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Ethiopian election expected to deepen rifts dw.com 3 days ago Martina Schwikowski Ethiopians will vote in June to elect a new parliament. But electoral registration is patchy and opposition parties plan to boycott the ballot. Experts fear that simmering ethnic tensions will escalate. © Balderas/NAMA Provided by Deutsche Welle On June 5, Ethiopians will elect a new parliament as well as regional and municipal councils. The polls were originally scheduled to take place in October last year, but were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Peaceful elections seem increasi...

The European Union’s top diplomat has said that in the face of the big military build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine’s borders, it would only take “a spark” to set off a confrontation. Josep Borrell said after a virtual meeting of the EU foreign ministers that the massing of Russian troops, including military field hospitals, was a “matter of concern”. “It is the highest military deployment of the Russian army on the Ukrainian borders ever. It’s clear that it’s a matter of concern when you deploy a lot of troops,” Borrell said. “Well, a spark can jump here or there.�...

Russia has 150,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders, EU estimates Al Jazeera English © While a ceasefire halted full-scale warfare in eastern Ukraine in 2015, sporadic clashes never stopp... While a ceasefire halted full-scale warfare in eastern Ukraine in 2015, sporadic clashes never stopped, and efforts to reach a political settlement have stalled [File: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters] Russia has amassed more than 150,000 troops along its western border with Ukraine and in annexed Crimea in recent weeks, the European Union’s top diplomat said on Monday after a briefing fro...

Sinn Féin spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Defence John Brady TD has condemned the decision by the EU to summon its ambassador to Cuba to explain his reasons for adding his signature to a letter requesting that US President Joe Biden lift sanctions against Cuba. The Wicklow TD said: “It appears that we have a situation where a right wing bloc within the EU are attempting to dictate to the EU Foreign Policy Chief, Josef Borrell. There is obviously an agenda at work here and I absolutely condemn these actions. "The EU should be actively working to bring an end to these pointless sanction...

2021-02-03 12:35:14 GMT2021-02-03 20:35:14(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player Close TEHRAN/WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Iran have recently made several statements on the former's willingness to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, with both sides listing demands and creating challenges for any final agreement. Kazem Gharibabadi, ambassador and permanent representative of Iran to the United Nations, tweeted on Tuesday that Iran has installed new and more advanced centrifuges at its two main nuclear sit...