Page 19 - Abroad News Today

Iran has released five detained US citizens. In return, five Iranians will be released from U.S. prisons. The released were on board a plane en route from Tehran to Qatar. Two family members of those previously detained in Iran, who had been banned from traveling by Iran, were also on board the plane. Iran will have access to around six billion US dollars (around 5.6 billion euros) from its own assets – the money had been frozen in South Korea due to international sanctions. The exchange comes...

Jens Stoltenberg is increasing the pressure on the German government in the debate on defense spending. After a suspected drone attack, a Russian oil depot is on fire. And: Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Germany.. Zoom ImageA Ukrainian soldier walks past a burning house. On Sunday night, there were apparently again drone attacks on Russia and the territories occupied by the country in Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram that a Ukrainian drone had been intercepted in the capital reg...

Two ships have reached the Black Sea port of Chernomorsk for the first time since Russia pulled out of the grain deal. The two bulk carriers are expected to load almost 20,000 tonnes of wheat for Africa and Asia. In the opposite direction, five ships have so far left the port of Odessa, using the corridor that includes the western Black Sea coast near Romania and Bulgaria. Russia suspended the agreement in July, which guaranteed the safe passage of such freighters with Ukrainian grain.

Ovidio Guzmán, 33, is charged with drug trafficking, money laundering and other violent crimes. U.S. authorities believe he and his brothers took command of the Sinaloa drug cartel after their father was arrested a few years ago. His arrest sparked a wave of violence in Culiacán, the capital of the Mexican state of Sinalsoa. For information leading to his arrest, the United States had offered a reward of up to five million dollars. "El Chapo" was at times one of the most wanted crimina...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards are stationing units on the border with Iraq. The neighboring country was apparently given an ultimatum. The leadership in Tehran accuses Kurdish parties and groups in northern Iraq of supporting the nationwide protests in Iran in the fall of 2022. The young woman, an Iranian Kurdish, had been taken into police custody on September 13, 2022, for inappropriate clothing. She died there three days later, presumably from blows to the head. The death triggered massive ...

Morocco initially only requested search and rescue teams from Spain, Great Britain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Many other countries, including Germany, France and the U.S., had also offered their help to Morocco. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna denies that this has political reasons. "Let's put the tensions aside. People are suffering and need help," Colonna said. At least 2122 dead and at least 2421 injured were registered by Sunday evening, the Moroccan Ministry ...

Dailymirror.lk – Sri Lanka 24 Hours Online Breaking News : News, Politics, Video, Finance, Business, Sports, Entertainment, Travel, sri lanka news,sri lanka latest news, latest breaking news, latest political news, covid-19 news,covid-19 news sri lanka, Sri Lanka Coronavirus updates, sl news, sl covid-19 news, SL breaking news, daily news, breaking news in sri lanka

Davide to take over as acting governor as Garcia leaving for abroad

Mondher al-Wanissi, interim leader of the Ennahda party, was arrested on Tuesday. Abdel Karim al-Harouni, head of the Shura Council – the party's highest body – was also arrested. President Kais Saied has arrested a number of critics in recent months, including opposition members, activists and judges. They are accused of corruption and »conspiracy against state security« They are also affected, including Saied's most prominent critic, Rachid Ghannouchi.

The US Department of Defense wants to supply Ukraine with armor-piercing uranium ammunition for the first time. The ammunition is intended for the promised Abrams main battle tanks. Depleted uranium is a waste product that is produced during the enrichment of uranium for use in nuclear power plants or in the production of nuclear weapons. The metal is toxic – both for the soldiers and for people living in the war zone. The use of uranium ammunition or DU ammunition (depleted uranium) is not pr...