Brazil police probe plight of near-extinct blue parrot

Spix’s macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii) are seen in the Spix’s Macaws Conservation Centre at the Sao Paulo Zoo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil BRASILIA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian police said they were probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix’s macaws, one of the world’s rarest…

Spain, Morocco PMs meet with disputed territory on agenda

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez MADRID, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hosted his Moroccan counterpart in Madrid on Thursday for talks with the European Union’s strategic North African neighbour, notably on the sensitive Western Sahara. The vast, resource-rich former Spanish colony mostly controlled by Morocco has…

Most Germans, French see ‘high risk’ of war with Russia, survey shows

The Kremlin PARIS, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A majority of citizens in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and several other European Union member states believe there is a high chance of Russia going to war with their country, a survey has found.Across nine European countries surveyed, just over half of respondents…

Pres Putin challenges US pressure on India over Russian oil during state visit

Putin and Modi arrive for an informal dinner at the Prime Minister’s Residence in New Delhi NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has questioned Washington’s stance on India’s oil purchases from Moscow, pointing to US imports of Russian nuclear fuel as he began a state visit aimed at…

France detects two MERS virus cases among tour group

PARIS, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French authorities have isolated two people infected with the virus that causes Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS) who were among a tour group visiting the region, the health ministry said. MERS is a more deadly but less contagious variation of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome…

UN Assembly tells Russia to return captive Ukrainian kids

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly called for the immediate and unconditional return of Ukrainian children “forcibly transferred” to Russia — a delicate issue as Kyiv and Moscow try to negotiate an end to the fighting. The assembly adopted the non-binding resolution by a vote of…

Moldovan police investigate a drone that a resident thought was a toy and took home

Russia’s Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Ozerov walks by a drone after Chisinau’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ozerov to show him a Russian drone that fell in Moldova, in Chisinau, Moldova CHISINAU, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Moldova deployed bomb disposal experts to a community miles from the Ukrainian…

EU agrees deal to ban Russian gas by autumn 2027

The Orenburg gas processing plant of Gazprom in the Orenburg Region, Russia BRUSSELS, Dec (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union lawmakers and member states reached a deal to ban all imports of Russian gas by autumn 2027, as the bloc seeks to choke off key funds feeding Moscow’s war chest. “This is the dawn…

UN decries Uganda crackdown ahead of vote

GENEVA, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations deplored an intensifying crackdown on the opposition and media in Uganda ahead of next month’s general election, urging impartial investigations into alleged arbitrary arrests, disappearances and “torture”. The UN rights office highlighted “credible reports” indicating that at least 550 people, including members…

Libya war crimes suspect makes first appearance at ICC

THE HAGUE, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Libyan prison boss accused of overseeing murder, rape, and torture at a notorious detention centre appeared at the International Criminal Court Wednesday to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, 47, sat impassively dressed in a dark blue jacket and…
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