Italy drops out of China Belt and Road initiative that failed to deliver

MILAN, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative that seeks to deepen relations with foreign countries through infrastructure investments, Italian media reported. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni had previously signalled Italy’s intention to withdraw from the agreement, which was up for renewal. The…

US gun violence: Three killed, one severely injured in university shooting; shooter dead

Student Amanda Perez, 23, is comforted by fiance Alejandro Barron, 24, following a shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus LAS VEGAS (Nevada, US), Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people were killed and another critically injured in a shooting at a Las Vegas university on Wednesday police said,…

New treaty signed to send asylum seekers in the UK to Rwanda

KIGALI, Dec 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Three weeks after the rejection of a previous project, London and Kigali signed a new treaty in Rwanda on Tuesday, aimed at resurrecting a controversial agreement to deport migrants arriving illegally in the UK to the East African country. The British government is trying to…

Mali: Troops from Germany withdraw following end of UN mission

BAMAKO, Dec 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — German troops have begun their withdrawal from Gao, as the United Nations continues to dismantle its peacekeeping mission in Mali before the end of the year. Personnel at the Camp Castor base, which supports the activities of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali…

Update: Zambian president visits mine accident site

LUSAKA, Dec 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema visited a mine where a number of miners have been trapped since last Wednesday after the tunnels they were working in collapsed due to heavy flooding. Hichilema flew to the Senseli open pit mine, located in Chingola town in the Copperbelt…

Pres Ruto: Bolstering Kenya-India ties will enhance our development agenda

NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is committed to strengthening its bilateral ties with India, said President William Ruto, noting that the two nations share historical ties dating back to the 18th Century and beyond. The President, who is on a two-day state visit to India, said the two…

African Union condemns violence in Guinea-Bissau

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemns the violence in Guinea-Bissau, perpetrated by elements of the National Guard, said an AU statement. He expressed his concern over the dissolution of the West African country’s National Assembly, and called on the country’s…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Putin senses reviving fortunes as front holds, West frays

WARSAW, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As Pres Vladimir Putin touches down in the Middle East later on Wednesday for visits to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the Russian leader is brimming with confidence that would have been unimaginable six months ago. A much-touted Ukrainian counteroffensive that was once expected to…

Zimbabwean capital shuts down water treatment plant amid El Nino-induced drought

HARARE, Dec 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Zimbabwe’s capital city Harare has shut down a water treatment plant because of depleted water supply in reservoirs, the Harare City Council announced, as an El Nino-induced drought has swept the African country, drying up many dams. The Prince Edward Water Treatment Plant, the smaller…

Cuba: Disaster prevention congress kicks off in Havana

HAVANA, Dec 6 (NNN-ACN) — More than 600 participants from around eight countries gathered in Havana for the opening of the 11th International Congress on Disasters and the 7th International Conference of Firefighters, which will last until Dec 8.Before officially starting the event, those present observed a minute’s silence in…