# US secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says there are some good signs a deal to end the Iranian war could be in sight. Pakistan and other regional allies are working on a diplomatic resolution. The Strait of Hormuz, which is a conduit for one-fifth of global oil exports, has effectively been blocked by Iran […]
# Die Internasionale Energie-agentskap waarsku indien daar geen vordering is met die beëindiging van die Midde-Oosterse oorlog nie, sal oliemark-gevare teen die einde van Julie ‘n rooi sone betree. Aanvalle op energie-infrastruktuur en die sluiting van die Seestraat van Hormoes verwyder meer as 14-miljoen vate Midde-Oosterse olie per dag. Die uitvoerende direkteur, Fatih Birol, sê […]
# The United Nations says delays in implementing a Security Council-backed transition plan for Gaza will only increase suffering and undermine recovery. A resolution adopted last November endorsed the US peace plan to end the conflict, authorising the Board of Peace transitional authority, and backed an International Stabilisation Force, paving the way for Israeli withdrawal. […]
# The International Energy Agency warns should there be no progress on ending the Middle Eastern war, the oil market risks will enter a red zone by the end of July. Attacks on energy infrastructure and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have removed more than 14-million barrels of Middle Eastern oil supply […]
# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed the International Court of Justice’s ruling in defence of workers’ inalienable right to strike. The court ruled that the right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organisation’s 1948 Freedom of Association treaty. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says to strike is a critical tool of collective bargaining:
# Amerika se minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, sê Kuba is reeds jare lank ʼn bedreiging vir Amerika weens sy bande met dié land se vyande. Dit volg nadat Amerika strafregtelike klagtes teen Kuba se voormalige leier, Raúl Castro, ingedien het. President Donald Trump het voorheen gesê hy wil ʼn regime-verandering sien op die […]
# US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says Cuba has been a national security threat for years because of its ties to American adversaries. This comes as the US has announced criminal charges against Cuba’s former leader, Raúl Castro. President Donald Trump has previously said he wants regime change on the island, which has been […]
# Betogers het gister twee hospitaaltente waar Ebola-pasiënte in die ooste van die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo behandel word, aan die brand gesteek. Dit volg nadat ʼn jong man wat aan die siekte dood is, se familie verbied is om sy liggaam weg te neem en te begrawe. Ses pasiënte het ten tyde van die […]
# Protesters set alight two hospital tents treating Ebola patients in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday. This comes after relatives of a young man thought to have died from the virus were prevented from taking his body away for burial. Six patients were receiving treatment in the medical tents at the time of […]
