Author: M Barbu

The world nuclear weapons spending found a significant increase in 2021, finds the latest International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) report published on Tuesday.

In one year, the nine nuclear-armed nations – U.S., China, Russia, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan and the UK — spent a total of $82.4 billion on upgrading and maintaining their estimated 13,000 nuclear weapons, marking a 9% hike from the year before, according to ICAN’s estimates.

In late April, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused NATO of waging a “proxy” war against Russia by supporting Ukraine as it defended itself from a Kremlin invasion. “War means war,” he said ominously, implying that the Alliance is stoking Ukraine’s resistance to advance its own interests.

They were noticeable for seeming slightly lost at the train stations where they arrived and were greeted by volunteers providing assistance. A call from friends trying to find a place to stay for a recently arrived family would lead to a collective scramble to contact local welfare agencies. In the months that followed, chance meetings at a bar, football match or the workplace would lead a circle of friends to extend invitations to some of the newcomers, who in time would become familiar faces.

En Ethiopie, le Premier ministre Abiy Ahmed a évoqué publiquement pour la première fois la possibilité de négociations de paix avec les rebelles du Tigré.

Il a démenti le fait que des pourparlers secrets étaient déjà en cours avec le Front de libération du peuple du Tigré (TPLF), mais a affirmé que le gouvernement avait formé un comité chargé d’examiner l’éventualité de négociations entre les deux camps. Ce comité sera dirigé par le vice Premier ministre et ministre des affaires étrangères Demeke Mekonen.