Author: Prima News

At least 70 people were killed and more than 30 wounded in a gang “massacre” in Haiti’s Artibonite region, two rights organizations said, as nearly 6,000 residents fled attacks on the towns of Jean Denis and Pont Sonde. Garry Doriscat, communications officer for Defenders Plus, said the attacks were “flagrant violations of the right to life and security,” accusing the Haitian government of “revolting passivity” amounting to “blatant complicity.” More than 50 homes were reduced to ashes, he added in a statement with Kolektif pou Sove Latibonit (KSL), with displaced families fleeing to surrounding towns in “inhumane destitution.” The two…

Two large container vessels operated by the Chinese shipping giant Cosco transited through the Strait of Hormuz after aborting an initial crossing attempt Friday amid the Middle East conflict, according to data from Marine Traffic released Monday. The voyages of two of its ultra-large container vessels, the CSCL Indian Ocean and the CSCL Arctic Ocean, signal “a potential shift in conditions for commercial shipping,” the marine monitor said on the US social media company X’s platform. The CSCL Indian Ocean crossed the strait at 0847GMT and the CSCL Arctic Ocean at 0914GMT. Both vessels are listed as China-owned and are…

King Charles will make a state visit to the United States in late April, Buckingham Palace said ​on Tuesday, a high-profile trip that the British government hopes will help to repair relations with Donald Trump, damaged by the Iran war. Charles and his ‌wife Queen Camilla will visit the U.S. in a long-planned trip to mark the 250th anniversary of that country’s independence from British rule, before the couple pay a visit to Bermuda. “Their majesties’ programme will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States,” Buckingham Palace said, adding the trip was…

 More than two dozen ships sanctioned for being part ​of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet have passed through UK waters since Prime Minister Keir Starmer last week authorised the military to detain ‌vessels used by Moscow to export oil. The figures based on ship tracking data analysed by Reuters show that oil tankers sanctioned by Britain are continuing to travel along England’s southern coast in the same numbers as before the announcement. British officials said almost a week ago that the military was preparing to board the vessels for breaches of sanctions and the government hoped the announcement ​would force the…

Irish nationalist ​militants were likely behind the hijacking and placing of an improvised explosive ‌device in a food delivery vehicle that was ordered to drive to a Northern Irish police station before the device was made safe, police said on Tuesday. The fast food delivery driver was forced to stop ​by two masked men at around 2230 local time on Monday and drive ​to the police station in Lurgan, around 30 km (18 miles) from Belfast. ⁠He escaped from the car and alerted security staff that the hijackers had placed an ​object in the boot, police said. Over 100 homes…

British Prime Minister Keir ​Starmer discussed migration ‌and closer cooperation on returns, ​border security and ​tackling people smuggling ⁠networks in a ​meeting with Syrian ​President Ahmed al-Sharaa in London, said Starmer’s ​office on ​Tuesday. Starmer welcomed steps taken by ‌the ⁠Syrian government against the Islamic State and progress ​on ​UK-Syria ⁠counter-terrorism cooperation, while also ​addressing wider ​regional ⁠stability and economic issues, a Downing ⁠Street ​spokesperson ​said.

 French senators vote on Tuesday on a draft law that aims to ban social media access for children under the age of 15, joining countries around ​the world in considering a move unpopular with many teenagers but supported by some ‌parents and teachers. President Emmanuel Macron wants the law in place in time for the start of the next academic year, in September. If adopted, France would follow Australia, whose world-first ban for under-16s on platforms including Facebook, ​Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube came into force in December. Countries across Europe and beyond are considering ​ways to restrict social media after becoming increasingly aware of the risks…

Hungary’s foreign minister and his Russian counterpart discussed EU sanctions in an audio clip released by an investigative news outlet on Tuesday, days ​before an election that could determine whether Hungary sticks to its pro-Moscow course. The recording published by Warsaw-based Vsquare.org purports to capture an ‌August 2024 phone call between Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Reuters was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the audio but in a Facebook video Szijjarto said wiretapping of his phone calls was a “huge scandal.” The leak comes a week after Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered an…

France did not allow ​Israel to use ‌its air space to transport American weapons ​to be used ​in the war against ⁠Iran, a ​Western diplomat and two ​sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on ​Tuesday. The sources ​said the refusal, which happened ‌at ⁠the weekend, was the first time France had done ​this ​since ⁠the start of the conflict ​in Iran. Neither the ​French ⁠presidency nor the foreign ministry were ⁠immediately ​available for ​comment.

 Every week, hundreds of people line up to fill a plastic container with food in an unlikely place: the humble ​home where Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona was born. The house in Villa ‌Fiorito, a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, no longer belongs to the family of Maradona, who died in 2020 after a heart attack, but for the last month, its current owner has ​lent its dirt yard to a group of volunteers who light a grill ​and cook for neighbors. Last Thursday, Maria Torres stirred a stew in two ⁠large pots while several others peeled potatoes…