AU URGES DE-ESCALATION AS FIGHTING DISPLACES OVER 180,000 IN SOUTH SUDAN’S JONGLEI STATE. (PHOTO).

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 AU urges de-escalation as fighting displaces over 180,000 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for immediate de-escalation and strict adherence to South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, as renewed fighting in Jonglei State displaced more than 180,000 people and raised fears of further civilian harm. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he was deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country, particularly Jonglei, where escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric have put civilians—including women and children—at heightened risk. South Sudanese authorities estimate the number of displaced in Jonglei at more than 180,000, the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said last week. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate tensions immediately, and comply fully with the permanent ceasefire and power-sharing arrangements under the agreement, T...

UKRAINIAN MAN SUSPECTED IN NORD STREAM PIPELINE EXPLOSIONS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN GERMANY . (PHOTO).


 Ukrainian man suspected in Nord Stream pipeline explosions taken into custody in Germany 


A Ukrainian man suspected of carrying out explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022 has been taken into custody in Germany. A judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe issued an arrest warrant on Friday for 49-year-old Serhii Kuznietsov, ordering him held while prosecutors investigate.

The undersea blasts on September 26, 2022, severely damaged pipelines intended to transport Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea, heightening tensions over the war in Ukraine and accelerating Europe’s move away from Russian energy. German prosecutors say Kuznietsov was part of a group that planted explosives on the pipelines and is believed to have coordinated the operation. He faces charges including causing explosions, anti-constitutional sabotage, and destruction of structures.

Authorities said Kuznietsov and accomplices used a yacht hired from a German company with forged IDs, departing from the port of Rostock. Kuznietsov has denied involvement, claiming he was in Ukraine serving as an army captain at the time of the blasts.

Kuznietsov arrived in Germany on Thursday after Italy’s top court approved his extradition on November 19. He had been detained in Italy at a campground near Rimini on August 21 while vacationing with his family. In contrast, a Polish court recently blocked the extradition of another Ukrainian suspect in the same pipeline attack, ruling that the explosions could be considered a military action in a “just war,” an argument not accepted by the Italian court in Kuznietsov’s case.


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