Section: Africa&ME
Newsdeck: Full ceasefire takes effect in eastern Ukraine
KYIV, July 27 (Reuters) – A full and comprehensive ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists has entered into force in eastern Ukraine, opening the prospect of an end to military and civilian casualties, the two sides said on Monday. …read more Source:: Daily...
Turkey hails OSCE pact on eastern Ukraine cease-fire
Turkey has welcomed the consensus within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on reaching “a comprehensive and lasting” cease-fire on July 28 for eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Hurriyet Daily...
Germany rejects Trump’s call to allow Russia back into G7
Germany has rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow :US President Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks expansion of ‘outdated’ groupEU balks at Russia returning to G7 after Trump summit invite …read more Source:: Al...
Ceasefire between Ukrainian and eastern rebel forces to begin at midnight
Ukrainian and rebel forces in war-torn eastern Ukraine have started preparing for a “full and comprehensive” ceasefire scheduled to begin at midnight on Monday.Rebel officials said on Sunday they have instructed their troops about the ceasefire and issued a decree banning weapon use. Ukraine’s military said their forces “have begun...
Bodies of 286 Jews murdered in Holocaust found in Ukraine basement
The basements were opened after the war, but they were left open without moving the bodies with a sign marking it as the place of a mass murder. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Coronavirus: South Korea reports highest single-day rise in COVID-19 since March
South Korea reported 113 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the largest single-day increase in almost four months, and officials warned the upward trajectory could continue as people carrying the disease enter the country from abroad.:Amid coronavirus, Kenyan women risk their lives to give birthCoronavirus: Vacuum cleaner bags may be best...
Coronavirus: Ukraine reports its highest daily COVID-19 case count in a month
Ukraine reported 1,106 new cases of the coronavirus within a 24-hour period, the highest daily toll since a record on June 26, when it reached 1,109, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said on Saturday.The number of new daily infections has increased sharply in the past two months following the gradual lifting of restrictions that began in...
US accuses Russia of continuing to arm Wagner group in Libya
US accuses Russia of continuing to arm Wagner group in Libya US military’s Africa Command says satellite imagery indicates Moscow’s Ministry of Defence is ‘supporting’ the Russian paramilitary contractor MEE staff Fri, 07/24/2020 – 16:11 US satellite imagery released by Africom on 24 July reportedly shows Russian and...
Ukraine says black boxes from downed flight in Iran show ‘illegal interference’
Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister made the comments after the black boxes from Flight 752 arrived in France. …read more Source::...
Iran condemns US jet fly-by of airliner, lodges complaint with ICAO
Iran said on Friday a US fighter jet “harassed” an Iranian civilian airliner in an act of terrorism which injured and panicked passengers, dismissing a US account that the jet was merely conducting a visual inspection. State TV video footage of the inside of the Mahan Air airliner showed a passenger lying immobile of the floor and another with a...
