Children of imprisoned activist accept Nobel Prize
Helsinki, Dec 10: The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a ceremony Sunday in the Norwegian capital. Mohammadi is renowned for campaigning for women’s rights and democracy in her country, as well as fighting against the death penalty. Ali and Kiana Rahmani, Mohammadi’s twin 17-year-old children who live in exile in Paris with their father, will be given the prestigious award at Oslo City Hall, after which they will give the Nobel Peace Prize lecture in their mother’s name. Mohammadi, 51, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize in October for her decades of activism despite numerous arrests by Iranian authorities and spending years behind bars. She is currently detained in a prison in Tehran. (AP)
Zelenskyy heads to Argentina to win support
Kyiv, Dec 10: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-in on Sunday of Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, Zelenskyy’s office said. It is the Ukrainian leader’s first-ever trip to Latin America as Kyiv continues to court support among developing nations for its 21-month-old fight against Russia’s invading forces. A political outsider who has railed against what he calls entrenched official corruption in Argentina and promised to uproot the political establishment, Milei ran on a pro-Western foreign policy platform, repeatedly expressing distrust of Moscow and Beijing. Zelenskyy phoned Milei shortly after the Argentinian’s electoral victory, thanking him for his “clear support for Ukraine” which he described in social media posts as “well-noticed and appreciated by Ukrainians”. Milei has offered to host a summit between Ukraine and Latin American states. (AP)
Sri Lanka faces nationwide
power outage
Colombo, Dec 10: Sri Lanka experienced nationwide power outage due to a breakdown in the transmission line, country’s power supplier said. The Ceylon Electricity Boards (CEB), the country’s power supplier, said it would take a few hours to restore power supply throughout the country, adding that it regretted the inconvenience caused to consumers. The power failure occurred at around 5 pm on Saturday, and electricity supply has been restored to several areas, Xinhua news agency reported. (IANS)