UNITED NATIONS -- The United States on Wednesday vetoed a Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate lifting of all restrictions on humanitarian aid.
The draft resolution, tabled by the 10 elected members of the Security Council, won the support of 14 out of the 15 members of the council. The United States, which holds veto power, voted against it. (UN-Gaza-Resolution)
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KHARTOUM -- At least 14 people were killed on Wednesday in an artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeting a market inside a displacement camp in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, a local official said.
"Fourteen people were killed, and a number of others were injured when the RSF militia shelled a popular market in the Abu Shouk camp today," Ibrahim Khatir, director-general of North Darfur State's health authorities, told Xinhua. (Sudan-Paramilitary Attack-Casualty)
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PYONGYANG -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) affirmed on Wednesday that the country will "unconditionally support the stand of Russia and its foreign policies in all the crucial international political issues including the Ukrainian issue," the official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday. (DPRK-Russia-Foreign policies)
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LA PAZ -- At least three people were killed and 15 injured early Wednesday when a passenger bus overturned while trying to bypass a roadblock in southwest Bolivia, said the police.
The crash occurred near the community of Sopoyo, along the Jaime Mendoza highway in Potosi department, after the bus took an alternate route to avoid a blockade reportedly set up by supporters of former President Evo Morales in the town of Lagunillas. (Bolivia-Accident)
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OTTAWA -- Smoke from wildfires burning in northern Ontario and the Prairies continued to create hazy conditions in Toronto and Ottawa, the major cities in Canada, local media reported Wednesday.
Environment Canada meteorologist Barbara Lapido said that many people across southern Ontario might see some hazy skies and red-hued sunrises and sunsets for the next couple of days, according to CTV News. (Canada-Wildfire) ■
