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Thousands of sheep and cattle are stuck on board a ship after it abandoned its journey from Australia to Israel due to attacks on vessels in the Red Sea.The MV Bahijah docked in Western Australia on Thursday after it was ordered home by the country’s government. There are around 14,000 live sheep and 2,000 cattle on board worth about AUS$2m (£1.03m) – and officials are yet to decide whether to let them disembark or send them back to sea.The livestock have been on the ship since 5 January, which is now under the sweltering Australian summer heat.The country’s government said…

Skip next section Sacking commander-in-chief would be ‘unpopular decision’ 02/02/2024February 2, 2024Sacking commander-in-chief would be ‘unpopular decision’ Ukrainian President Zelenskyy reportedly rowed back on a threat to dismiss Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi earlier this week after the top general refused to resign and potential replacements declined to take on the role. Orysia Lutsevyc, deputy director of the Russia and Eurasia Program and head of the Ukraine Forum at the think tank Chatham House, said dismissing Zaluzhnyi would be an “unpopular decision.” Speaking to DW, Lutsevyc stressed the commander-in-chief’s popularity within Ukraine. “General Zaluzhnyi is hugely popular. He is almost a legend, right? Few…

Former US President Donald Trump has emerged as the Republican front-runner for November’s 2024 US presidential election. On the streets of Ghana’s capital, Accra, opinions vary on whether Trump or President Joe Biden should be the winner. Ghanaian student Abigail Grift does not want a second Trump term, telling DW, “President Joe Biden is the better choice for this office,” after Trump was found guilty of defaming magazine writer E. Jean Carroll. Grift also cited two impeachment trials, ending in Trump’s acquittal, as reasons to favor another Biden presidency.  Samuel Ofoso, on the other hand, would be happy if Trump were…

There was a time when he’d have jumped at the chance – not today, not with this president.Alabas Farhat, Democratic representative for the state of Michigan, declined the invitation for a “meet and greet” with Joe Biden and he wasn’t alone. Arab Muslim community leaders in the greater Detroit area snubbed the campaign visit to their neighbourhood. The problem they have is Mr Biden’s support for Israel in the war with Hamas and his opposition to a ceasefire.”We feel absolutely betrayed,” said Representative Farhat. “He literally was elected because he wasn’t Trump. Many people actually believed that this is somebody…

EU negotiators on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement on a stronger “right to repair” for consumers. The proposal aims to encourage more sustainable consumption within the bloc by reducing waste and boosting the repair sector by making product repairs more accessible and cost-effective. “With today’s agreement, we have come closer to establishing a consumer right to repair,” said consumer protection spokesman Rene Repasi. “In the future, it will be easier and cheaper to have products repaired instead of buying new, expensive ones.” What products are covered by the deal? The deal includes common household products such as washing machines, vacuum cleaners…

Argentine police fired rubber bullets Thursday to disperse protesters gathered outside Congress as lawmakers debated the new president’s sweeping package of economic, social and political reforms. The drama unfolded on the second day of what is expected to be a marathon debate on the reform plans of libertarian and self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei. Television footage showed police firing rubber bullets and water cannons at hundreds of demonstrators opposed to the reform package.It was the second day of protests outside the National Congress in Buenos AiresImage: Agustin Marcarian/REUTERS Lawmakers denounce police action Opposition lawmakers stormed out of the building at…

At least two people have been killed and 29 injured after gas explosion in Nairobi, according to reports.A local newspaper in the Kenyan capital said the blast happened in the Embakasi neighbourhood just before midnight on Thursday. Wesley Kimeto, commander in charge of police in Embakasi, was quoted saying on the Standard newspaper’s X account that at least two people were confirmed dead.Kenya Red Cross said on X that crews had been “tirelessly battling the flames” and that it had taken 29 people to the Kenyatta National Hospital. Image: At least 165 were injured in the blast. Pic: AP This…

Myanmar has been in chaos ever since General Min Aung Hlaing and his military forces overthrew the democratically elected government on February 1, 2021. The coup sparked an armed conflict between the civilian-led National Unity Government, people’s defense forces and ethnic armed groups.  On the eve of the coup anniversary, the junta extended by six months the state of emergency it declared on February 1, 2021. Three years after seizing control, Myanmar’s junta is still struggling to control the country.The streets are empty in Yangon on the three-year anniversary of Myanmar’s military coupImage: AFP/Getty Images How has the coup changed Myanmar? Over…

Little rain has fallen in the past three months across Pakistan, and farmers are worried about their winter crops and missing agricultural production targets. Fareeda Nasrullah runs a small farm in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province and said the lack of rainfall is threatening her wheat crop this year. “Our lives revolve around water. Two years ago, flash floods wreaked havoc on our farmland and crops, but now, the water for wheat cultivation is in short supply due to a lack of rainfall,” the 49-year-old mother of four told DW. “It’s a worrisome situation as we depend on agriculture to feed…

A child’s body has been found encased in concrete in a storage unit – as police in the US continue to search for two youngsters missing since 2018.Officers in Pueblo, Colorado, discovered the remains on 10 January when the unit was being cleared out after the rent was not paid. Sergeant Franklyn Ortega said the remains were found in a metal container filled with hardened concrete.Meanwhile, Pueblo Police are continuing to search for two children, who would have been aged five and three when they were last seen in the summer of 2018.Sgt Ortega said there had been “no sign,…