TIRANA, Albania (Reuters) – Albanian police fired tear gas to disperse opposition protesters who hurled petrol bombs at government buildings and smashed city property in what they said was part of a civil disobedience against the government. Protesters accused Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government of corruption, nepotism and trying to …
Baca Lagi »Bolivia wildfires burn record area, scorching homes and farms
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Wildfires in Bolivia have burned through more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this year, mostly in the country’s tropical east, smashing records for its worst-ever fire season and scorching an area the size of Iceland or Cuba. The new figures released on Monday by …
Baca Lagi »Rescuers, villagers search for missing after Bosnia devastating floods
BUTUROVIC POLJE, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Reuters) – Rescuers found another body on Monday in their search for survivors of devastating floods and landslides that swept across Bosnia three days ago, taking the death toll to at least 20. Authorities in the southwestern Herzegovina-Neretva canton, which was hit hardest during the …
Baca Lagi »Georgia’s ruling party starts impeachment of pro-Western president before election
TBILISI (Reuters) – The speaker of Georgia’s parliament said on Monday ruling party lawmakers would move to impeach the pro-Western president ahead of a parliamentary election on Oct. 26, a year after a previous impeachment effort failed. In a press briefing, Shalva Papuashvili said the charges against President Salome Zourabichvili …
Baca Lagi »Mexican mayor assassinated days after taking office
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The mayor of the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero was killed on Sunday less than a week after he took office, the state’s governor confirmed. Alejandro Arcos was killed just six days after he took office as mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, a …
Baca Lagi »Dutch defence minister pledges 400 million euros for drone action plan with Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) – Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday that his country will invest 400 million euros ($440 million) in advanced drone development with Ukraine and deliver more F-16s in the coming months. More than 2-1/2 years since the start of the …
Baca Lagi »Floods in Bangladesh leave five dead, thousands stranded
DHAKA (Reuters) – At least five people have died and more than 100,000 remain stranded as devastating floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, continue to ravage northern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. In Sherpur, one of the hardest-hit northern districts, the water levels of major rivers have surged, …
Baca Lagi »Tunisians vote in election, with main rival to President Saied in prison
TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisians began voting on Sunday in an election in which President Kais Saied is seeking a second term, with his main rival suddenly jailed last month and the other candidate heading a minor political party. Tunisia had for years been hailed as the only relative success story of …
Baca Lagi »Kazakhstan votes on whether to build first nuclear plant
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan votes in a referendum on Sunday on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, an idea promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s government as the Central Asian nation seeks to phase out polluting coal plants. The plan, however, has faced public criticism because of its hazards, …
Baca Lagi »Thousands protest in Hungary demanding end to state media ‘propaganda’
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians gathered outside the headquarters of the country’s state television on Saturday, protesting against what they described as the government’s “propaganda machine” and calling for an independent public service media. The protestors, from the opposition TISZA party, say that the state broadcaster MTVA is running …
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