CAIRO (Reuters) – The United States and United Nations have said the situation in Sudan’s region of West Darfur could herald a repeat of past mass atrocities there as fighting in Sudan reached its third month. The war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out on April 15 but quickly spread…
By Lefteris Papadimas and Stamos Prousalis KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -Rescuers scoured the seas off Greece on Thursday following a shipwreck that killed at least 78 migrants, as hopes of survivors dwindled and fears grew that hundreds more, including children, may have drowned inside the crowded vessel’s hold. Reports suggested between 400 and 750 people had…
(Reuters) – The U.S. on Thursday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it called human rights violations, abuses and “horrific violence” in Sudan during that country’s two-month-old war, a State Department spokesperson said. The U.S. is especially concerned about reports of ethnic violence committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in…
By Lefteris Papadimas and Karolina Tagaris KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -As Greece confronts its worst sea disaster in years, questions are mounting about how potentially hundreds of migrants drowned even as their vessel was being shadowed by the Greek coastguard. At least 78 people died when the fishing vessel flipped and capsized in international waters south-west…
By Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s finance minister on Thursday said the government will pay all debts when they fall due, and cut the budget deficit for the fiscal year starting next month to 4.4% from an estimated 5.8% in this financial year. In a budget speech that was briefly interrupted by…
ACCRA (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Ghana’s economy is showing signs of stabilization, with softening inflation, an increase in international reserves and a less volatile exchange rate. The IMF statement was issued at the end of a week-long visit to the country as part of regular engagements under Ghana’s…
By Matt Spetalnick and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. sharpened its criticism of Russia’s record on human trafficking on Thursday, citing Moscow’s treatment of conscripts and Ukrainian children, in an annual report on countries that Washington says are failing to protect victims. The State Department’s 2023 Trafficking in Persons report kept Russia on…
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -It has taken months of tortuous negotiations for Vodafone and CK Hutchison to agree a deal to create Britain’s biggest mobile operator, but from a regulatory standpoint the hard work is only just beginning. The $19 billion tie-up will be scrutinised by Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority, the antitrust regulator…
By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – The conflict in Sudan hit the two-month mark on Thursday with no sign of a resolution as diplomatic peace efforts hit roadblocks and the risk of a broader ethnic war rises. Fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which a U.S. diplomat earlier…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. economy should avoid a recession this year while inflation will fall closer to target, implying “a positive outlook for capital flows to emerging markets,” a global banking trade group said in a Wednesday report. Latin America as a whole is expected to be among foreign money’s favorite destinations among…
