UN carries out cross-border aid deliveries to Sudan’s Darfur

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN humanitarians have facilitated cross-border deliveries of assistance from Chad into Sudan’s Darfur region despite the ongoing conflict, said a UN spokesman. “The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs tells us that today it facilitated cross-border deliveries of food items by the World…

Sweden: 50 injured in Eritrean cultural festival clashes

Protesters against the Eritrean government stormed the outdoor festival, setting fire to booths and tearing down tents STOCKHOLM, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — More than 50 people were injured as violent clashes broke out Thursday at an Eritrean cultural festival in Stockholm with at least 100 detained, according to local authorities.…

Body found stuck in floating US-Mexico border barrier installed by Texas, Mexico says

MEXICO CITY, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A “lifeless person” has been found stuck in the floating barrier set up by Texas along the U.S-Mexico border, according to Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   The agency said authorities from the Texas Department of Public Safety contacted the Mexican consulate in Eagle Pass,…

Brazil records 66% drop in Amazon deforestation in July

BRASILIA, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by more than 66 percent last month from July 2022, officials said Thursday, crediting President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s push to protect the world’s biggest rainforest. July typically marks the start of peak deforestation season, with the onset…

UN official calls for multilateral system for peace to tackle hunger

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — A UN official on Thursday called for a reinvigorated multilateral system for peace in order to address the root causes of hunger. A quarter billion people suffered from acute food insecurity last year, the highest number recorded in recent years. Of these people, some…

Niger coup d’etat: Junta threatens immediate response to any ‘aggression’

NIAMEY, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s newly installed junta has threatened an immediate response to any “aggression or attempted aggression”, as the clock ticks down on a deadline given by its neighbours to reverse last week’s coup. It also made diplomatic swipes against international condemnation of the putsch, scrapping military…

Mexico: 18 dead as bus carrying foreign migrants crashes; 23 injured

 MEXICO CITY, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 18 people were killed and at least 23 injured Thursday when a bus carrying foreign migrants and locals plummeted into a ravine in northwestern Mexico, authorities said. Three minors were among the dead, the civil protection agency in Nayarit state reported. The…

Detained Niger president says coup will have ‘devastating’ fallout for region, world

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Detained Niger President Mohamed Bazoum said that if a coup attempt to depose him is successful, “it will have devastating consequences for our country, our region and the entire world.” In a column in The Washington Post, Bazoum called on “the US government and the…

African leaders call for unlocking of Russian grain exports blocked in EU seaports

PRETORIA, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African leaders involved in peace talks over Ukraine have called for the unlocking of Russian grain and fertiliser exports to revive a key Black Sea grain deal, South Africa said on Thursday. The group also called for the United Nations to take action to release…

OPEC+ monitoring committee to discuss oil markets via video linkup

MOSCOW, Aug 4 (NNN-TASS) — The OPEC+ ministerial monitoring committee will convene on Friday in the format of a video conference to assess the situation on the global oil market. The committee has been meeting once every two months since October 2022. OPEC+ representatives assess the current situation on the…