Taliban and US negotiations “failed”; President Putin postponed the deadline for reading the annual message
(Baonghean.vn) - The world has seen many outstanding news in the past 24 hours such as: Russian President postpones the deadline for reading the annual message to Congress; Taliban and US "unsuccessfully" negotiate to end the conflict in Afghanistan; Mexican people demand to expel migrant caravans at the US border; Iran still hopes Europe can save the nuclear deal...
Russian President postpones annual address to Parliament
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual major press conference was scheduled to take place on December 20, but the deadline for the Russian leader to read his annual message to the National Assembly was once again postponed.
According to Mr. Peskov, the annual message of 2018 will most likely be carried out by the Russian head of state in 2019.
Cuba withdraws about 8,600 doctors and medical staff from Brazil
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| Cuban doctor examines patient. Source: Getty Images |
Cuba's Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport have announced detailed plans to withdraw all of the country's medical professionals working under Brazil's “More Doctors” program.
The two ministries urgently completed this plan after the Cuban government announced its withdrawal from Brazil's "More Doctors" program due to unfriendly statements by the country's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro.
According to official figures, there are about 8,600 Cuban doctors and medical staff working in South America's largest country. The repatriation of doctors is expected to last more than 3 weeks and end in mid-December, before Brazil's President-elect Bolsonaro takes office on January 1, 2019.
Taliban and US "unsuccessful" negotiations to end conflict in Afghanistan
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Taliban insurgents. Source: dawn.com |
According to AFP, Taliban insurgents said the force held talks with US officials in Qatar last week about ending the conflict in Afghanistan, but said the two sides did not reach an agreement on "any issue".
"There were preliminary talks and no agreement was reached on any issue," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said.
Angry Mexicans demand to expel migrant caravan at US border
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A protester against the Central American migrant caravan in Tijuana, Mexico, on November 18. Photo:AP. |
In contrast to the warmth of the past month, nearly 3,000 people in the migrant caravan from Central America to Mexico in recent days have been strongly opposed when they arrived at the border area with California, USA. Many people in the city of Tijuana, Mexico, are expressing dissatisfaction with their presence.
Most of the migrants are sleeping on an outdoor baseball field at a sports center in Tijuana, next to a newly erected barbed wire fence separating Mexico and the United States. Reports of the migrants being booed, stoned, and even assaulted continued to emerge over the weekend.
Iran still hopes Europe can save nuclear deal
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| Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bharam Ghasemi. Source: Mehr Newsagency |
According to Reuters, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi stressed that the country still hopes Europe can save the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, despite the US withdrawal from the agreement.
"There are uncertainties about the implementation of the European Union (EU) mechanism to protect trade with Iran from US sanctions... However, we still hope that Europe can save the deal," Qasemi said at a regular press conference broadcast live on state television.
Germany bans entry of 18 Saudi Arabian officials over Khashoggi case
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| The murder of journalist Khashoggi is putting Saudi Arabia under a lot of diplomatic pressure. Source: The Economist |
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the country has decided to ban entry to 18 Saudi Arabian state officials involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Foreign Minister Maas said that the Saudi officials mentioned above were likely involved in the murder of journalist Khashoggi. Previously, German Chancellor Angela Merkel affirmed that Berlin would stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia related to the Khashoggi case. The German Chancellor said that the EU could make a collective decision to stop selling weapons to Riyadh after the murder of Mr. Khashoggi.Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak continues to be summoned
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| Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak - center. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been summoned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist in the investigation into a solar panel project for schools in Sarawak state, Bernama news agency reported.
Previously, Mr. Najib had to go to MACC headquarters several times to assist in the investigation of related cases, the most recent time being on November 8.
On November 15, his wife, Rosmah Mansor, was charged with two counts of corruption worth 1.5 million ringgit (about 0.36 million USD) related to a project to supply and install solar panels for 369 schools in Sarawak state two years ago.
Guatemala issues red alert after Furgo volcano erupts again
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| Furgo Volcano in Guatemala. Source: Independent |
Guatemalan authorities have issued a red alert after the Furgo volcano erupted again, forcing nearly 3,000 people to flee. A spokesman for Guatemala's disaster agency said the Furgo volcano began erupting on the morning of November 18 and the eruption has been increasing in intensity.
According to the Institute of Volcanology, from a distance, observing the Furgo volcano, one can see lava flows rising about 500 meters from the crater, while columns of smoke and dust reaching up to 1 km high, causing volcanic ash to fill the surrounding air.
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