9 African migrants died in freezing temperatures near Morocco-Algeria border

RABAT, Dec 16 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco’s border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, a tragedy that rights groups in the North African country called deeply concerning and a violation of the right to freedom of movement. The bodies of seven men and two women were…

UK: Doctors in England to strike as ‘super flu’ surges

Strikes by resident doctors in England will go ahead as planned from Wednesday LONDON, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Doctors in England voted Monday to go ahead with a five-day strike starting this week in the busy Christmas season as a “super flu” outbreak sweeps the country. Prime Minister Keir Starmer…

ICC rejects Israel appeal, backs Gaza war crimes investigation

THE HAGUE, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) appeals chamber has rejected Israel’s challenge to the legality of the court’s investigation into war crimes committed in Gaza after October 2023. In a judgment issued on Monday, judges confirmed an earlier ruling by the pre-trial chamber, finding that…

EU to sanction 40 more vessels, EU top diplomat says

BRUSSELS, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union foreign ministers are to impose sanctions on around 40 additional vessels that are used to circumvent the penalties imposed on Russia over its war in Ukraine, EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said. Sanctioning more ships of the so-called shadow fleet means “depriving…

French court jails Congo ex-rebel leader for 30 years

Roger Lumbala, a former MP in the DR Congo who joined the M23 rebel group PARIS, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Congolese ex-rebel leader Roger Lumbala was found guilty by a Paris court on Monday of complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second Congo War and was sentenced to…

EU launches aid flights to Sudan’s Darfur as humanitarian crisis escalates

BRUSSELS, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union has launched an “air bridge” to bring eight planeloads of humanitarian aid into Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region.The European Commission’s department overseeing overseas aid unveiled the measure on Monday and said the flights will carry 3.5 million euros ($4.1m) of “life-saving supplies” to…

Hope fades for Indonesian fishermen shipwrecked off Portugal

LISBON, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hope faded on Sunday for three Indonesian fishermen missing after their vessel sank in the Atlantic near the Portuguese-Spanish border, as rescuers suspended their search. The vessel carrying five people sank on Sunday morning “in a rocky area of Insua Island” in the northern municipality…

Benin: Ex-president son arrested after foiled coup attempt

Chabi Yayi, son of former Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi PORTO-NOVO, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chabi Yayi, son of former Beninese president and current opposition figure Thomas Boni Yayi, was arrested early Sunday at his home, according to several of his relatives.No reason was given for the arrest which comes…

UK-France: Small boat migrant crossings resume in English Channel

LONDON, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Migrants resumed attempts to cross the English Channel to reach Britain on Saturday, four weeks after the last small boat arrived. An interior minister spokesperson condemned the crossings as “shameful”, adding: “The British people deserve better.” The recent pause in crossings — believed to be…

Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski and opposition figures as US lifts sanctions

Belarusian Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski (R) next to Belarusian opposition leader and political activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (L) MINSK, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belarusian street protest leader Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski walked free on Saturday with 121 other political prisoners released in an unprecedented US-brokered deal.…
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