Burundi top court jails ex-PM Bunyoni for life over attempted coup

Burundi’s ousted prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni GITEGA, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s Supreme Court sentenced ousted prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life in prison on charges including attempting to overthrow the government and threatening the life of the president, a judicial source said.Bunyoni, whose trial opened three months ago, was…

Argentina’s newly elected president, Libertarian Javier Milei, sworn into office

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s newly elected president, Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist whose sensational rhetoric drew comparisons to former U.S. President Donald Trump, was sworn into office on Sunday During his inaugural address, Milei reportedly spoke about the nation’s economic emergency and sought to prepare the public for…

US health alert: Three dead in outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, CDC warns

Brown dog ticks can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but it does not spread from person to person WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An outbreak of the tickborne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever has caused at least five illnesses, including three deaths, in the US since July, the US Centers…

DR Congo President Tshisekedi compares Rwanda counterpart Kagame to Hitler

DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi (L) and President Paul Kagame KINSHASA, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of Congo’s leader has taken his rhetorical attacks on his Rwandan counterpart to another level by comparing him to Adolf Hitler. Félix Tshisekedi said Paul Kagame was behaving like Hitler, and added: “I…

Peru’s FA Min holds talk with Spanish King Felipe VI in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES (Argentina), Dec 11 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea held a cordial encounter with King Felipe VI of the Kingdom of Spain on Sunday during his visit to Buenos Aries, Argentina. According to the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they met within the framework of the inauguration ceremony of…

Argentina: Pres Milei’s colorful list of guests to his taking office ceremony

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — It’s a great day for Javier Milei, the libertarian who in just two years from scratch managed to defeat the main dominant political forces in Argentina and become the country’s elected president.  He managed a massive 56% of the vote against 44% for the…

Ex-Sierra Leone president confined to home amid coup investigation

FREETOWN, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma has been confined to his home, the government said, after he was questioned over what it calls an attempted coup at the end of November. The office of the former president, who led the West African nation from…

US storm: Severe weather pounds Tennessee, leaving six dead; 23 treated at hospital

NASHVILLE (Tennessee, US), Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tornadoes and severe weather churned across the US state of Tennessee on Saturday, heavily damaging homes, causing blackouts and leaving at least six people dead, authorities said. Three of the deaths occurred in a northern suburb of Nashville, capital of the southeastern US…

Essequibo dispute: Guyana, Venezuela presidents to meet Thursday on border row

CARACAS, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, will meet Thursday on their countries’ growing dispute over the oil-rich region of Essequibo, amid mounting international warnings against escalating the row. The meeting will be held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, according to…

Sudan orders expulsion of 15 UAE diplomats

 PORT SUDAN (Sudan), Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s foreign ministry declared 15 UAE diplomats persona non grata Sunday, demanding they leave Sudan “within 48 hours,” according to the official news agency SUNA. In recent weeks, pro-army demonstrators and high-ranking officials loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have accused the…