VIENNA (Reuters) – Radiation sensors in Stockholm have detected higher-than-normal but still harmless levels of nuclear fission-produced isotopes, likely from or near the Baltic Sea, an agency operating a global network said on Friday. of sensors. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) oversees a network of hundreds of …
Read More »Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to reach agreement on Nile dam in weeks
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Leaders from Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt said they hoped the African Union could help them negotiate a deal to end a decade-long dispute over water supply in two to three weeks. FILE PHOTO: The Great Renaissance Dam of Ethiopia is seen as it is being built …
Read More »Iraqi Forces Attack Iranian-backed Militiamen In Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces raided a fortress of a powerful Iranian-backed militia in southern Baghdad on Thursday and detained more than a dozen members of the group, government officials and paramilitary sources said. The raid was the most blatant action by Iraqi forces against a major Iranian-backed militia …
Read More »United States stops visas for Chinese officials for Hong Kong freedoms: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong, but did not mention any of the targets. FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
Read More »United States stops visas for Chinese officials for Hong Kong freedoms: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong, but did not mention any of the targets. FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
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