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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior official confirmed a report Tuesday that Turkey wants to join the BRICS bloc of developing countries but did not declare that the NATO country had formally applied for membership. Bloomberg news agency reported Monday that Turkey had formally applied to join the BRICS several months ago. Asked about the […]

Ukraine has invaded Russia’s Kursk region and has been holding territory there for a month. A retired general who co-led NATO said it shows what Ukraine can do without much Western advice. “Ukraine can win this war” if the West stops imposing restrictions, he said. A former NATO commander said that Successful Ukrainian invasion of

“We think we need another day tomorrow to completely complete the central zone,” said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). From Gaza, he explained that the third day of the campaign continued during the daily eight-hour breaks agreed between the Israeli army and Hamas fighters. Each “humanitarian pause” lasts from

A British citizen says he cannot understand why Nigerian police are accusing him of trying to overthrow the Nigerian government and have put a bounty on his head. On Monday, a Nigerian police spokesman claimed that Andrew Wynne and an accomplice had set up a network of sleeper cells to destabilise Nigeria and had fled

The chief spokesman of his office, who appealed on his behalf in Geneva, OHCHRRavina Shamdasani “unequivocally” rejected the “false allegations” to which a staff member was coerced into confessing. “These are completely fabricated allegations,” she told reporters, pointing to “a video of one of our staff members that was also posted on social media, in

The Baltic states of Estonia and Lithuania, two of Ukraine’s most ardent supporters in its war against Russia, have criticised Mongolia for welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin despite an international arrest warrant. “The fact that the Mongolian government decided to roll out the red carpet instead of arresting (Putin) greatly undermines the ICC and the

“There is currently a climate of fear in the country. We urge the government to ensure that all steps are taken in accordance with international human rights law. with transparency and that steps are taken to resolve this dispute peacefully,” OHCHR spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva. The alert is just the latest of

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A former top executive at South Africa’s state passenger transport company was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for falsifying his engineering degrees and other fraud. Daniel Mtimkulu, 49, resigned as head of engineering at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, or PRASA, shortly before his arrest

A Latin American rural family. Credit: Santiago Billy / FAO Opinion by Marco Knowles (Rome) Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Inter Press Service ROME, Sep 3 (IPS) – Marco Knowles leads the Social Protection Team at the FAODurgent climate action is essential to eradicate hunger and poverty, but climate mitigation policies may inadvertently exacerbate these problems

Scores of Palestinians were killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Israel said eight members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, including a commander, were killed in an attack on a compound. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, 33 people have been killed and 67 wounded in fighting in the Gaza Strip in