Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes Saturday after a fuel storage depot fire in Jakarta left at least 17 people dead, including two children. Three people were still missing after Friday night’s blaze at state energy firm Pertamina’s Plumpang depot in north Jakarta, with Indonesian officials the next day calling for an audit of “all fuel facilities and infrastructures” in the country. Sixty people were injured, with many severely burned, while hundreds more living in residential areas near the depot had to be evacuated. “It started with a very strong smell. It was so strong that we…
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More sophisticated and high-calibre weapons are being illegally shipped into Haiti where violence has reached levels unseen for decades, warned a UN report seen by AFP on Saturday. The gun trafficking, including even heavy machine guns, is “fuelling an ongoing surge of gang violence that has plagued residents for months,” said the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Haiti — the poorest country in the western hemisphere — has been mired for years in a vicious cycle of humanitarian, economic and political crises exacerbated by brutal gang violence. “The incidence of homicides, kidnappings, and displacement is rising across…
A provincial governor in the central Philippines and five other people were shot dead by unknown gunmen on Saturday, his widow said, in the latest attack against local officials. Police said six suspects carrying rifles and dressed in uniforms similar to those worn by the armed services entered the governor’s home in Pamplona town and opened fire. Roel Degamo, governor of Negros Oriental province, and five others were killed in the shooting, his widow said. “Governor Degamo did not deserve that kind of death. He was serving his constituents on a Saturday,” Janice Degamo, who is also the mayor of…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world’s rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel prices. Speaking in the Qatari capital, Doha, Guterres told leaders of more than 40 of the most deprived states that wealthy nations should provide $500 billion a year to help others “trapped in vicious cycles” that block efforts to boost economies and vital services. The summit of Least Developed Countries (LDC) is normally held every 10 years but has twice been delayed since 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Afghanistan and Myanmar, two of the…
Russia’s defence minister has inspected the front line in eastern Ukraine, the defence ministry said Saturday, with the battle for Bakhmut raging and the US offering to pump more money into Kyiv’s survival. Sergei Shoigu had “inspected a command post on the front” in the direction of the southern Donetsk region, the defence ministry said, […] The post Russia defence chief inspects front line as Bakhmut battle rages appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has expressed support for the restoration of civilian rule and the transition to democracy in Sudan following the country’s military coup in October 2021. Türk, while giving an update to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday, said new effort needed to restore civilian rule and transition to democracy in the country. The UN rights chief highlighted the death of a 17-year-old demonstrator, shot dead by a police officer in the Sharq Alnil area of Khartoum. According to him, the case is one of 125 deaths since protests began over 16…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday pursued his African tour aimed at renewing frayed ties, inking an economic accord with Angola. The post France's Macron pushes economic ties in Angola appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Spain’s prime minister denounced Friday a plan by construction giant Ferrovial to move its headquarters to the Netherlands, accusing it of not wanting to pay its fair share of taxes. The post Spanish PM slams Ferrovial's planned Dutch move appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
US President Joe Biden hosts German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington on Friday for talks on charting the way ahead in their support for Ukraine, after friction over tank deliveries to Kyiv. Scholz’s first trip to Washington since February 2022 offers the leaders the opportunity to demonstrate their resolve in backing Ukraine against Russia. But the talks will likely delve into thorny issues dividing the two, including Germany’s fears over Washington’s green subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act, and US caution over Berlin’s continued strong economic ties with Beijing. “I think the two of them are now more concerned about…
Greek police raided a train station Friday as part of their probe into the rail collision that killed at least 57 people, as the nation braced for new strikes and protests over the disaster. Some families were still desperate to locate loved ones who were on the train and some demonstrations have turned violent as public anger builds over the role government mismanagement played in Greece’s worst-ever rail accident. A judicial source told AFP that files were among items seized by police on Friday during a raid on the Larissa train station in central Greece, where the fiery crash happened…