A member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was killed in Sulaimaniya. Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani condemned the killing.
According to reports, he was arrested in 1980 during Turkey’s September 12 coup. He joined the PKK in 1991 and served on the party’s Families of Martyrs Committee for 15 years.
PKK blamed the assassination on Turkey’s intelligence agency (MIT).
According to reports, he was arrested in 1980 during Turkey’s September 12 coup. He joined the PKK in 1991 and served on the party’s Families of Martyrs Committee for 15 years.
PKK blamed the assassination on Turkey’s intelligence agency (MIT).
A Franco-British defence ministers’ summit due to take place this week has been cancelled as Paris steps up its protests over the loss of a £48bn submarine contract with Australia and its secret replacement with nuclear technology from the UK and US.
The council was also due to be attended by defence chiefs from both countries, the two largest military powers in western Europe. The co-chair Peter Ricketts, a former UK national security adviser, confirmed the elite gathering had been “postponed to a later date”.
France recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia over the weekend, plunging relations between the countries to an almost unheard of low. The cancellation of the defence summit demonstrates there will also be repercussions for the UK, which could yet deepen as the row continues.
The council was also due to be attended by defence chiefs from both countries, the two largest military powers in western Europe. The co-chair Peter Ricketts, a former UK national security adviser, confirmed the elite gathering had been “postponed to a later date”.
France recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia over the weekend, plunging relations between the countries to an almost unheard of low. The cancellation of the defence summit demonstrates there will also be repercussions for the UK, which could yet deepen as the row continues.
🔴 Armed attack at #Russia's Perm State University leaves casualties, perpetrator arrested, says Russian Interior Ministry, local media reports at least 3 fatalities.
#HongKong held its first elections without an opposition and by a system #China introduced to ensure that “patriots rule Hong Kong”.
4,380 people selected a 1,500-person “election committee” which will pick some legislators in December and the territory’s chief executive next year.
Hong Kong’s vocal pro-democracy opposition has been dismantled since anti-government protests in 2019.
4,380 people selected a 1,500-person “election committee” which will pick some legislators in December and the territory’s chief executive next year.
Hong Kong’s vocal pro-democracy opposition has been dismantled since anti-government protests in 2019.
The US began expelling Haitian immigrants who have been massing in Texas.
Some 13,000 people have taken shelter under a bridge in Del Rio, on America’s Mexican border.
On Sunday three planes returned around 320 people to Port-au-Prince.
More flights are scheduled for the coming days.
Some 13,000 people have taken shelter under a bridge in Del Rio, on America’s Mexican border.
On Sunday three planes returned around 320 people to Port-au-Prince.
More flights are scheduled for the coming days.
🔴 #Sudan's state TV reports earlier coup attempt, calls on people to repulse it.
Sudanese army negotiating with military units in armored corps to surrender without resistance, Sovereignty Council's Mohamed Al-Faki Suleiman tells Anadolu Agency.
According to the source, at least 40 soldiers were arrested for their involvement in the coup attempt.
Military forces have been deployed on the main roads of the capital and closed main bridges linking Khartoum with the cities of Omdurman and Bahri.
Sporadic shooting was heard inside the armored corps in the southern part of Khartoum, according to eyewitnesses.
Sudanese army negotiating with military units in armored corps to surrender without resistance, Sovereignty Council's Mohamed Al-Faki Suleiman tells Anadolu Agency.
According to the source, at least 40 soldiers were arrested for their involvement in the coup attempt.
Military forces have been deployed on the main roads of the capital and closed main bridges linking Khartoum with the cities of Omdurman and Bahri.
Sporadic shooting was heard inside the armored corps in the southern part of Khartoum, according to eyewitnesses.
#Biden backs two-state solution, says it is 'best way' to ensure 'Israel's future as a Jewish democratic state,' and 'a viable, sovereign and democratic Palestinian state'
Three people died at the Polish-Belarusian border on Saturday, while a fourth died on Sunday, Polish border guards confirmed. The migrants had all frozen to death. https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/more-deaths-at-polish-belarusian-border/
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More deaths at Polish-Belarusian border
Pro-Palestine staff in Congress are celebrating an "unprecedented victory" after preventing a request from Israel for an additional one billion dollars in US funding.
Israel has already responded to the funding request removal by threatening to pull its ambassador from the US.
Israel requested the $1 billion in spring of this year for its Iron Dome missile defence system, which would have been in addition to this annual aid.
The bill, which was mainly voted on along party lines, is a stopgap measure that will extend government funding, set to expire on 30 September, until 3 December. It also includes a debt limit suspension through 16 December.
Israel has already responded to the funding request removal by threatening to pull its ambassador from the US.
Israel requested the $1 billion in spring of this year for its Iron Dome missile defence system, which would have been in addition to this annual aid.
The bill, which was mainly voted on along party lines, is a stopgap measure that will extend government funding, set to expire on 30 September, until 3 December. It also includes a debt limit suspension through 16 December.
The Taliban nominated an ambassador to the United Nations, though Afghanistan’s seat is currently held by a representative of the government they ousted.
❗A volley of automatic gunfire hit a car carrying a senior aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an incident a senior official called an assassination attempt and Zelenskiy said may have been a message intended for him.
The aide, Serhiy Shefir, survived unscathed but police said his driver had been wounded in the attack near the village of Lesnyky, just outside the capital Kyiv.
The aide, Serhiy Shefir, survived unscathed but police said his driver had been wounded in the attack near the village of Lesnyky, just outside the capital Kyiv.
Continuing his tour of Europe, Mark Milley, America’s most senior military officer, met his Russian counterpart in Helsinki.
The two discussed anti-terrorism measures following the US departure from Afghanistan, though details were closely guarded.
Till now Russia has been resistant to American ambitions to establish a base in central Asia, probably in Tajikistan, from which to monitor Afghanistan and conduct counter-terrorism missions.
The two discussed anti-terrorism measures following the US departure from Afghanistan, though details were closely guarded.
Till now Russia has been resistant to American ambitions to establish a base in central Asia, probably in Tajikistan, from which to monitor Afghanistan and conduct counter-terrorism missions.
🔴 #Algeria shuts airspace to Moroccan civil, military aircraft: Official statement
#Ukraine’s parliament passed a law limiting the power of oligarchs, a day after the attempted assassination of one of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s aides.
Officials fear the attack may have been in response to their legislative plans. The law will force oligarchs to register with the government and prevent them from financing political parties.
Officials fear the attack may have been in response to their legislative plans. The law will force oligarchs to register with the government and prevent them from financing political parties.
🔴 Police in #Tennessee say they are responding to a shooting after multiple people are reportedly injured.
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🔴 Police in #Tennessee say they are responding to a shooting after multiple people are reportedly injured.
⚡️At least one person dead, 13 other victims wounded in Memphis, Tennessee grocery store shooting: US police
Today Biden will host the first-ever in-person leaders’ summit of the Quad—America, Australia, India and Japan—at the White House.
In March its leaders met for the first time, virtually, and agreed an initiative to expand vaccine manufacturing for South-East Asia. Now they will discuss cooperation on the pandemic, the climate crisis, emerging technologies and “a free and open Indo-Pacific”.
In March its leaders met for the first time, virtually, and agreed an initiative to expand vaccine manufacturing for South-East Asia. Now they will discuss cooperation on the pandemic, the climate crisis, emerging technologies and “a free and open Indo-Pacific”.
🔴 Multiple deaths reported in Somali capital after suicide car bomb blast near presidential palace checkpoint, says police official.
China broadened its war on #cryptocurrencies, outlawing all transactions with the digital coins and banning “mining”.
- Overseas exchanges, such as Coinbase and Binance, are barred from serving mainland investors.
- Following the announcement of the ban, the value of bitcoin fell by 8%.
- Overseas exchanges, such as Coinbase and Binance, are barred from serving mainland investors.
- Following the announcement of the ban, the value of bitcoin fell by 8%.