The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has concluded its 35-year deployment following a deadlock between the United States and Russia at the UN.
The standoff at the international body prevented a consensus on renewing the mandate, bringing an end to the decades-long operation in the disputed region.
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Merz said the German push to increase defence spending was triggered by Zelenskyy and Trump’s meeting last year Before arriving in Berlin, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy condemned Russia’s overnight attacks on critical infrastructure across the country, which he said were causing “emergency and unscheduled power outages”. He said the attacks – which involved 289 drones, 59 cruise missiles and 17 ballistic missiles – also hit civilian buildings, including a city hospital in Kharkiv, where 73 people were injured. “A rescue operation has also been underway since yesterday in Komyshuvakha, in the Zaporizhzhia region. Tragically, the death toll has risen. Russia has killed 29 people.” “ It is very telling that all of this is happening on the day of the US congressional elections. The Russians believe that America will not notice this signal from them. But such terror must be noticed and stopped. Ukraine
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Australia says easing of rules has led to surge in British visitor numbers, putting pressure on local workforce The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has told Andy Burnham he is looking at changing rules for British backpackers in Australia, after an increase in the number of travellers visiting popular hotspots such as Sydney. Albanese, who met Burnham on Monday evening at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) in the Caribbean, told reporters he wanted to discuss changing the agreement between the UK and Australia that removes a regional work requirement for British travellers. Continue reading...