The Americans locked up in Myanmar's notorious Insein prison
Updated 0652 GMT (1452 HKT) June 11, 2021
It was supposed to be an exciting trip home to surprise his parents in the United States, his family said.
From bamboo to barbecues: the cargo caught up in Ever Given legal battle
Lemons, bamboo shoots and tofu sit in the sweltering heat, alongside goods from Lenovo, Ikea, Dixons Carphone and dozens of other brands – including barbecues, sun loungers, swimwear, lawnmowers and camping equipment – that will arrive at their intended destinations long after summer ends.
Since the successful operation in late March to dislodge the 220,000-ton Ever Given from the Suez canal, where it was stuck for six days, the cargo ship has been grounded again – this time by a fierce legal battle between the ship’s owners, insurance companies, and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).
In late April, Egypt declared that authorities were detaining the ship, her 26-person crew and millions of pounds in cargo, until its owners paid compensation for the blockage.
Europe’s most polluting coal-fired power station set to close
Closure of the Belchatow power plant in Poland is part of shift towards greener energy
Europe’s most polluting coal-fired power station, the Belchatow power plant in Poland, has announced plans for its closure.
The state-run Polish Energy Group said it will gradually decommission the plant, which produces 27–28 terawatt hours of electricity per year, between 2030 and 2036.
The company also said it will end the exploitation of lignite deposits – also known as brown coal, which comes from a neighbouring strip mine.
Opinion: Peru's electoral drama is damaging democracy
Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori is using legal means in a bid to avert her election defeat. It's reminiscent of the dirty tricks of former US President Trump, says DW's Isaac Risco.
In Peru, the left-wing village school teacher Pedro Castillo has in all probability been elected the new president. The fact that he cannot yet be officially declared the winner of the election is partly due to the extremely close result. Another obstacle, however, is that Castillo's opponent, right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, refuses to acknowledge her election defeat.
Shortly before the end of counting, Fujimori, a highly controversial figure, issued an unprecedented number of complaints against partial results of last Sunday's runoff presidential election. Just before the end of the deadline to raise legal objections, Fujimori, helped by a battery of lawyers, filed an appeal with electoral authorities to annul the results at 802 polling stations, which she says is the equivalent of 200,000 votes.
Main suspect in murder of RFI journalists killed by French strike in northern Mali
A jihadist leader of al-Qaeda who was responsible for the 2013 abduction and murder of French journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon was killed in a French army strike in northern Mali, France’s Defence Minister Florence Parly said Friday.
Parly said French forces in the Sahel region had killed "four terrorists" in an operation in northern Mali on June 5, including Bayes Ag Bakabo, the prime suspect in the deaths of French journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon.
"His neutralisation means the end of a long wait," Parly said.
Demolishing Palestinian homes for an Israeli religious theme park
More than 100 buildings housing about 1,500 people in the al-Bustan area of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem face demolition.
Nearly 120 Palestinian families face the destruction of their homes to make way for an Israeli religious theme park where the Israelis believe King David had a garden in biblical times.
About 1,500 people living in more than 100 buildings in the al-Bustan area of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem are under threat.
On Monday, Jerusalem Municipality inspectors, accompanied by Israeli forces, delivered notices to demolish at least 13 of those homes and structures within 21 days, after an Israeli court ruled earlier they had been constructed without building permits.
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