A passenger boat carrying 70 people in Brazil’s northern region sank on Thursday, leaving at least 14 people dead and several still unaccounted for, officials said. The speedboat had departed from Marajo island in the northern state of Para and was heading for the state capital of Belem, the country’s navy said in a statement,… Read More At least fourteen dead as passenger boat capsizes in northern Brazil
Steve Bannon, the onetime top strategist to former U.S. President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to money laundering and conspiracy charges for allegedly deceiving donors to an effort to help Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon, 68, was handcuffed when he came into a New York state court in Manhattan.… Read More Former U.S. presidential aide Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to money laundering and conspiracy charges
Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, died at her home in Scotland aged 96 on Thursday. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” Elizabeth’s… Read More Britain’s Queen Elizabeth dies at 96
Members of a Nigerian oil workers’ union are threatening to go on strike if the government does not do more to stem widespread oil theft they say is putting their safety at risk and has cut exports by hundreds of thousands of barrels. Workers with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria… Read More Nigerian oil workers threaten to embark on industrial action if theft issues not tackled
Poland joined the Baltic states on Thursday in limiting the admission of Russian nationals on its territory, the government said, the latest move aiming to penalise Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia this week agreed to limit the entry of Russian nationals into their countries from Russia and Belarus. read more… Read More Poland joins Baltic nations on entry restrictions to Russian nationals
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Thursday and will announce $2 billion in new foreign military financing to Ukraine and 18 other countries deemed at risk of future Russian aggression, State Department officials said. Blinken’s second visit to the Ukrainian capital since Russia’s February invasion comes as Ukraine reported progress in… Read More U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden approved an additional $675 million weapons package for Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, as U.S.-allied ministers met to discuss how to give Kyiv long-term support in countering Russia’s invasion. The six-month-old conflict, which has killed thousands and reduced Ukrainian cities to rubble, has settled into a war of… Read More U.S. President Joe Biden approves additional $675million weapons package for Ukraine
Family members rushed to be by the side of Queen Elizabeth after doctors said they were concerned about the health of Britain’s 96-year-old monarch on Thursday, saying she should remain under medical supervision. The queen, Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign and the world’s oldest monarch, has been suffering from what Buckingham Palace has called “episodic mobility problems”… Read More Britain’s Queen Elizabeth placed under medical supervision over health issues
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