Author: Steven Sahiounie

Nigeria’s United Nations Permanent Representatives in New York and Geneva are exempted from this total recall in view of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the recall of all the country’s ambassadors from around the world after the head of state analyzed the situation in Nigerian diplomatic missions. The corresponding statement was posted on Saturday on the page of the presidential administration in the social network X (formerly known as Twitter). “President Bola Tinubu has directed the recall of all career and non-career ambassadors from their duty posts worldwide,” the statement says. Nigeria’s United Nations…

Ukrainian mass media reported explosions in Odessa and Reni ports earlier The port infrastructure of the Odessa Region was damaged, head of the regional military administration Oleg Kiper wrote on the Telegram channel. “There was a hit in the port infrastructure,” he said. Ukrainian mass media reported explosions in Odessa and Reni ports earlier. Source: Tass

Sporadic clashes have erupted in several villages in eastern Syria, alongside the imposition of a curfew by the SDF. Intermittent clashes have been occurring, on Saturday, in several villages in eastern Syria, coinciding with the imposition of a curfew in the region by SDF due to ongoing escalations against Arab tribes east of the Euphrates. Concurrently, the area witnessed a significant reduction in the intensity of clashes, with only three villages reportedly experiencing sporadic conflicts, as per local sources. Turkish-backed SNA clash with US-backed SDF in northern Syria Earlier today, violent clashes erupted between fighters belonging to the so-called Syrian…

At least six Palestinians were shot and injured this evening and two others were struck with rocks in an Israeli settlers’ attack against the town of Qasra, south of Nablus, said a local activist. Anti-settlement activist, Fo’ad Hasan told WAFA that a group of settlers, backed by Israeli military forces, attacked Palestinian farmers working on their land in the southern part of the town. Residents attempted to fend off the settlers’ attack, leading to confrontations with settlers and Israeli forces. Six youths were shot and injured with rubber-coated steel bullets, and two others were struck and injured with rocks. They…

The Chinese ambassador congratulated Niger’s defense chief on his appointment to the key position. Chinese Ambassador to Niger Jiang Feng met with Nigerien Defense Minister Gen. Salifou Mody at his office on Saturday. The diplomat congratulated the defense chief on his appointment to the key position. The Nigerien Defense Ministry’s general secretary, Gen. Sani Issa Kache, and the head of the ministry’s foreign relations department, Hamadou Djibo Barte, also participated in the talks, according to the Nigerien Press Agency. China and Niger have been working closely together in the defense sector, such as training personnel and procuring and delivering military equipment,…

“Nothing can be ruled out” in such an “intense” proxy conflict between NATO and Russia in Ukraine, Dmitry Polyansky has said The military confrontation in Ukraine has reached a point where it could easily spiral into a full-blown conflict between Russia and NATO, Moscow’s deputy envoy to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, said on Friday. The diplomat blamed the US-led military bloc’s ever deeper involvement in the fighting between Moscow and Kiev. “We have repeatedly warned that the situation is quite dangerous and there is a big risk of a direct clash between Russia and NATO,” Polyansky said while answering questions on…

Hungarian Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyas also reaffirmed the position of the Hungarian government that peace negotiations may be effective only if the US will take part in it, together with Russian and Ukraine The Hungarian government believes that, in order to settle the Ukrainian conflict, Western states must provide security guarantees to Russia and must not accept Ukraine in NATO, Hungarian Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyas said, speaking before students in the Fejer County Saturday. “The Western world, which supports Ukraine, must provide security guarantees to Russia, but under no circumstances give Ukraine…

Transmashholding plans to deliver another 192 cars to the Moscow Metro by the end of the year MOSCOW, September 2. /TASS/. The demand for diesel engines in Russia for ships and vessels of various classes until 2025 is estimated at about 100 units, CEO of Transmashholding Kirill Lipa said in an interview with TASS. “Today, we estimate the demand for diesel engines for ships and vessels of various classes up to 35 units annually. Until 2025, this is about 100 diesel units,” he said. At the same time, Transmashholding plans to deliver another 192 cars to the Moscow Metro by…

Data from Brazil’s statistics agency revealed that Russia became one of the top five suppliers of grain to Brazil, after Brasilia bought $108.5 million worth of grains from January to July. In the first seven months of this year, Brazil imported 380,108 tonnes of wheat from Russia worth $5.<> million, while no purchases were made in the same period last year, the data showed. At the same time, the analysis also took into account data on other types of cereals purchased by Brazil from other countries. As a result, according to the results of the January-July period, Russia entered for…

Energy Capital Group announced on Wednesday its investment in Pure Lithium, a disruptive Boston-based company that has invented the ultimate next-generation battery made of lithium metal (Li-M), while simultaneously re-inventing the lithium supply chain.Lithium metal batteries have long been regarded as the ultimate energy storage solution slated to displace today’s lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Founded by MIT Professor Donald R. Sadoway and lithium expert Emilie Bodoin, Pure Lithium is the only battery company in the world that controls its own supply chain. Pure Lithium’s Brine to Battery technology quickly unlocks unconventional sources of lithium, such as oilfield brines, and produces a…