NIAMEY -- At least 44 civilians were killed and 13 others injured in a terrorist attack on Friday in a village in Niger's western region of Tillaberi, authorities said later in the day.

It was a barbaric attack carried out by terrorists of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, said a communique from Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba. (Niger-Terrorist Attack-Casualty)

- - - -

SEOUL -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with visiting Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu on Friday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.

Shoigu conveyed friendly greetings and an important signed letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kim, while the DPRK leader expressed his deep gratitude and conveyed his greetings to Putin, the KCNA said. (DPRK-Russia-Ties)

- - - -

WASHINGTON -- The United States is importing eggs from South Korea and Türkiye to help ease soaring prices, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday.

Imports from the two countries have begun, and imports from other countries are also in talks, she said, noting, "We are talking in the hundreds of millions of eggs for the short term." (U.S.-Egg Price)

- - - -

PARIS -- The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain on Friday jointly called for an immediate return to a ceasefire in Gaza.

"The resumption of Israeli strikes in Gaza marks a dramatic step backward for the people of Gaza, the hostages, their families and the entire region," the ministers said in a joint statement released late Friday evening, calling on "all parties to re-engage with negotiations to ensure the ceasefire is implemented in full and becomes permanent." (France-E3-Joint Statement) Enditem

Related

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)