Reuters World News Summary | Headlines

Following is a abstract of present world information briefs.

Iran’s Raisi says Mahsa Amini’s demise has ‘saddened’ everybody

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stated on Wednesday that the demise of a younger girl in custody had “saddened” everybody within the Islamic Republic, however warned that “chaos” wouldn’t be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini’s demise. He additionally defended safety forces which have clashed with demonstrators previously two weeks throughout Iran.

European Greens push for commerce sanctions if Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘subverts’ democracy

Fifty center-left members of the European Parliament urged the European Union on Wednesday to carefully monitor Sunday’s election in Brazil for any try by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to subvert democracy, and stated commerce sanctions ought to be imposed if he did. In an open letter to the European Fee’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, and its vice-president, Josep Borrell, the Greens–European Free Alliance and a few Social Democrat MEPs stated Bolsonaro has systematically attacked Brazil’s electoral system.

EU vows to guard power community after ‘sabotage’ of Russian fuel pipeline

The European Union on Wednesday promised a “sturdy” response to any intentional disruption of its power infrastructure after saying it suspected sabotage was behind fuel leaks found this week on subsea Russian pipelines to Europe. As fuel spewed out below the Baltic Sea for a 3rd day after first being detected, it remained removed from clear who is perhaps chargeable for any sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines that Russia and European companions spent billions of {dollars} constructing.

U.S. VP Harris visiting Seoul, Korean DMZ hours after Kim’s missile check

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was headed to Seoul and the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the Koreas on Thursday, simply hours after North Korea test-fired missiles and underscored ongoing regional tensions. Aides stated the go to is meant to point out unwavering U.S. dedication to South Korea’s safety however took on new urgency after the 2 short-range ballistic missiles have been shot off North Korea’s east coast on Wednesday.

Russian annexation of Ukraine territory anticipated inside days

Moscow was poised on Wednesday to annex a swath of Ukraine, releasing what it referred to as vote tallies exhibiting help in 4 partially occupied provinces to hitch Russia, after what Kyiv and the West denounced as unlawful sham referendums held at gunpoint. On Moscow’s Crimson Sq., a tribune with big video screens has been arrange, with billboards proclaiming “Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson – Russia!”

Hurricane Ian crashes ashore in Florida with Class 4 fury

Hurricane Ian plowed into Florida’s Gulf Coast with catastrophic drive on Wednesday, unleashing howling winds, torrential rains and a treacherous surge of ocean surf that made it one of the highly effective U.S. storms lately. Ian made landfall at 3:05 p.m. EDT (1905 GMT) close to Cayo Costa, a barrier island simply west of Fort Myers, as a Class 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of as much as 150 miles per hour (241 km per hour), the U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Middle (NHC) reported.

EU govt proposes eighth batch of sanctions towards Russia

The European Union govt proposed on Wednesday an eighth spherical of sanctions towards Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, together with tighter commerce restrictions, extra particular person blacklistings and an oil worth cap for third nations. The proposal will now go to the bloc’s 27 member nations, which might want to overcome their variations to implement the brand new sanctions on prime of seven units of punitive measures imposed on Russia since its forces swept into Ukraine on Feb. 24.

Armenia says three troopers killed by Azeri shelling -Tass

Armenia stated three troopers have been killed by shelling from Azerbaijan on Wednesday, Tass company reported, as the 2 neighbours accused one another of violating a ceasefire that ended two days of warfare. Tass cited an Armenian defence ministry assertion however didn’t give particulars. Final Friday, either side accused one another of breaching the truce by firing throughout the border.

Cuban migrant boat sinks off Florida because of Hurricane Ian; 20 lacking

U.S. Border Patrol stated on Wednesday that 20 folks have been lacking off the coast of Florida after a Cuban migrant boat sank because of Hurricane Ian. The Border Patrol brokers responded to a migrant touchdown in Inventory Island, Florida, officers stated on Twitter. The U.S. Coast Guard had initiated a search operation for 23 lacking folks, with the company later saying it had rescued three of them. They have been taken to an area hospital for signs of exhaustion and dehydration.

N.Korea fires two ballistic missiles forward of Harris go to to South

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s navy stated, a day earlier than U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is about to reach in Seoul. The launch got here two days after South Korea and U.S. forces performed a navy drill in waters off the South’s east coast involving an plane provider. On Sunday, North Korea fired one other ballistic missile in direction of the ocean off its east coast.

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