Kenya, US security partnership to build sustainable peace

NAIROBI, Sept 26 (NNN-KBC) — The partnership between Kenya and the United States will help build sustainable peace within the continent, President William Ruto has said. Speaking after holding discussions with the US Secretary for Defence Lloyd Austin at State House, Nairobi, the Head of State said the firm support…

Peru presents projects worth US$8.5 billion in Europe to attract capital

LIMA, Sept 26 (NNN-ANDINA) — In order to attract new world-class companies to the Peruvian market, the Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversion) on Monday launched the Europe 2023 Roadshow, which will be visiting the cities of London (United Kingdom), Milan (Italy) and Madrid (Spain). Thus, it will present its 2023-2024 portfolio of…

Peru aims to join OECD in 2026 and attract sustainable investments

LIMA, Sept 26 (NNN-ANDINA) — Foreign Affairs Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi on Monday affirmed that there is a national effort to complete Peru’s accession to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), noting that the Government has set the goal of joining such organization in 2026. “The Government has set…

UN humanitarians condemn killing of 2 aid truck drivers in South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN humanitarians on Monday strongly condemned the killing of two aid truck drivers and injury to a third in South Sudan over the weekend. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the drivers were attacked on Saturday, their trucks torched…

IOM says 543 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week

TRIPOLI, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 543 illegal migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya in the past week. The migrants, who were rescued between Sept. 17 and 23, include 65 women and 29 children, IOM said in a statement, adding they…

Mexico: 7 drown after arroyo overflows in west Jalisco state; 9 missing

MEXICO CITY, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least seven people drowned and nine others were missing after an arroyo overflowed in west Mexico’s Jalisco state, local authorities said Monday. “The preliminary outcome is nine people missing, seven dead and three people were rescued, along with damage to roads and homes,”…

Russia places ICC president on Wanted list

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has placed President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Piotr Hofmanski on the country’s wanted list, local media reported Monday. “Hofmanski Piotr Jozef, Polish. Wanted under an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” TASS reported, citing…

Al-Shabaab militants killed in raid after truck bomb – Somalia

The Somali president (R) met US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin (L) on Sunday MOGADISHU, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Somali government says its forces killed scores of al-Shabaab militants just a day after a truck bomb killed at least 10 people in the central town of Beledweyne.Deputy Information Minister…

Libya mayor arrested over floods that killed thousands

Derna residents held protests demanding for accountability from local leader DERNA (Libya), Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Derna, a Libyan city devastated by intense flooding, has been arrested in connection with the disaster, officials say.Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi was among numerous officials charged in connection with the disaster that killed…

Nagorno-Karabakh: More than 200 people injured after blast at fuel depot

STEPANAKERT (Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan), Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 people have been injured in a powerful explosion in the Nagorno-Karabakh region as ethnic Armenians streamed out of the breakaway territory after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of it in a lighting offensive last week. Most of the victims were in…