August 14, 2023

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Wednesday, August 2nd. *) Far-right populist tops Argentina’s presidential primary in shock result Far-right Javier Milei rocked Argentina’s political establishment by emerging as the biggest vote-getter in primary elections to choose presidential candidates. Milei says Argentina’s Central Bank should be abolished, thinks the climate crisis is a lie, believes the sale of human organs should be legal and wants to make it easier to own handguns. *) France opens probe into death of six Afghan migrants in Channel shipwreck French prosecutors have taken over the investigation into the death of at least six migrants whose boat sank trying to cross the Channel between France and England. Prosecutors in the channel port of Boulogne opened an investigation on Saturday, hours after the tragedy, but the investigation was switched to Paris. Most of those on board were Afghans with some Sudanese “and a few minors”, said the French coastal authority Premar. *) Niger’s military regime to ‘prosecute’ President Bazoum for ‘high treason’ Niger’s coup leaders that toppled Mohamed Bazoum said they would “prosecute” the deposed president for “high treason” and “undermining the security” of the country. Earlier on Sunday, the head of a religious delegation of mediators said that the leader of the military junta, is ready to consider a diplomatic solution to the country’s stand-off with the West African bloc ECOWAS. *)Strikes on Odessa leave 3 wounded; Zelenskyy vows justice for Kherson attack At least three people were wounded in two-waves of Russian drone and missile attacks overnight on the port city of Odessa, officials said. The Operational Command South said on Telegram that Ukraine has downed three waves of Russian missiles and drones targeting Odessa. Air defence forces repelled all the attacks, but falling debris damaged a student dormitory and a supermarket in Odessa’s city centre, leaving three workers wounded. *) Google Doodle celebrates Turkish astronomer Nuzhet Gokdo