Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said Thursday he has ordered aviation authorities to further investigate what happened to a flight carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen amid suspicions it was disrupted by GPS jamming. The Bulgarian government has given contradictory statements in recent days about Sunday’s flight, and whether or not its GPS systems were jammed. The European Commission said von der Leyen’s plane lost its satellite GPS signal over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, and has maintained its position as questions have grown this week about what exactly transpired. The plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport. Zhelyazkov said: “During...
Sexual Violence Against Children And Women Has Surged In Congo, Charity Says
The number of children and women who are survivors of sexual violence in Congo surged over four fold over the first half this year, Save The Children said on Thursday, amid a reduction in humanitarian support following aid cuts. The charity said it treated 2,702 child and women survivors of sexual violence between January and July, compared with 612 in the same period last year. Some survivors faced unwanted pregnancies, stigma and suicidal thoughts, it said. Congo’s health ministry has reported a 16% increase in cases of sexual violence to about 73,400 over the same period. Almost one-third involved girls...
South Sudan Says Foreigners Deported From The Us Remain In Custody
Seven of the eight men deported to South Sudan from the United States earlier this year remain in custody as local officials consider what to do with them, the foreign ministry said Thursday. South Sudan’s will decide if the men should remain in the country or be repatriated elsewhere, foreign ministry spokesman Apuk Ayuel Mayen told reporters in Juba, the capital. The eighth deportee, a South Sudan national, was freed and is now with his family, she said. Mayen said the deportation from the U.S. of foreign nationals was based on bilateral talks and not a formal agreement. She gave no further details on...
Former Interior Minister Arrested Upon Arrival In Bolivia After Deportation From Us
Bolivia’s incendiary former interior minister was arrested at the airport Thursday after being deported from the United States to face a litany of charges, including crimes against humanity for ordering a deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in 2019. The deportation of Arturo Murillo follows his release from U.S. prison in June after serving four years in a money laundering case in which he was accused of taking $532,000 in bribes to help a Florida company win a lucrative contract to sell tear gas to his government. Late Wednesday he was expelled from Miami on a flight to Bolivia, where he has been tried and sentenced in absentia...
Macron Says 26 Countries Pledge Troops As A Reassurance Force For Ukraine After War Ends
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia. Macron spoke after a meeting in Paris of the so-called “coalition of the willing,” a group of 35 countries who support Ukraine. He said that 26 of the countries had committed to deploying troops in Ukraine — or to maintaining a presence on land, at sea, or in the air — to help guarantee the country’s security the day after a ceasefire or peace is achieved. Earlier Thursday,...
