Kenya launches action plan to enhance pangolin populations
Nairobi, Oct 10 (IANS) Kenya has unveiled an action plan to boost the population of the endangered pangolins. The National Recovery and Action Plan for Pangolins 2024-2028, the first one for the East African nation, was launched by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) during a virtual session on Tuesday evening, Xinhua news agency reported. KWS […]
Egypt faces economic strain from regional tensions
Cairo, Oct 10 (IANS) Egypt is facing extraordinary economic strain from external factors, particularly the ongoing regional conflicts, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a press conference in Cairo. He noted that within a week, the crude oil prices increased by 10 per cent to over $80 per barrel due to regional tensions, adding […]
Israel orders over 4,00,000 Gazans to move south, expands military operations in north: UN
United Nations, Oct 10 (IANS) In recent days, Israeli authorities once again ordered more than 400,000 people who remain north of Wadi Gaza in the Gaza Strip to move south while at the same time tightening access restrictions and expanding military operations in the north, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of […]
15 killed in road accident in Cameroon
Yaounde, Oct 10 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a bus loaded with passengers and a truck in Cameroon’s South region. Prefect of Dja and Lobo division, Damien Owono, said the accident happened when the bus collided head-on with the truck coming from the opposite direction […]
Austrian President urges leading parties to break coalition ‘stalemate’
Vienna, Oct 10 (IANS) Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen urged leading parties to break a coalition “stalemate” due to the election victory of the Freedom Party instead of tasking the far-right party with forming a government. The Freedom Party won its first-ever election of the National Council, Austria’s lower house of parliament, on September […]
Netanyahu, Biden hold phone talk as Israel threatens ‘lethal’ retaliation against Iran
Jerusalem, Oct 10 (IANS) Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone talk with US President Joe Biden, the first since August, amid rising tensions between Israel and its arch-foe Iran, as confirmed by both Netanyahu’s office and the White House. The talk was “direct” and “productive,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at […]
Czech Republic, Poland against long-term controls at EU internal borders
Prague, Oct 10 (IANS) More needs to be done at the European level in the fight against illegal migration, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk agreed. “The European Union (EU) needs to be more active and assertive towards third countries,” Fiala said in a statement on Wednesday following the Czech-Polish […]
Hungarian PM calls for change in European Parliament address
Brussels, Oct 10 (IANS) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the European Union (EU) needs to change if the bloc wants to be able to face its challenges. Orban, whose country currently holds the rotating EU Council presidency, made the remarks at a European Parliament session on Wednesday in Strasbourg, France. He highlighted competitiveness […]
Two wildfires in US Wyoming burns over 130,000 acres
Los Angeles, Oct 10 (IANS) Two separate wildfires burning in the US state of Wyoming scorched over 130,000 acres (526.1 square kilometres) combined, according to InciWeb, an interagency all-risk incident web information management system provided by the United States Forest Service. The latest information update by the agency said that the Elk Fire in Bighorn […]
Lithuanian President urges EU to prioritise security
Vilnius, Oct 10 (IANS) Talks on the defence capabilities of EU member states were held between Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and President-elect of the European Council Antonio Costa in Vilnius. Nauseda on Wednesday emphasised the need to prioritise EU security, enhance the defence industry, and support EU enlargement, according to the Lithuanian President’s Office. Nauseda […]
