Denmark to pressure Sweden over gang violence
STOCKHOLM – Denmark will put pressure on Sweden to contain growing cross-border gang violence, including armed Swedish teenagers acting as “child soldiers” in turf wars, the Danish justice minister said…
Health of detained Binance executive deteriorates in Nigerian prison, wife says
ABUJA – The health of detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has deteriorated in a Nigerian prison where he faces money laundering charges, his wife said on Monday. Read More
Sudan peace talks moving forward, says US envoy
DUBAI/CAIRO – Talks to end Sudan’s 16-month war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will move forward this week, the U.S.’s special envoy said, despite little…
Conservationists ask Tanzania to ban sport hunting of elephants
NAIROBI – Conservationists petitioned Tanzania on Monday to end elephant trophy hunting in a vast wildlife reserve area that spans its common border with Kenya. Read More
Man arrested after stabbing in London’s Leicester Square, 11-year-old in hospital
LONDON – British police said they arrested a man after a stabbing in London’s Leicester Square, which left an 11-year-old girl needing hospital treatment and a 34-year-old woman with minor…
Putin says Ukraine wants to destabilise Russia with Kursk offensive
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine was trying to undermine Russian stability with its incursion into the south of the country but that it would…
Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow
CAIRO – Israeli forces pressed on with their operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday amid an international push for a deal to halt the fighting…
Ukraine emergency workers extinguish fire in grain warehouse in Odesa region
KYIV – Firefighters in Ukraine’s southern region of Odesa have extinguished a sweeping blaze that had threatened a grain warehouse, the state emergency service said on Monday. Read More
Ukraine sees no sign of Belarusian military buildup near border
KYIV – Ukraine said on Monday it had not seen any sign of a buildup of Belarusian forces near their border, contradicting a statement from Minsk that it had sent…
France, Germany and UK call for ‘no further delay’ to Gaza ceasefire
The countries’ leaders also warned Iran and its allies against any “further escalation” of the conflict. Read More