Spanish King Felipe nominates Peoples’ Party leader to try forming government

MADRID, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Spanish King on Tuesday nominated the right-wing Peoples’ Party (PP) leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo as the candidate to try and form a government, following consultation with the main party leaders. King Felipe made the decision after meeting earlier in the day with both Feijoo…

US wildfires: At least 1,100 missing after Hawaii fires

LAHAINA (Hawaii), Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 1,100 people are still missing two weeks after deadly wildfires ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui, authorities said Tuesday, with the FBI seeking family members’ help in identifying the remains of the dead. The fires were the deadliest to hit the United…

UN envoy says Libya’s stability critical to regional security

Abdoulaye Bathily, the UN secretary-general’s special representative for Libya UNITED NATIONS, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — It is fundamental to restore Libya’s stability to preserve regional security, the top UN envoy for the country said. Upholding Libya’s stability is even more critical now in light of the latest events, including the…

Peru: 2 killed, 12 injured in forest fire

LIMA, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least two people were killed, 12 others injured and another two remained missing in a major forest fire in the southern Peruvian region of Apurimac, said the National Emergency Operations Center in a statement Tuesday. The fire started on Sunday in the district of…

Senegal: 37 migrants rescued from stranded Cape Verde boat return home

Survivors, mostly from Senegal, seen in a boat found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde DHAKA, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegalese authorities brought home 37 migrants who were rescued off the coast of Cape Verde last week after their boat was stranded without fuel in the Atlantic Ocean…

Libya repatriates 161 Nigerian refugees in UN-backed scheme

Asylum seeker carries a child near the seashore, at the Libyan-Tunisian border in Ras Ajdir, Libya TRIPOLI, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya has returned 161 Nigerians to their country as part of a United Nations-backed voluntary repatriation scheme amid a spike in irregular migration in North Africa.Reports indicate that the…

Niger coup d’etat: Ecowas rejects Niger’s 3-year transition plan

ACCRA, Aug 23 (NNN-GNA) — West African nations have rejected a call by Niger’s coup leaders for a three-year transition back to democracy, as the crisis-hit country’s neighbours weigh whether to take military action.The new military ruler General Abdourahamane Tiani has declared he will hold off a return to civilian…

Kenya eyes $150m AfDB loan for power

A Kenya power technician repairs a transformer NAIROBI, Aug 23 (NNN-GNA) — Kenya is seeking a Ksh21.66 billion ($150 million) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to connect homes to electricity under the third phase of the Last Mile Connectivity project.The AfDB disclosed that the Treasury has applied for…

US: Tropical Depression Harold triggers flash floods, power outages and tornado warnings as it plows through Texas

HOUSTON (Texas, US), Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Harold has weakened to a tropical depression as it continues to plow through Texas, triggering flash flooding and tornado warnings as the gusty storm pushes toward Mexico. Harold made landfall as a tropical storm just before 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET)…

Greece wildfires: 18 bodies found as firefighters battle wind-driven wildfires across the country

ALEXANDROUPOLIS (Greece), Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Firefighters on Tuesday found the burnt bodies of 18 people believed to have been migrants who had crossed the Turkish border into an area of northeastern Greece where wildfires have raged for days. The discovery near the city of Alexandroupolis came as hundreds of…