Earthquake in Morocco: Macron tries to calm tensions
French President Emmanuel Macron has tried to ease tensions with Morocco over the supply of humanitarian aid, following a deadly earthquake centered in the Atlas Mountains.
Moroccan authorities said earlier this week that they had "responded favourably" to offers of help from search and rescue teams from Britain, Spain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, but refused to accept help from other countries. including France.
In a video addressed to the Moroccan public posted on social media, Macron said it was a sovereign matter for Morocco whether to accept France's aid or not. Earlier, at the G20 in Delhi, he said France had done "everything it could do" and that aid would be delivered as soon as it was needed.
Tensions between the two nations existed even before the earthquake. Morocco has not sent ambassadors to France for months and Macron has canceled several planned state visits to Rabat. French colonial rule over Morocco in the years 1912-1956 has affected the relationship between the two countries.
Kim Jong-un invites Putin to North Korea as summit takes ties to 'a new level'
Kim Jong-un ftoi presidentin Vladimir Putin të vizitojë Korenë e Veriut gjatë takimit të tyre në Rusi të mërkurën, njoftoi media shtetërore e Phenianit, mes paralajmërimeve se Kim ishte gati t'i ofronte predha artilerie Kremlinit dhe municione të tjera për luftën në Ukrainë.
Kim i tha Putinit se takimi i tyre i kishte sjellë lidhjet dypalëshe në një nivel të ri dhe shprehu gatishmërinë për të nxitur marrëdhënie të qëndrueshme dhe të orientuara nga e ardhmja për 100 vitet e ardhshme, tha agjencia e lajmeve KCNA.
Përmbytjet në Libi: frikë për epidemi
Punonjësit e kërkim-shpëtimit në qytetin e shkatërruar të Libisë, Derna, kanë bërë apel për më shumë çanta trupash (çantë që përdoret për bartjen e një kufome), pasi përmbytjet katastrofike vranë mijëra njerëz. Rreth 20,000 njerëz dyshohet se kanë vdekur.
"We actually need teams specialized in finding bodies," said the mayor, Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi. "I fear that the city will be infected with an epidemic because of the large number of bodies under the rubble and in the water."
Sweden hit by "unprecedented" levels of gang violence
Attacks between gangs have sparked an "unprecedented" wave of violence in Sweden, the national police chief has said. Sweden has for several years been in the grip of a conflict between gangs fighting over arms and drug trafficking, including firearms and explosives.
According to Swedish police data, 90 explosions and 101 attempted explosive attacks were recorded last year. So far this year, more than 100 explosions have been recorded.
