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The Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, announces that the Nobel Peace Prize 2019 goes to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation", and "his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea". SOUNDBITE
French PM Elisabeth Borne arrives in French Guiana to spend New Year's Eve with the armed forces fighting illegal gold mining in this overseas territory. This is the Prime Minister's first visit to this department of 300,000 inhabitants in the north-east of South America. IMAGES
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives in Kyiv in a show of support ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began Feburary 24 2022. IMAGES
Bangkok, May 28 (EFE).- The 22-year-old Han Lay has the title of Miss Grand Myanmar and was at the forefront of the protests against the military coup like other beauty queens in her country.Han Lay has decided to use her internationally recognized position to send a strong message against the military junta. (Camera: RAMÓN ABARCA).SHOT LIST: AN EFE INTERVIEW WITH HAN LAY, MISS GRAND MYANMAR.SOUND BITE: HAN LAY, MISS GRAND MYANMAR (IN ENGLISH).
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed says his government "had every right" to deploy state forces to the restive northern region of Tigray, whose ruling party Abiy blames for instigating a conflict many fear could spiral into a protracted civil war. SOUNDBITE
Last week, US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said the US would reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan from 4,500 down to 2,500 by year's end. O'Brien added that the drawdown would take place, regardless of the conditions on the ground. But on Sunday, America's most senior general publicly pushed back at O'Brien's remarks, calling them 'speculation.' Robert O'Brien, or anyone else, can speculate as they see fit, I am not going to engage in speculation, I'm going to engage in the rigorous analysis of the situation based on the conditions and the plans that I'm aware of in my conversations with the President. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley The mixed messages from the Pentagon and the White House come as the Taliban launched a major military offensive against the Afghan government. The attack prompted US military aircraft to carry out a series of airstrikes against Taliban fighters in recent days.
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