Day: June 19, 2022
Greek rescuers save more than 100 migrants in the Aegean
ATHENS, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 migrants were rescued early on Sunday off the island of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea and four are missing, the Greek coastguard said.“A large-scale rescue operation of migrants is under way from late Saturday…
Russia-West Tensions Inflame UN Debate on Mali Peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS — Tensions between Russia and the West are aggravating talks about the future of one of the United Nations’ biggest and most perilous peacekeeping operations, the force sent to help Mali resist a decadelong Islamic extremist insurgency.T…
Witnesses Say More Than 200 Killed in Ethiopia Ethnic Attack
NAIROBI, KENYA — Witnesses in Ethiopia said Sunday that more than 200 people, mostly ethnic Amhara, had been killed in an attack in the country’s Oromia region, and they blamed a rebel group, which denied it.It was one of the deadliest such attacks in …