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EU chief says Ukraine has unconditional support ahead of summit
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said ahead of next week’s EU-Ukraine summit that Ukraine has the EU’s unconditional support and that the country needs to defeat Russian attacks to defend European values. “We are on Ukraine’s side, there are no ifs and buts,” von der Leyen said Saturday at an event of the Christian Democrats’ CDU in Dusseldorf, Germany.
France extends mandatory COVID testing for Chinese tourists until February 15
France has extended mandatory COVID testing for travelers from China until February 15, according to a government decree published on Saturday. While Chinese officials say infections have peaked, some global experts have warned that cases could rise in rural areas, which are less equipped to cope, as millions of Chinese travel to reunite with family members during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Spanish police seize $114 million worth of cocaine from cattle ship
Spanish police seized 4.5 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of 105 million euros ($114 million) after raiding a cattle ship off the Canary Islands earlier this week, a statement said on Saturday. Before Tuesday’s raid, the ship had called at ports in about a dozen countries, and police said drug smugglers had begun using the livestock boats as it made it harder for police to track their illicit cargo.
Israeli army reinforcements in West Bank after synagogue shooting
Israel’s military said it was stepping up its efforts in the occupied territory, a day after a Palestinian gunman killed seven people in a Jerusalem suburb and wounded two in another shooting in the city on Saturday. forces in the West Bank. The attacks come at the end of a month of increasingly bitter confrontation after an Israeli raid in the West Bank killed nine Palestinians, including seven gunmen, as cross-border firefights between Israel and Gaza intensified fears Fears of escalating bloodshed.
Green groups protest Russian Antarctic ship docking in South Africa
A Russian research vessel that has been exploring Antarctica for oil and gas docked in South Africa on Saturday, amid protests from green activists who say its operations in the region violate a treaty banning mineral exploration. When the polar expedition ship Akademik Alexander Karpinsky arrived in Cape Town port as scheduled this morning, several members of the environmental group Extinction Rebellion held up banners reading “Hands off Antarctica”.
Congolese revivalist church draws Catholics
Congolese organizer Deo Malela identifies as Roman Catholic because of his parents. But like a growing number of Catholics in the central African country, Mahele, 28, also frequents evangelical churches, where he says he finds solutions to everyday problems.
U.S. flexes military might in Beijing’s backyard
For several hours under gray skies, dozens of fighter jets and helicopters in and out of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz displayed American military prowess in some of the most contested waters in the world. MH-60 Seahawk helicopters and F/A-18 Hornet jets with pilot call signs like “Fozzie Bear,” “Pig Sweat” and “Bongoo” let out deafening noises as they landed on the USS Nimitz in drizzle Scream, the USS Nimitz is leading a carrier strike group that entered the South China Sea two weeks ago.
Exclusive: Top U.S. Treasury official warns UAE, Turkey of evading sanctions
The top U.S. Treasury sanctions official, who is on a trip to Turkey and the Middle East next week, will warn countries and companies that they could lose access to U.S. markets if they do business with entities subject to U.S. restrictions, as Washington cracks down on attempts by Russia to evade sanctions imposed. for its war in Ukraine. Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson will travel to Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey from January 29 to February 3 to meet with government officials as well as businesses and financial institutions, reiterating that Washington will continue to vigorously enforce its sanctions, a Treasury spokesman told Reuters.
Italy’s Meloni expected to sign major gas deal as she begins Libya visit
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Tripoli on Saturday, where she is expected to seal a major gas deal aimed at boosting energy supplies to Europe, despite insecurity and political chaos in the North African country. Meloni is meeting in Tripoli with Mohammed Menfi, head of Libya’s three-member presidential council, and Prime Minister Abdulhamid Debeba, head of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNU).
Trump heads to New Hampshire and South Carolina to launch campaign
Former U.S. President Donald Trump will make the first two stops of his presidential campaign in New Hampshire and South Carolina on Saturday, a campaign that has been largely idle since he began a new campaign for the White House in November. Trump will first speak at the New Hampshire Republican Party’s annual convention in Salem before heading to South Carolina’s capital, Columbia, where he will unveil his leadership team for the state.
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