Jakarta –
The French government recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia in a bitter dispute over the cancellation of the submarine contract. This was an unprecedented move, showing the extent of France’s anger towards its two allies.
As reported by the news agency AFP, Saturday (18/9/2021), French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said President Emmanuel Macron withdrew the ambassadors after Canberra canceled a deal to buy French submarines in order to acquire US nuclear submarines.
Le Drian said the decision was made to “immediately” withdraw the two French ambassadors because of “the extraordinary seriousness of the announcement made on 15 September by Australia and the United States”.
In addition to this news, here are international news that will attract readers’ attention detik.com, today, Saturday (18/9/2021):
– Taliban Closes Women’s Ministry, Replaces ‘Moral Police’
Group Taliban who is in power in Afghanistan reportedly shut down the Ministry of Women’s Affairs. The ministry is now replaced by the Ministry of Welfare Promotion and Crime Prevention known as the “moral policy ministry”.
News agency Reuters, Saturday (18/9/2021) reported that the symbols in the Women’s Ministry building had been replaced with signs of the moral police Taliban. Meanwhile, female employees at the ministry were barred from entering the building when they came to work.
According to the photos, a sign on the building reads, “Ministry of Prayer and Guidance and Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Evil”.
“I am the only breadwinner in my family,” said a woman who works at the ministry. “When the ministry no longer exists, what is a woman to do Afghanistan? “he asked.
– Beaten by Corona, Filipino Nurse Tired – Sick – Quits Work
The exhausted nurses in Filipina face an uphill battle to treat patients as many of their co-workers are infected COVID-19 or quit your job.
As reported by the news agency AFP, Saturday (18/9/2021), profession nurse in philippines already severely understaffed even before the pandemic corona virus. The pandemic has reduced the number of nurses.
The country is experiencing a record increase in cases of Corona infection, fueled by varian Delta. Department of Health Filipina reported a nursing shortage of more than 100,000 people. This forces them to endure long hours for small pay on short-term contracts.
“They are tired and exhausted,” the director of nursing, Lourdes Banaga, at a private hospital south of Manila, told AFP.
– US Admits Drone Attack in Kabul Killed 10 Civilians, Not ISIS!
A high general United States of America admitted that the country had made a “mistake” when launching drone strike against the suspect ISIS from Acceptance, capital Afghanistan. Instead of killing the militants, the US drone strike killed 10 civilians, including children, in the final days of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last month.
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