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Niger coup commanders accountable for ousted president’s safety

6Aug

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Africa, USA

Niger coup commanders accountable for ousted president’s safety

Mohamed Bazoum is being held in “illegal detention” under unacceptable conditions, the US Secretary of State has said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. © Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Washington has warned that it will hold Niger’s new military government accountable for the safety of detained President Mohamed Bazoum, his family, and other members of the deposed government. Niger’s ousted leader has been under house arrest since members of the presidential guard took power more than two weeks ago. In a statement on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Bazoum and others were being held captive “illegally” in “unacceptable conditions,” and that they must be released immediately. The US “will hold the Council for the Safeguard...

Zelensky launches sweeping military purge

6Aug

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Ukraine

Zelensky launches sweeping military purge

All of the regional conscription officials have been fired and will be replaced by combat veterans, the Ukrainian president has said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. © Genya SAVILOV / AFP Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has sacked all of the regional military officials responsible for the country's conscription campaign following a string of corruption scandals. Those who were not involved in any quid pro quo schemes can keep their military rank only if they head to the frontline. The Ukrainian leader announced the purge on Friday, after holding a ‘special’ meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, which focused on the results of an inspection of the country’s military recruitment offices. “Our decisions are the followin...

Pentagon’s defense of cluster munition use by Ukraine is ‘cynicism’

6Aug

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Russia, Ukraine, USA

Pentagon’s defense of cluster munition use by Ukraine is ‘cynicism’

The weapons, which the US says Ukraine is “properly” using, have already killed a Russian journalist, ambassador Antonov has said Russian ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov. © Sputnik Attempts by US officials to portray Ukraine’s use of controversial cluster munitions as appropriate and legitimate are shameless and outrageous, Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to the US, said on Thursday. In a statement on Telegram, Antonov commented on remarks by Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder, who said the US has “all indications” that Ukraine is “properly” employing cluster munitions, which are banned in more than 100 countries because of the dangers they pose to civilians – just as Kiev had promised. “I would like to know whether ‘the pro...

US to place restrictions on unfrozen Iranian funds

6Aug

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Iran, USA

US to place restrictions on unfrozen Iranian funds

Washington will have “full visibility” on where the money is directed, the White House said FILE PHOTO: National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a White House briefing in Washington, DC, July 17, 2023. © AP / Susan Walsh The United States will maintain restrictions on $6 billion in seized Iranian assets set to be released as part of a prisoner swap deal, under which Tehran is expected to release five detained Americans. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby commented on the arrangement on Friday, telling reporters that the US would keep a close watch on where the resources are sent. He stressed that talks are ongoing, however, and that “the deal is not done.” “Essentially, the funds can only be accessed for food...

Global South joining peace talks on Ukraine – a balancing act driven by pragmatism

6Aug

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Russia, Ukraine

Global South joining peace talks on Ukraine – a balancing act driven by pragmatism

The West’s moral argument over the Russia-Ukraine conflict has made little impression on the Global Sout By Kanwal Sibal, retired Indian foreign secretary and former Ambassador to Russia between 2004 and 2007. He also held ambassadorial positions in Turkey, Egypt, France and was Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington DC. Anti-war demonstration in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., United States on February 19, 2023 © Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images If the intention is to genuinely explore a solution to the Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy, the recent “peace talks” organized at the initiative of the West without including Russia are hardly likely to produce any breakthrough. The meeting of over 40 ...

Ukrainians paying up to $10,000 to escape draft

6Aug

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Ukraine

Ukrainians paying up to $10,000 to escape draft

Thousands of Ukrainians have managed to dodge conscription thanks to various schemes in a corrupt system, the newspaper reports Ukrainian soldiers. © Getty Images / Anadolu Agency / Diego Herrera Carcedo Thousands of Ukrainian men have paid large sums in bribes to avoid getting drafted during the ongoing conflict between Kiev and Moscow, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. The news comes as Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky launched a massive military purge, sacking all of the regional military conscription officials and citing the multiple corruption scandals rocking the country. The recruitment officials are set to be replaced by combat veterans, according to Kiev’s plan. Over the course of the ongoing conflict, thousands of Ukrainians have mana...

Overcrowding halts return to jail for ex-president

6Aug

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Africa

Overcrowding halts return to jail for ex-president

Critics say former South African leader Jacob Zuma’s release is an “elaborate scheme” that helps him avoid accountability South African President Jacob Zuma attends a service at Bryanston Methodist Church during a national day of prayer, on December 8, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa © Getty Images / Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Jacob Zuma, the 81-year-old former president of South Africa, has avoided having to spend more time in prison, as part of a government-approved ‘special remission’ pardon scheme that has granted release to thousands of non-violent inmates and aimed to ease overcrowding concerns in its jails. “This decision is aimed at alleviating the overcrowding in the prison services across the country,” South Africa’s justice minister Ron...

6Aug

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Belarus, Poland

Poland brands Belarus a ‘hostile’ state

The call to mend ties between two nations, voiced by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, met a mixed reaction in Warsaw FILE PHOTO. Border line marking poles are seen at a closed Polish-Belarus border crossing. © AFP / Wojtek Radwanski Belarus must fulfill a list of Poland’s demands to mend relations with the country, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski said on Saturday. The remarks came in response to a call for improving ties between the two nations, voiced by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. Jablonski expressed skepticism over Lukashenko’s statements, suggesting the call made by the Belarusian leader was actually nothing but "empty talk." "At the moment, as we are speaking, attacks on the Polish border are underway. This ...

5Aug

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Ghana abolishes death penalty

Accra’s move makes it the 29th African country to remove the possibility of capital punishment © Global Look Press / Ilya Galakhov Ghana has become the latest African country to abolish the death penalty after president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo rubber-stamped two bills approved by Accra’s parliament in July which commutes all death sentences to life imprisonment. According to the sponsor of the bills, Francis-Xavier Sosu of Ghana’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, the law change will lead to a freer and more “open, prosperous, inclusive and secure society” in the country with a population in excess of 32 million people. He added last month that “on death row, prisoners woke up thinking this could be their last day on earth. They were l...

‘He doesn’t have a home now. It was burned down by a mob’: children from India’s Manipur bear the brunt of ethnic conflict

5Aug

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Human Rights, India

‘He doesn’t have a home now. It was burned down by a mob’: children from India’s Manipur bear the brunt of ethnic conflict

RT’s exclusive report from Imphal, the capital of India’s northeastern state, where clashes between Meitei and Kuki communities have left thousands displaced Child in the relief camp for displaced tribals in Churachandpur, Manipur, in July 2023. At least 150 people have been killed and tens of thousands lost their homes since armed clashes erupted in the northeastern state. © Arun SANKAR / AFP The ethnic violence in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, now in its fourth month, has displaced approximately 15,000 school-going children who are lodged in 337 relief camps and are undergoing counseling and being observed by mental health professionals. They have tracked some disturbing trends. Manipur, which has a population of 3.2 million and shares a 3...