Greece police find 3.2m euros cocaine in banana crates By: Agencies on June 4, 2023Police in northern Greece have seized dozens of packages of cocaine stashed in containers laden with bananas that had been shipped from Latin America, they said on Saturday. Police seized two suspect containers at the port of Piraeus and, after taking them to the port of Thessaloniki, found 100 “bricks” of concealed cocaine, weighing 161 […]
Far-right party at new high as climate issues split Germany By: AFP on June 4, 2023Long an anti-immigration party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has scaled new heights in national polls as discontent with the government in Berlin and its climate agenda grows. The far-right party would receive 18 percent of the vote if elections were held tomorrow, according to the most recent survey by national broadcaster ARD. The figure […]
Japan’s growing military strength not a threat, minister says By: Agencies on June 4, 2023Japan will not use its growing military strength to threaten other countries, its defence minister said on Saturday, while affirming its aim to prioritise diplomatic efforts and dialogue to avert misunderstandings. “We do not seek rivalry or conflict,” Yasukazu Hamada said in a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a security conference in Singapore with 600 […]
US, Japan, S.Korea aim to share N.Korea missile warning data By: AFP on June 4, 2023The United States, Japan and South Korea aim to share North Korean missile warning data before the end of 2023, the three countries said on Saturday after a record number of missile tests by Pyongyang this year. Leaders of the three allies committed to the real-time data sharing at a summit in the Cambodian capital […]
Trump asks judge to step down from hush money case By: Agencies on June 4, 2023Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have requested that Judge Juan Merchan recuse himself from presiding over Trump’s criminal case, alleging bias and a conflict of interest. The lawyers argue that Merchan’s daughter works for a digital agency, Authentic, which counts several Democratic officials among its clients, creating an “actual or perceived conflict of interest.” They […]
One dead, three missing in Japan after heavy rain By: AFP on June 4, 2023Heavy rain across parts of Japan has killed one person, left three missing and injured dozens more, authorities said Saturday, with thousands of residents issued evacuation warnings. The inundation has been caused by the remnants of former Typhoon Mawar, now downgraded to a tropical storm. A rescue team in central Aichi region’s Toyohashi, where the […]
Whaling opposition rises in Iceland as govt ban looms By: AFP on June 4, 2023Opposition to whaling is on the rise in Iceland with a majority now in favor of dropping the practice, a fresh public opinion poll showed ahead of a possible government ban. The survey, conducted by the Maskina institute and published late Thursday, indicated that 51 percent of Icelanders were opposed to the whale hunt, up […]
Police arrest 19 ahead of Epsom Derby By: AFP on June 4, 2023British police guarding the Epsom Derby on Saturday made multiple arrests including of an activist from the rights group Animal Rising who stormed the track during the blue-riband horse race. The man was bundled away by police and stewards before the 14 horses reached that point of the track, to cheers from massed spectators. One […]
Senegal death toll hits 15 after six more die in clashes By: AFP on June 4, 2023Six more people have died in clashes between police and opposition supporters in Senegal taking the toll to 15, the government said Saturday as tensions remained high. The violence left nine dead on Thursday, after popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in jail for “corrupting” a young woman after being acquitted […]
Bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak: experts By: AFP on June 4, 2023The virus causing record cases of avian influenza in birds across the world is changing rapidly, experts have warned, as calls increase for countries to vaccinate their poultry. While emphasising that the risk to humans remains low, the experts who spoke to AFP said that the surging number of bird flu cases in mammals was […]