Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has described the action as a “disproportionate use of force,” according to state-run news agency Anadolu The Greek authorities confirmed on Wednesday that one of their coast guard ships fired warning shots at a Turkish fishing boat they say had refused to leave Greek waters near the island of Chios. According to […]
Etichetă: officials
EU foreign policy chief mocked for Russian officials shopping threat
Josep Borrell’s vow that government employees and MPs won’t be able to buy luxury goods in Europe failed to land Russians who undermine Ukrainian sovereignty won’t be able to shop in Milan, party in Saint-Tropez or purchase diamonds in Antwerp, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted on Tuesday. The post was deleted hours […]
School officials arrested for ‘concealing’ sexual assault
Court records suggest they declined to report the alleged abuse involving a baseball bat Five employees at a private school in Texas have been arrested on felony charges after being accused of failing to report an alleged sexual assault of a student to police, a court affidavit shows. One student was also reportedly taken into […]
Top German govt officials probed over suspected embezzlement
Vice chancellor, foreign minister and four others are under investigation by the Berlin public prosecutor’s office German vice chancellor and minister for economic affairs and climate action, Robert Habeck, and the country’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, have found themselves at the center of an embezzlement investigation launched by the Berlin public prosecutor’s office. The probe […]
Bolsonaro wants to expose health officials who approved Covid vaccine for kids
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced his intention to reveal the identities of the officials who authorized vaccinations for children, despite them having received death threats. In October, the country’s health regulator, Anvisa, said its five directors had received emails threatening them with death if Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 were approved. […]
US officials name culprit behind cyberattacks on Iran – media
Israel was behind the nationwide cyberattack on Iran’s fuel system which crippled the country’s gas stations last month, according to a report citing US officials. It marked an escalation of the conflict between the two nations. Iran’s fuel distribution network ground to a halt on October 26 after a cyberattack targeted the system used by […]
Philippines’ Duterte vows to punish local officials unless Covid-19 vaccine rollout improves
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to punish government officials if they fail to meet targets for the country’s Covid vaccine rollout. Only a little over a third of the population is fully inoculated at present. In a recorded message aired on Wednesday, Duterte challenged government officials to ramp up daily Covid-19 vaccinations to at […]
Sudanese PM Hamdok placed under house arrest, several senior officials detained in suspected military coup – reports
Several ministers of Sudan’s interim government have been detained by the military, and PM Abdalla Hamdok is under house arrest, reports claim. It comes amid rallies by pro-military protesters and supporters of civilian rule. With tensions between supporters of the military and interim government flaring up in the past several days, Al-Hadath TV reported that […]
Czech president’s aides under investigation for not informing officials or public that leader was extremely ill
Czech police have opened an investigation into whether President Milos Zeman’s aides committed a crime by not telling other officials or the public that the country’s leader was not fit to carry out his duties. On Tuesday, Czech police said they would open a probe into whether Zeman’s aides committed a crime, citing information that […]
EU summons Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish officials over concerning reports of migrants stuck on Belarus border
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has ordered a meeting with officials from Latvia, Lithuania and Poland on the “dire situation” of migrants stuck waiting at the bloc’s borders with Belarus. “I’m very concerned about reports of people including children stuck in forests in dire situation at external EU borders with Belarus,” Johansson said on […]
Dead silence? Halloween is on in Canada’s most populous province, but officials say no ‘singing or shouting’ for trick-or-treaters
Covid-19 rules for this month’s holidays will be less strict than last year in Canada’s Ontario province, but health officials have attached some strings to the eased guidelines, including a quieter trick-or-treating experience. Provincial chief medical officer Dr. Kieran Moore warned on Thursday that children shouldn’t “sing or shout” for their treats on Halloween, so […]
Taliban wipes out Islamic State cell in Kabul after fatal bombing at mosque during prayers for top official’s mother
The Taliban destroyed an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) cell in Kabul, the group’s spokesperson has said, just hours after a fatal blast detonated at a major mosque that was holding prayers for his recently deceased mother. Taking to Twitter early on Monday, Zabihullah Mujahid, the son of the deceased woman, confirmed that a “special […]
At least two killed, three injured in blast outside Kabul mosque during funeral ceremony for top Taliban official’s mother
A number of civilians were killed outside a major Kabul mosque, which was rocked by an explosion during a funeral ceremony for the mother of a top Taliban official. Three suspects have been detained following the incident. The explosion was confirmed by the son of the deceased, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who said that a […]
WHO officials ‘horrified’ after report blames Congo sex abuse claims on ‘structural failures’ at UN agency
An independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated by World Health Organization (WHO) staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo has criticized the agency for “clear structural failures” over the complaints. The report focused on allegations of abuses committed by WHO personnel who were hired locally, as well as some of its international staff […]
Court case filed against French customs after officials refuse to disclose records of arms exports
Amnesty International France and the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights have jointly filed a case in a Paris court to force French customs to release records of exports of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) released a statement on Thursday confirming that the case had been launched […]














