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Moscow, Oct 16 (EFE).- Russia on Monday suspended the import of all fish and seafood from Japan due to concerns arising from Tokyo’s controversial release of wastewater from its damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. The wastewater release in August sparked a controversy between Japan and several countries...
Kyiv, Oct 16 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukraine and its allies to maintain «unity” and overcome «doubts» about the country’s ability to defeat Russia as the war entered its 600th day on Monday. «The will that does not give up gains freedom. Freedom based on unity always...
Islamabad, Oct 16 (EFE).- Pakistan’s police have removed an officer from service for seeking permission to fight in Palestine alongside Hamas against the Israeli forces in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a senior police official said Monday. Fayyaz Janwari was relieved from service after he wrote a letter to Sindh...
Cairo/Jerusalem/Gaza, Oct 16 (EFE).- Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday that Israel had not yet allowed the opening of the border crossing between Egypt and the besieged Gaza Strip to deliver aid and facilitate the evacuation of foreigners as the situation in the Middle East remained on the...
Tokyo, Oct 16 (EFE).- The Unification Church said Monday that the Japanese government’s initiative to strip it of the status of a religious organization represents «a threat to human rights,» and warned of a «long legal battle» against this executive measure. Those responsible for this church, also known as the...
Krakow, Poland, Oct 16 (EFE).- The first official data of elections in Poland, with just over 15 percent counted, grant on Monday 41.1 percent of the votes to the ultra-conservative Law and Justice party, a lead much greater than exit polls showed over the weekend. In second place, the Civic...
Jerusalem, Oct 16 (EFE).- Israel said on Monday that an army officer was killed during anti-tank missile attacks launched from Lebanon against the Nurit military post in the country. Smoke rises after Hezbollah targeted an Israeli army post in the vicinity of Alma al-Shaab, at the Lebanese-Israeli border, Lebanon, 15...
Beijing, Oct 16 (EFE).- The foreign ministers of China and Russia met Monday in Beijing where the head of Russian diplomacy will attend the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Sergey Lavrov arrived Monday in the Chinese capital, where he will stay until the 18th, according to the...
Seoul, Oct 16 (EFE).- South Korea criticized the North on Monday amid signs that it had recently sent weapons to Russia following last month’s summit between the leaders of both countries, Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin. Russian President Vladimir Putin (2-R) greets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) during...
Seoul, Oct 16 (EFE).- A United States B-52 strategic bomber will land in South Korea for the first time on Thursday in a new show of force against North Korea. Although this nuclear-capable bomber has previously participated in joint air drills in the Korean peninsula, it is the first time...
Sydney, Australia, Oct 16 (EFE).- New Zealand’s National Party leader and incoming prime minister Christopher Luxon said Monday that he would speak with the nationalist NZ First party as he gets to work forming a coalition government following the weekend’s general election. «We are going to work with each individual...
Olón, Ecuador, Oct 15 (EFE).- Ecuador’s new president Daniel Noboa, the youngest in the country’s history, said Sunday night that he was ready to get working for a «new Ecuador.» “From tomorrow hope begins to work, from tomorrow Daniel Noboa, the new president of the Republic, begins to work,” he...
