Ukraine’s Zelenskiy asks Polish leaders for talks over farmer protest
Warsaw, Poland/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday called on Poland’s leaders and European Union officials to come to the Polish-Ukrainian border for talks over repeated blockades by Polish farmers angry at what they say is unfair competition from Kyiv. Polish Farmers staged a major day of protest on Tuesday, blocking almost all traffic […]
Haiti police block streets, break into airport to protest officer killings
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Haitian police officers on Thursday blocked streets and forced their way into the country’s main airport to protest the recent killing of officers by armed gangs expanding their grip on the Caribbean nation. Demonstrators break into the Toussaint Louverture International Airport to protest the recent killings of police officers by armed gangs, […]
Serbs dismantle barricades as Kosovo standoff eases
Rudare, Kosovo Reuters Serbs started dismantling barricades in northern Kosovo on Thursday, hours after Kosovo reopened its main border crossing with Serbia, easing a surge in tensions that has alarmed world powers. Serbia also ended a three-day-old state of alert for its troops, Tanjug news agency reported, as the sides showed signs of bowing to […]
Kosovo police exchange fire with local Serbs blocking roads
Mitrovica, Kosovo Reuters Kosovo Serbs exchanged fire with the country’s police on Saturday after a flareup of tensions in the volatile northern part of the country. Earlier in the day Serbs from Kosovo’s north blocked main roads in the region to protest against the arrest of a former member of the Kosovo police who quit […]
UN warns catastrophe looms in Ethiopia’s north, urges government to end de facto aid blockade
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters A de facto blockade on aid to the Tigray region in Ethiopia’s north is bringing millions of people to the brink of famine, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Thursday, warning of “looming catastrophe”. The UN agency OCHA called on all parties in a 10-month-old war in Tigray to allow the […]