French fishing boats descend on Jersey amid ongoing row over post-Brexit rights
The boats were estimated to have gathered at the port of St Helier on Thursday morning amid a sea of red lights and flares as tensions grow between the UK and France
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Jersey s Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré, updated the Prime Minister on the latest developments.
We updated the Prime Minister on the current position in respect of the French protest and confirmed that Jersey Government representatives were meeting the fishermen to hear their concerns, and that we would ensure that lines of communication remained open and constructive.
Senator John Le Fondré, Jersey’s Chief Minister
Mr Johnson confirmed that two Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels would remain in place as a precautionary measure to monitor the situation.
Both parties agreed to stay in touch.
The Prime Minister reiterated his unequivocal support for Jersey and confirmed that the two Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels would remain in place to monitor the situation as a precautionary measure.
India, France, Australia to work in Indo-Pacific May 6, 2021
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): India, France and Australia are committed to advancing their shared values and working together to achieve a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said a joint statement issued by all three countries after meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
This comes after External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr S Jaishankar, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Marise Payne, met in London for the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue on 4 May.
Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed hurt in blast near his home
Maldives first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, police said.
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Posted: May 06, 2021 3:19 PM ET | Last Updated: May 6
Police secure the site after a blast injured former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed in Male on Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images)
Maldives first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital Male, police said.
Maldives first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohas amed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, police said.
The 53-year-old pro-democracy pioneer was about to get into his car in the congested capital when a bomb rigged to a motorcycle was detonated, officials said. Nasheed escaped an assassination attempt, a Maldivian government official told AFP by telephone. He is injured, but his condition is stable.
Nasheed is being treated for shrapnel wounds under anaesthesia at hospital but two family members said he is talking and responsive. A foreign tourist was also injured.