimir Putin is struggling to reassert his authority after Friday’s rebellion led by Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Yellow asks Biden to help bring Teamsters ‘to the table’
In a letter Thursday, less-than-truckload provider Yellow asked President Biden to intervene personally in its dispute with the Teamsters and break an impasse it claims threatens 22,000 union jobs.