Obama and Cameron unite against Islamic State
US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron have pledged to form a military and political coalition to confront Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, ahead of a Nato summit in Wales on Thursday. The leaders also plan to include several countries in the Middle East in this front. The decision to ramp up action against IS comes after the extremist group released a video showing the execution of American journalist Steven Sotloff, followed by threats to murder a British hostage.
Vladimir Putin proposes peace plan for Ukraine
Russian president Vladimir Putin presented a seven-point peace plan for eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, which was immediately rejected by Ukraine's prime minister Petro Poroshenko. Putin's plan included separatists halting their offensive, Ukrainian troops being withdrawn from some positions, Ukrainian air strikes being ended, creating humanitarian aid corridors, reconstructing damaged infrastructure and releasing prisoners. Moscow's proposal comes ahead of talks between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists scheduled for Friday.
New Suez canal project leaves Egyptians homeless
The Egyptian government's project to expand the Suez canal has led to several hundreds of Egyptians being evicted from their homes without compensation. According to the inhabitants in the path of the proposed project, around 1,500 homes have been destroyed with another 5,000 under threat. The military has refused to provide further compensation. The $4 billion project was announced last month. It is expected to pull Egypt out of its economic crisis.
Somalia offers amnesty to al-Shabaab members
Somalia's government has offered an amnesty to al-Shabab militants, whose leader was reportedly targeted on Monday night in a US air strike. The Somali authorities have given the militant group 45 days to accept the offer. The move comes after Somali forces, with the help of African Union troops, launched an offensive on al-Shabab's strongholds in southern Somalia last week.
$600 million needed to fight Ebola, says UN
The United Nations said $600 million would be needed for supplies to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic, as the death toll from the virus crossed 1,900. Guinea warned it had reached a new part of the country. The World Health Organisation is expected to hold a meeting on Thursday to examine the treatments and to discuss how to fast track their testing and production.
US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron have pledged to form a military and political coalition to confront Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, ahead of a Nato summit in Wales on Thursday. The leaders also plan to include several countries in the Middle East in this front. The decision to ramp up action against IS comes after the extremist group released a video showing the execution of American journalist Steven Sotloff, followed by threats to murder a British hostage.
Vladimir Putin proposes peace plan for Ukraine
Russian president Vladimir Putin presented a seven-point peace plan for eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, which was immediately rejected by Ukraine's prime minister Petro Poroshenko. Putin's plan included separatists halting their offensive, Ukrainian troops being withdrawn from some positions, Ukrainian air strikes being ended, creating humanitarian aid corridors, reconstructing damaged infrastructure and releasing prisoners. Moscow's proposal comes ahead of talks between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists scheduled for Friday.
New Suez canal project leaves Egyptians homeless
The Egyptian government's project to expand the Suez canal has led to several hundreds of Egyptians being evicted from their homes without compensation. According to the inhabitants in the path of the proposed project, around 1,500 homes have been destroyed with another 5,000 under threat. The military has refused to provide further compensation. The $4 billion project was announced last month. It is expected to pull Egypt out of its economic crisis.
Somalia offers amnesty to al-Shabaab members
Somalia's government has offered an amnesty to al-Shabab militants, whose leader was reportedly targeted on Monday night in a US air strike. The Somali authorities have given the militant group 45 days to accept the offer. The move comes after Somali forces, with the help of African Union troops, launched an offensive on al-Shabab's strongholds in southern Somalia last week.
$600 million needed to fight Ebola, says UN
The United Nations said $600 million would be needed for supplies to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic, as the death toll from the virus crossed 1,900. Guinea warned it had reached a new part of the country. The World Health Organisation is expected to hold a meeting on Thursday to examine the treatments and to discuss how to fast track their testing and production.
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