Day: October 7, 2025

Sana’a: Houthi militants have detained at least 10 more employees of UN organizations since Sunday morning in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, a source close to those arrested told dpa on Monday. All those who were arrested are Yemenis who work for the World Food Organization (WFP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS). According to Ghana News Agency, Houthi forces besieged some residential areas and raided the workers’ houses in Houthi-controlled Sana’a to carry out the arrests. In August, Houthi militants had

Paris: Former French economy and finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, has withdrawn from his planned appointment as defence minister, in an effort to help resolve France’s deepening political crisis. Le Maire stated on Monday that he had offered President Emmanuel Macron his immediate resignation, which the president accepted. “I hope that this decision will allow discussions to resume with a view to forming a new government, which France needs,” he wrote on X. According to Ghana News Agency, the announcement followed the surprise resignation earlier in the day of Prime Minister S©bastien Lecornu, who stepped down after just a month

Accra: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, found a former Sudanese militia leader guilty of atrocities committed more than two decades ago in Darfur. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted in The Hague of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, and torture. Presiding judge Joanna Korner said there was ‘no doubt’ about the defendant’s guilt. Sentencing will take place at a later date. According to Ghana News Agency, Abd-Al-Rahman was one of the most senior leaders of the Janjaweed militia, which was backed by the Sudanese government and

Warsaw: A Ukrainian suspect being held in Poland in connection with the 2022 blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea is to remain in custody while investigations proceed, a Warsaw court ruled on Monday. According to Ghana News Agency, Volodymyr Z, who is wanted in Germany, will be detained for a further 40 days, his lawyer stated. The court determined that the 46-year-old accused, who was arrested in Pruszkow near Warsaw early on Tuesday, posed a flight risk. German prosecutors describe Volodymyr Z as a trained diver, suspected of being part of a group that

Tehran: Iran has suggested that the release of two detained French nationals is near, with officials indicating that this action could be connected to a reciprocal prisoner swap. ‘The necessary procedures have been carried out, and we hope this matter will soon be finalized,’ stated Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. According to Ghana News Agency, in exchange for the French nationals, France is expected to release the jailed Iranian academic Mahdieh Esfandiari. Baghaei noted that the procedures are in progress, as reported by the ISNA news agency. The two French teachers, C©cile Kohler and Jacques Paris, were detained in May

Tbilisi: The European Union on Sunday sharply criticized the local elections held in Georgia over the weekend. The vote on Saturday took place ‘amid a period of extensive crackdown on dissent,’ according to a joint statement by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Enlargement Commissioner, Marta Kos. According to Ghana News Agency, months of raids on independent media, the passing of laws targeting civil society, the jailing of opponents and activists, or amendments to the electoral code favoring the ruling party drastically reduced the possibility of having competitive elections. A large part of the opposition boycotted these elections, and

Geneva: Due to a drastic drop in funding commitments, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has cut almost 5,000 employees worldwide this year. This means that a quarter of all staff have lost their jobs, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in Geneva on Monday. According to Ghana News Agency, as of June 2024, the UNHCR employed around 15,400 permanent staff and 4,400 other people in more than 130 countries, bringing the total to just under 20,000. The measures are in line with the UNHCR’s financial situation. At the end of the year, the aid organization would have an