IAEA head to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant then meet Zelenskiy in Kyiv
KYIV – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that he will meet the head of the international nuclear agency in Kyiv after the official visits the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant…
Head of Ukraine’s power transmission network sacked, broadcaster says
The head of Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s power transmission network, was dismissed on Monday, public broadcaster Suspilne quoted sources as saying, on grounds of failing to protect energy facilities. Read More
French finance ministry warns deficit at risk on tax shortfall-media
PARIS – France is at risk of running a substantially bigger budget deficit than planned this year if extra savings are not found due to a shortfall in tax revenue,…
Turkish military destroys 20 targets of Kurdish militant group PKK, ministry says
ISTANBUL – Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq on Monday and destroyed 20 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the Turkish Defence Ministry said in a…
Logger operating near isolated Peru tribe gets certification suspended
LIMA – An international forestry group has suspended the sustainability certification of a logging company operating on land near an uncontacted tribe in Peru’s Amazon, the NGO Survival International said…
Palestinian man dies in detention as Israeli West Bank operation continues
RAMALLAH – Israeli troops handed the body of a Palestinian man arrested hours earlier in the occupied West Bank to Palestinian health authorities on Monday, as a major operation in…
Haul of ancient Roman coins discovered in Sicily
ROME – A rare haul of 27 silver Roman coins dated between 94 and 74 BC has been discovered on the remote island of Pantelleria, the Sicily region said on…
UK suspends 30 of its 350 arms export licences to Israel
LONDON – Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because there is a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of…
EU recovery fund disbursement slow at mid-point of scheme, auditors warn
BRUSSELS – Only a third of the European Union’s recovery fund cash had reached members by the end of last year and there is a risk it will not be…
Israeli airstrike kills cleaning worker, relative in southern Lebanon, sources say
BEIRUT – An Israeli airstrike killed two civilians travelling in a car along Lebanon’s southern coast on Monday, security sources said, including an employee of a cleaning company that is…