Author: Prima News

 Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran ‌but would work with allies on a “viable collective plan” to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz, though he acknowledged that would not be a simple task. U.S. President Donald Trump has heavily criticised Starmer for not initially supporting the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran, and ​said at the weekend that Britain, China, France, Japan and South Korea should send warships to the ​region to reopen the waterway. Starmer told a press conference that reopening the strait was the ⁠only way to stabilise energy markets, and that he was talking to…

Dutch police are investigating an explosion that damaged an office building in Amsterdam and was claimed ​by the same extremist organisation which also claimed ‌it was behind a recent blast at a Jewish school in the area, a police spokesperson said on Monday. It was not immediately ​clear if the building has a link to ​Amsterdam’s Jewish community. Officers were investigating the explosion, which ⁠led to a small fire that was quickly extinguished ​by security guards and caused minor damage, the spokesperson said, ​adding that police were examining whether the two incidents were indeed linked. Sienna Investment Managers, which manages the building,…

Britain is working with allies on a ​collective plan to reopen ‌the Strait of Hormuz and restore freedom of navigation in ​the Middle East ​but it will not be ⁠easy, British Prime Minister ​Keir Starmer said on Monday. “Ultimately, ​we have to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ensure stability ​in the (oil) market. That ​is not a simple task,” Starmer ‌told ⁠reporters. “So we’re working with all of our allies, including our European partners, to ​bring together ​a ⁠viable collective plan that can restore freedom ​of navigation in ​the ⁠region as quickly as possible and ease the economic ⁠impact.”

Oil loading operations have resumed at ​the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah, ‌two sources told Reuters on Monday, after it was halted earlier following a drone attack that triggered a ​fire in the emirate’s petroleum industrial zone. Fujairah, located ​on the Gulf of Oman just outside ⁠the Strait of Hormuz, is typically a ​critical exit point for about 1 million barrels ​per day of the UAE’s Murban crude – a volume equivalent to roughly 1% of global demand. Civil defense teams were ​working to control the blaze, the Fujairah ​government media office said in a statement, adding that ‌no…

The Israeli ​military said on ‌Monday it had destroyed a plane used ​by Iran’s late ​Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ⁠at Tehran’s Mehrabad ​airport overnight. It said the ​aircraft had been used by senior Iranian officials ​and military figures ​to travel domestically and internationally ‌and ⁠coordinate with allied countries Mehrabad is one of Tehran’s oldest airports, ​now ​serving ⁠domestic and regional flights. In addition ​to being ​the ⁠busiest civilian domestic airport, it is a ⁠dual-use ​facility housing ​air force assets.

The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing’s assertion of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, disputing a claim by ​China’s embassy that a Filipino diplomat had once conceded the disputed Scarborough ‌Shoal was not part of Philippine territory. “China must be reminded that maritime and territorial claims are subject to established international legal procedures and dispute settlement mechanisms, not through unilateral proclamations or social media ​posts,” Philippine foreign ministry spokesperson Rogelio Villanueva told a briefing. Villanueva said the Philippines ​had “indivisible, incontrovertible and longstanding sovereignty” over Scarborough Shoal and the islands Manila ⁠holds in the Spratly archipelago. The…

Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said on Monday that Moscow and Nairobi had agreed that ​Kenyan nationals would no longer fight for Russia in ‌Ukraine. Mudavadi made the statement after holding talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. “His excellency has conversed with us on the issue of ​the welfare of Kenyans who are in Russia and ​more specifically those who are involved in the special ⁠operation,” Mudavadi said. “And I want to make it clear ​that we have now agreed that Kenyans shall not be enlisted ​through the (Russian) Ministry of Defence – they will no longer…

Twenty-three-year-old videographer, Onyinyechi Nwachukwu, popularly known online as Darkskinned Ella, speaks to GRACE EDEMA about the motivation behind her videos at BRT stations, the harassments she experienced while filming, and the response from the authorities following the viral clips What prompted the idea of the 100 Days BRT Challenge you have been documenting online? I started the 100 Days BRT Challenge because life in Lagos can be very stressful. I personally struggle a lot trying to balance my daily routine. The idea began when I decided to document one of my struggles—waking up very early in the morning to go…

The Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board says the Model Smart School in Karshi, Abuja, is using technology-driven teaching to improve learning outcomes. The Acting Executive Chairman of the board, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, stated this when she paid a familiarisation visit to the school in Abuja on Monday. She added that the school was initiated by the Universal Basic Education Commission and supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency to integrate advanced technology into the learning environment. Wenegieme, who was at the school to assess the state of the facilities and operational challenges, explained that the smart school was…

The Swiss government on Monday pressed the electorate to reject an initiative aimed at restricting the population to ​10 million, which it argues will jeopardise cooperation ‌with the European Union and damage the economy. The initiative, supported by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, or SVP, faces a referendum on June ​14 at a time when Switzerland is moving to ​deepen relations with the EU in order to safeguard ⁠market access to its main trade partner. Under the plan, the ​permanent resident population must not exceed 10 million before 2050, ​and Switzerland should abandon its freedom of movement agreement with the…