Author: Lulu Saghie

France, U.A.E. Sign Energy Cooperation Deal.

The governments of France and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement this week on energy cooperation to ensure oil and natural gas supplies from the Gulf country as Europe prepares for a potential gas cutoff from Russia.  A statement from the French government said that the collaboration is aimed

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22 Killed By Armed Men In North Burkina Faso Attack

​Armed assailants killed at least 22 civilians in northwest Burkina Faso last week. This is the latest deadly attack in a region struggling with long-term militant activity. The attackers raided a rural commune in the province of Kossi, which is approximately 55 kilometers from the country’s border with Mali. According

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U.S. And Iran To Hold Indirect Talks In Doha On Tuesday

Indirect nuclear talks began in the last week of June between Tehran and Washington in Doha. Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator met with European Union envoy Enrique Mora, who will serve as an intermediary between the U.S. and Iran.  Based in a hotel in Qatar’s capital, Iran’s Ali Bagheri Kani and

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Indigenous Activists Block Roads To Protest Economic Policies In Ecuador

In protest against the economic policies of conservative president Guillermo Lasso, Indigenous groups have blocked roads throughout Ecuador with barricades of sand, rocks, tree branches, and burning tires. These protests have been organized by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (C.O.N.A.I.E.), who have accused Lasso of neglecting Indigenous communities’

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Ukraine’s Ex-president Poroshenko Leaves Country for Political Meeting

Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko has been granted permission to leave Ukraine at a border crossing with Poland to attend the Summit and Congress of the European People’s Party in Rotterdam, according to his party, European Solidarity. Poroshenko is under investigation for treason and has been barred from leaving the

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