Dozens dead of thirst after truck breaks down in Niger desert
Forty-nine people died of dehydration in a remote part of the Sahara desert in north-west Niger after the truck transporting them broke down, authorities said on Thursday.
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Migrant crisis as massive country refuses to become ‘world’s garbage bin’
Hundreds gathered outside the UN refugee agency HQ, calling for its closure.
EU should not miss an opportunity on Ukraine diplomacy: Bulgarian FM Velislava Petrova
Bulgaria has become notorious for holding elections. In 5 years, voters went to the polls 8 times. But this debilitating crisis finally ended on April 19th, when the Progressive Bulgaria party won an outright majority. It is led by the former presiden…
Five sailors killed as cargo ships struck in Sea of Azov – Euronews.com
Five sailors killed as cargo ships struck in Sea of Azov Euronews.comRussia accuses Ukraine of killing Azerbaijani nationals in drone attack on ships Reuters5 Azerbaijani Crew Members Killed in Sea of Azov Cargo Ship Attack &…
Five sailors killed as cargo ships struck in Sea of Azov
The cargo vessels Natra and Zirkon — both bearing hallmarks of Russia’s shadow fleet and heading to load grain at a port linked to looted Ukrainian supplies — were struck overnight near Taganrog.
Trump never wanted to invade Greenland, US envoy to EU says
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About half of California waterways contaminated with Pfas, pesticide analysis finds
Review detects ‘forever chemicals’ in many of the state’s tested streams and rivers, including drinking water sourcesAround half of California waterways tested by regulators are contaminated with pesticides considered Pfas, “forever chemicals”, a new a…
British guns on US ships but few British ones, MPs told
A British firm’s naval guns are fitted to almost all US Navy and Coast Guard ships but hardly any Royal Navy vessels, the Treasury Committee has heard, in an example of domestic capability the UK is said to be overlooking.
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‘The ocean has no boundaries’: Beauty and life in a war zone
When US and Israeli forces launched strikes on Iran on 28 February, triggering one of the most serious geopolitical crises in years, the Strait of Hormuz – a narrow channel just 34 kilometres wide at its narrowest point – became a global flashpoint ove…
World News in Brief: Millions displaced in South Sudan, global meat supply quadruples, Middle East crisis deepens global hunger
Months of fighting and insecurity have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei State, triggering “one of the most severe conflict-related displacement emergencies in recent years”, the UN refugee agen…