July 5, 2024

Daily News Brief

*) Labour tipped for historic win in UK election https://trtworld.com/europe/labour-party-set-for-landslide-win-in-uk-election-exit-poll-18180306 In a historic shift in the UK's political landscape, the Labour Party so far officially wins 326 seats – enough to have a majority in the UK Parliament. Vote counting is still underway after the country's general election on Thursday, which brings an end to 14 years of Conservative rule. Exit polls suggest Labour will win 410 seats in the 650-seat Parliament and party leader Keir Starmer will replace Rishi Sunak as the new prime minister. *) Hamas ‘responded positively’ to Israel on Biden's peace plan https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-hamas-says-responded-positively-to-israel-on-bidens-peace-plan-18180313 Palestine’s Hamas has responded positively to the latest US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal, according to an official in the movement. The resistance group informed mediators that they are open to any proposal that meets the demands of the Palestinian people. Meanwhile, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza with the Palestinian death toll surpassing 38,000, according to the Health Ministry in the besieged territory. *) Leaders of Russia, China attend summit of regional security grouping https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/gazas-population-shrinks-from-23m-to-21m-amid-palestinian-deaths-exodus-18179918 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have attended the summit of a security grouping created by Moscow and Beijing to counter Western alliances. Putin and Xi joined leaders of other countries that are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at its annual meeting in Kazakhstan's capital of Astana. In his speech, Putin emphasised the group's focus on ensuring security of its members while Xi cautioned the leaders to "resist external interference". *) More than 80 irregular asylum seekers drown off Mauritania's coast https://www.trtworld.com/africa/more-than-80-irregular-asylum-seekers-drown-off-mauritanias-coast-18180268 More than 80 irregular asylum seekers have drowned off the southern Mauritania coast, according to local media. A boat carrying around 184 people sank and so far “87 bodies have been recovered, while 36 survivors were rescued,” the local Alakhbar news agency reported. Local authorities continue to search for several missing individuals. And finally… *) Evacuation order for thousands in US state of California as wildfire rages https://www.trtworld.com/us-and-canada/evacuation-order-for-thousands-in-us-state-of-california-as-wildfire-rages-18179980 Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire rages out of control in northern California. More than 14 square kilometres of grass and woodland have been consumed since the blaze erupted this week outside Oroville town near the state capital of Sacramento. Over 25,000 people in the area were under orders to evacuate, local NBC affiliate KCRA reported.