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Italy allows minors and sick people to leave immigration ships
Italian authorities allowed minors and those in need of urgent medical care to disembark on Sunday from a German-flagged vessel in the Sicilian port of Catania, the NGO that operates the ship said. Several boats carrying nearly 1,000 migrants have been in Italian waters for more than a week, waiting for the country’s right-wing government, which took office last month, to allow it to dock.
U.S. urges Ukraine to be open to talks with Russia – Washington Post
According to the Washington Post, the United States has privately encouraged Ukraine to express its willingness to negotiate with Russia after the State Department said Moscow was escalating the war and did not seriously want peace talks.The paper, citing unnamed sources, said the U.S. officials’ demands were not aimed at bringing Ukraine to the negotiating table, but a systematic attempt to ensure that Kyiv Maintain the support of other countries.
COP27 puts climate compensation on the agenda for the first time
Delegates to the UN’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed to discuss whether rich countries should compensate for the suffering of poorer countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Opening the ceremony, COP27 President Sameh Shoukry said: “This, for the first time, creates an institutionally stable space on the formal agenda of the COP and the Paris Agreement to discuss the funding arrangements needed to address existing gaps and address loss and damage. A pressing issue.” Plenary.
Sudan’s Burhan says political talks underway, but Bashir’s supporters unpopular
Sudan’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, confirmed on Sunday that talks were being held on the country’s new political framework, but he sternly warned the former ruling party not to interfere in the military or politics. A year ago, Burhan, the head of the country’s sovereign council, led a coup that halted the country’s transition to elections after Omar al-Bashir stepped down after three years in power.
Airliner crashes in Lake Victoria, Tanzania
A Precision Air flight carrying 39 passengers crashed in Lake Victoria on Sunday as it attempted to reach an airport near Tanzania, the airline said. At least 26 people were rescued from the plane, the airline said in a statement, adding that no deaths were confirmed.
Iran admits to sending drones to Russia before war Kyiv Say Tehran is lying
Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied the drones to Moscow, but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine and that Russia had used them to target power stations and civilian infrastructure. Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdullahian said a “small number” of drones had been delivered in the months before Russia’s February 24 invasion.
China sticks to strategy, coronavirus numbers hit 6-month high
On Sunday, China reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they would stick to strict coronavirus control measures, which could dash near-term investor hopes of easing policy. China recorded 4,420 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the highest level since May 6 and compared with 3,659 new local cases a day earlier, the National Health Commission said.
Thousands march Perudemanding the resignation of leftist President Castillo
Thousands take to the streets Peru Saturday called for the resignation of embattled President Pedro Castillo, a leftist whose government is under investigation for corruption. Carrying the Andean nation’s vertically-striped red-white-red flag and signs with anti-government slogans, protesters marched towards the opposition-led Congress in the capital Lima.
Japan hosts display of multinational naval solidarity amid East Asian tensions
Japan held its first international fleet review in seven years with ships from 12 other countries on Sunday in a show of solidarity, amid a record number of missiles fired by North Korea and China ramping up pressure on Taiwan. The military parade held in Sagami Bay near Tokyo included 38 ships, of which 18 were from friendly countries such as the United States, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, India, and Thailand. Thirty-three aircraft flew overhead, including submarine patrol planes and helicopters.
At least nine wounded in Philadelphia shooting
At least nine people were shot and killed in Philadelphia Saturday night, two of them in critical condition, police said. Multiple gunmen got out of a car in the Kensington area of Pennsylvania and began shooting, firing about 40 shots in total, Philadelphia’s First Deputy Police Chief John Stanford said in a televised news conference.
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