Daily Archives: September 5, 2024

Human rights group implicates Venezuelan security forces in killings during post-election protests

MEXICO CITY, 4 Sep (AP) — A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday implicated Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed groups in killings that...

EU chief says she’s pushing full steam ahead for gender parity in EU’s executive...

BRUSSELS, 4 Sep (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday she is doubling down and pushing full steam ahead to...

Turkey seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says

MOSCOW, 4 Sep (AP) — NATO member Turkey has applied for membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a senior Kremlin official said...

Indonesia arrests a fugitive former Filipino town mayor wanted for illegal online gaming scams

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 4 Sep (AP) — A dismissed town mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal online gaming...

US envoy to Taiwan declares ties ‘rock solid’ amid military threats from China

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 4 Sep (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to Taiwan on Wednesday said American support for the island is “rock-solid, principled, and...

North Korea has again launched suspected trash-carrying balloons across the border, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea, 4 Sep (AP) — South Korea says it has detected suspected trash-carrying balloons launched by North Korea, in the latest round...

Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe

BEIRUT, 4 Sep (AP) — Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told...

Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees’ human rights and EU funds paid...

BEIRUT, 4 Sep (AP) — European aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human...

US envoy to Taiwan declares ties ‘rock solid’ amid military threats from China

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 4 Sep (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to Taiwan on Wednesday said American support for the island is “rock-solid, principled, and...

Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, 4 Sep (AP) — At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on...

Cambodia says China gifting 2 warships as it finishes work expanding strategically important port

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, 4 Sep (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that China is giving its navy two warships of the type it...