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situation inside of Syria has become even worse than it was economically during the height of the U.N. special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, told reporters Sunday in Damascus. Junta accuses France of planning intervention ABUJA, Nigeria new military leaders have accused France of amassing forces for a possible military intervention in the country following the coup in July. But French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that he would only take action at the demand of deposed Ni- gerien leader Mohamed Ba- zoum. junta spokesman said that France is also considering collaborating in such an intervention with the Economic Community of West African States.
Afghanistan drug lords push meth production ISLAMABAD Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of methamphet- amine. according to a report published Sunday from the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime. Afghanistan is a major opium producer and heroin source even though the Taliban announced a crackdown on poppy crops after their takeover in 2021. Gunmen attack vehicles at border crossing CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico Mexican authorities say a convoy of vehicles crossing into Mexico from the U.S. has been attacked by armed civilians, and three people, including American citizens, were wounded.
The Tamaulipas state security department says the attack happened early Saturday on the international bridge that connects the town of Miguel Aleman with Roma, Texas. Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine Two foreign aid workers were reportedly killed in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Russian shelling hit a van carrying a team of four working with a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization, while dozens of Russian drones targeted Kyiv and wounded at least one civilian. The four volunteers from the Road to Relief group, which helps evacuate wounded people from front-line areas, were trapped inside the van as it flipped over and caught fire after being struck by shells near the town of Chasiv Yar, the organization said on its Insta- gram page. Road to Relief said that Anthony Ihnat of Canada died in the attack, while German medical volunteer Ruben Mawick and Swedish volunteer Johan Mathias Thyr were seriously wounded. Road to Relief added that it trace the whereabouts of the fourth passenger, Emma Igual, a Spanish national who was the director.
Hours later, acting Foreign Minister Manuel Albares told Spanish media that authorities in Madrid had received of the 32-year-old death. The volunteers were on their way to assess the needs of civilians on the outskirts of Bakhmut, Road to Relief said, in reference to the eastern town that saw the longest and bloodiest battle before falling to Moscow in May. Ukrainian forces have held on to western suburbs and are pushing a counteroffensive in the area. Also on Sunday, Ukrainian officials reported that Russia launched of drones at Kyiv and the surrounding region early in the morning, wounding at least five civilians. air force later said it had brought down 26 out of a total of 33 drones.
The head of military administration, Serhii Popko, reported that debris from Iranian-made Sha- hed drones fell in several districts of the city and wounded at least one civilian. Popko said there was no risk to the life, and added that most of the wreckage fell in open ground, although one high-rise apartment was damaged. Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 2 aid workers Associated Press AMIZMIZ, Morocco An aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they prayed for victims of the strongest earthquake in more than a century and toiled to rescue survivors while soldiers and workers brought water and supplies to desperate mountain villages in ruins. The disaster killed more than 2,000 people a number that is expected to rise. The United Nations estimated that 300,000 people were affected by Friday magnitude 6.8 quake and some Moroccans complained on social networks that the government allowing more help from outside.
International aid crews were prepared to deploy, but waited for the Morocco government to request their assistance. know there is a great urgency to save people and dig under the remains of said Arnaud Fraisse, founder of Rescuers Without Borders, who had a team stuck in Paris waiting for the green light. are people dying under the rubble, and we cannot do anything to save Assistance was slow to arrive in Amizmiz, where a whole chunk of the town of orange and red sandstone brick homes carved into a mountainside ap- peared to be missing. a said villager Salah Ancheu, 28. know what the future is.
The aid remains Residents swept all the rubble off the main unpaved road leading to town and aid crews began arriving but pleaded for more help. ambulances, there police, at least for right Ancheu said. Those left homeless or fearing more aftershocks slept outside Saturday, in the streets of the ancient city of Marrakech or under makeshift canopies in Atlas Mountain towns like Moulay Brahim, among the hardest-hit. The worst destruction was in small, rural communities that are hard for rescuers to reach because the roads that snake up the mountainous terrain were covered by fallen rocks. Those areas were shaken anew Sunday by a magnitude 3.9 aftershock, according to the U.S.
Geological Survey. It immediately clear if it caused more damage or casualties, but it was likely strong enough to rattle nerves in areas where damage has left buildings unstable and residents feared aftershocks. earthquake toppled buildings not strong enough to withstand such a mighty temblor, trapping people in the rubble and sending others fleeing in terror. A total of 2,012 people were confirmed dead and at least 2,059 more people were injured 1,404 of them critically, the Interior Ministry reported Saturday. A ershock rattles rescue work Earthquake is strongest to hit Morocco in more than a century ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS People comfort each other Saturday while digging graves for victims of the earthquake in Ouargane village near Marrakech, Morocco.
Residents flee their homes Saturday after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near the epicenter of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco. Associated Press HANOI President Joe Biden opened his first visit to Vietnam on Sunday saying the two nations have a chance to shape the Indo-Pacific for decades to come evidence of how far the relationship has evolved from what Biden referred to as the of the Vietnam War that ended almost a half-century ago. Vietnam is elevating relations with the U.S. to the level of a comprehen- sive strategic partner, highest tier of international partnership. Biden, meeting with the leaders, welcomed the move and said he hoped progress could be made on climate, the economy and other issues during his 24-hour visit to Hanoi.
can trace a 50-year arc of prog- ress between our nations from conflict to normalization to this new elevated Biden said as he and general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, announced the new relationship status at party headquarters. Trong pledged that his country will work hard to implement the agree- ment. then can we say it is a he pledged. Biden earlier Sunday during a separate appearance with Trong had described the U.S. and Vietnam as partners at what I would argue is a very critical Neither leader specifically discussed how economic and geopolitical rise had contributed to their newfound partnership, yet it was hard to explain the mutual embrace without regional influence.
Biden says US-Vietnam relations have evolved from a bitter past JOE BIDEN NGUYEN TRONG.
