Pro-EU rallies draw tens of thousands in Poland

WARSAW, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Poles rallied on Sunday in defence of their country’s EU membership, after Poland’s top court last week issued a landmark ruling against the primacy of EU law. The pro-EU demonstrations were called by former EU chief Donald Tusk, now leader of the…

Death toll from Russian alcohol poisoning incident rises to 34

Illegal alcohol confiscated by police has been found to contain poisonous methanol MOSCOW, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a mass poisoning linked to illegal alcohol in southwest Russia rose to 34, and 24 more people were being treated in hospital, local authorities said. Investigators in the Orenburg…

Spain to evacuate more Afghan workers, families left behind

MADRID, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish authorities said that the country has started a new evacuation operation to extract more Afghans and their families left behind following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Spain’s defence ministry confirmed that it is working with the foreign ministry on a new evacuation mission. The…

Update: US says Taliban talks in Doha were ‘candid and professional’

Other areas of focus during the meet included the participation of women in Afghan society WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said the first face-to-face meeting between senior US and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was “candid and professional” and that the US side…

Ukraine parliament sacks speaker after dispute with Pres Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky KIEV, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After a dispute with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the parliament in Kiev has dismissed its speaker, Dmytro Razumkov.The prominent politician, who turned 38 last Friday, is seen as a possible rival to Zelensky in the 2024 presidential election.Some 284 deputies in…

More than 200 arrests made after crackdown in Belarus

MINSK, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authoritarian power apparatus in Belarus has again arrested more than 200 dissidents for allegedly making statements critical of the government.They are being investigated for negative comments on social networks following a raid by the KGB secret service, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov said in the…

UN gives Uganda 2 days to hand in climate action plan

All parties are required to submit their climate change action plans to the UN by Oct 12 KAMPALA, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda risks losing out on access to climate change interventions financing should it fail to submit its nationally determined climate change action plan to United Nations (UN) in…

UN chief urges Ethiopian authorities to let UN help millions in need

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the Ethiopian government to allow the world body help millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance.“The United Nations will continue to play its mandated role and work with the government…

Cameroonian PM urges peace in restive Anglophone region

The North and South West regions have been restive for the past few years BAMENDA (Cameroon), Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, has called on Cameroonians in the restive Anglophone region of Northwest to embrace peace, saying that it’s the prerequisite for the development of the…

Ethiopia’s parliament approves new cabinet members

The Parliament approved all nominees put forward by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s House People’s Representatives (HoPR) has approved the appointment of new cabinet members upon the endorsement of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.The newly-introduced cabinet has 22 members, including the reappointment of Demeke Mekonnen…