By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
An accident during the replacement of a boiler at a factory near Izmir, in Turkey, has killed at least 17 people. Six arrest warrants were issued the day after the tragedy, and the Turkish president says any negligence and the identity of those responsible will be established, according to Le Monde.
Three contract workers died of asphyxiation on Monday at a Tata Electronics plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, in southern India, during maintenance work on an effluent treatment station, according to TimesLIVE. The plant assembles around 40% of Apple’s iPhones in India.
🇮🇳 India · Source: TimesLIVE ·
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said his country does not wish to see a new wave of fighting targeting Iran, expressing concern about a possible new attack by Donald Trump. These remarks, reported by Caasimada, come against the backdrop of regional tensions linked to the escalation with Tehran.
🇹🇷 Türkiye · Source: Caasimada Online ·
Russian and Ukrainian officials met on Tuesday 10 November in the first talks held under US auspices since February. The resumption follows Donald Trump’s claim that a comprehensive agreement to end the war in Ukraine was possible, according to France 24.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: France 24 ·
Palestinian teenager Moutaz Eyad Daghlas, aged 14, was killed on Monday evening by the Israeli army in Burqa, near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, according to Le Monde. The Israeli army says it returned fire after stone-throwing and accuses him of intending to throw stones.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Source: L’essentiel ·
Pope Leo XIV in Buenos Aires: the economy must serve peopleDuring his visit to Argentina, Pope Leo XIV said before President Javier Milei that "the economy must be at the service of the person". Without citing the government’s budget cuts, he criticised the excesses of the ultraliberal model and called for dialogue and respect for institutions, according to Mercado.The week in Africa
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