A number of flights from Geneva airport were delayed and some were cancelled during the holiday rush Sunday, as dozens of ground staff went on strike over a wage dispute. …
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Indians held in France over trafficking fears questioned
Four French judges on Sunday began questioning more than 300 Indians travelling on a plane detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking. The post Indians held in France over …
Read More »Calls for restraint in DR Congo after tense vote
Western embassies in Democratic Republic of Congo urged restraint on Saturday after leading opposition members called this week’s election a “sham”, some calling for it to be annulled. The post …
Read More »Tanker ship off India hit by attack drone ‘fired from Iran’: Pentagon
A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by a drone “fired from Iran,” the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping …
Read More »Orthodox priests in Moldova rebel against Moscow rule
Long torn between loyalty to the Russian or Romanian Orthodox Church, the Moldovan village of Cimiseni has made its choice, triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The post Orthodox priests …
Read More »Israel trains fire on south Gaza, as Biden urges caution
Israel said its armed forces were increasingly focused on Hamas targets in south Gaza Sunday, as the United States again pressed its ally to do more to protect Palestinian civilians. …
Read More »UN urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean
The United Nations called Saturday for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mainly women and children, on a distressed boat last heard to be near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands …
Read More »ECOWAS delegation in Sierra Leone after ‘coup’ attempt
A West African delegation led by the leaders of Senegal and Ghana were in Sierra Leone on Saturday to lay the groundwork for a “security mission” in the wake of …
Read More »Exiled Senegal opposition figure Karim Wade vies for top job
Exiled Senegalese opposition figure Karim Wade, an ex-minister and the son of former head of state Abdoulaye Wade, Saturday said he had filed papers to contest presidential elections in February. …
Read More »Russia bars pro-peace candidate from presidential ballot
Russia’s Central Electoral Commission on Saturday rejected an application by a candidate calling for peace to stand in next year’s presidential elections. The commission cited “mistakes in documents” submitted by …
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