Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia’s main airport
A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia’s main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Authorities said 209 flights were suspended after ash from Mount Anak Krakatoa was detected in airspace near…
Nepal: Two more people rescued alive
Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people. Our correspondent Shahzaib Wahlah tells us more.…
Flyers might have to face more disruption with hotter skies
As the country sweltered through one of the many heatwaves of a baking summer in late June, towering thunderclouds were gathering over the south of England and across much of northern Europe. It was a Saturday, and with the holiday season getting under…
UN experts urge Sudan-wide arms embargo
A weapons embargo must be extended to the whole of Sudan, and it must be enforced. That is, in essence, the conclusion of a UN experts’ report presented to the Human Rights Council. The report also points to the responsibility of foreign entities…
Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman is found alive in mud-buried home
More than 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley in Nepal, rescuers continue to find survivors. Chandika Shrestha, a 64-year-old woman, was discovered alive on the fourth floor of her partially buried house in the…
Uber announces immediate withdrawal from Nigeria and Uganda
Uber has announced its immediate withdrawal from Nigeria and Uganda. The decision comes amid a global restructuring, but mainly as Uber has lost significant ground to its competitors in both countries. Keywords for this article Fuente: Leer la noticia…
Russia-Ukraine war: US envoys set for Ukraine talks after Putin meeting
As Witkoff and Kushner were negotiating at the Kremlin, Zelensky said he was ready for «a substantive conversation». Saturday’s talks in Moscow lasted three hours and were held behind closed doors in Putin’s official residence in the heart of…
'Culture of fear within US Defence Department: Slow leakage of dissent against the administration'
Catherine Viette is pleased to welcome Dafydd Townley, Senior Teaching Fellow in International Security at the University of Portsmouth. He argues that the turmoil surrounding Pete Hegseth points to a problem much deeper than personnel disputes at the…
Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
Public playing of songs by Russian citizens is already illegal across Ukraine, with exceptions for some artists who have publicly condemned the war, but Russian-language songs composed or performed by Ukrainians are still allowed. Under the proposals…
US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks on peace in Ukraine
US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday for talks on how to end the war in Ukraine, where they were met by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev. Our guest Jamie Smith-Maillet tells us more. Keywords…