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Authorities in Ecuador say 62 people have died in riots at prisons in three cities as a result of fights between rival gangs and an escape attempt. Sixty-two inmates have died in riots at prisons in... Read more... February 24, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Immigration chief says the group was sent back on three Myanmar navy ships and do not include Rohingya or asylum seekers. Malaysia has deported 1,086 Myanmar nationals, despite a court order temporarily halting the repatriation amid... Read more... February 24, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Report warns the imminent release of ‘explosive’ US intelligence document could entangle one of the king’s sons. President Joe Biden is expected to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Wednesday, ahead of the... Read more... February 24, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Sheikh Yamani helped Saudi Arabia command a dominating presence in OPEC from its birth. Ahmed Zaki Yamani – a long-serving oil minister in Saudi Arabia who led the kingdom through the 1973 oil crisis and the... Read more... February 23, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Fathi Bashagha was returning from a meeting outside Tripoli when his convoy came under fire by unidentified gunmen. Libya’s powerful interior minister survived an assassination attempt after his motorcade came under fire outside the capital, sources... Read more... February 22, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts but a majority of attacks in recent months have been sticky bombs. Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least five people and wounded... Read more... February 22, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday it had struck a deal with Iran to cushion the blow of steps Tehran plans to take this week that include ending snap inspections, with both sides agreeing to... Read more... February 22, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Mexico, which is struggling to control a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths, received 870,000 vaccine doses on Sunday. Mexico has received a shipment of 870,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from India, the government said,... Read more... February 16, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Elizabeth Astete is the second official to step down amid a growing scandal over politicians receiving jabs well before the general public. Peru’s foreign minister has resigned, the second top official to step down amid a... Read more... February 15, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

France expected to announce Operation Barkhane troop drawdown as Sahel leaders increasingly mull negotiations with armed groups. Leaders of five Sahelian countries in West Africa and their French counterpart will hold a summit this week to... Read more... February 15, 2021 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments