Brazil rescues stowaways on ship from Nigeria

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four stowaways were rescued off the southeast coast of Brazil after spending 13 days at sea hidden in the hull of a ship from Nigeria, police said. The four had hidden in a compartment on top of the rudder — a part of…

Russia ready to discuss enhanced cooperation in food area with ASEAN: Lavrov

MOSCOW, July 13 (NNN-TASS) — Russia is ready to discuss enhancing cooperation in the food area with the member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Indonesian newspaper Kompas. “Given the difficult situation in the global economy, the…

Rescuers search for migrant boats off Canary Isles

MADRID, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s coastguard continues searching for three migrant boats reported lost at sea by an NGO a day after rescuing scores of people from another vessel near the Canary Islands. A spokeswoman for Salvamento Maritimo said a rescue plane had been deployed to the area but…

Mexico: 3 police officers killed, 10 others wounded in “unprecedented” explosives attack

 GUADALAJARA (Mexico), July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three police officers were killed and 10 other people were injured in an explosives attack in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, said governor Enrique Alfaro. “Staff of the @FiscaliaJal (State Prosecutor’s Office) and Police… suffered a cowardly attack with explosive devices, which preliminarily…

UN rights council condemns Koran burnings despite splits

GENEVA, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to condemn recent Koran burning incidents, but many countries declined to back the measure, fearing it encroached too much on free speech. Despite overwhelming condemnation of the Muslim holy book being desecrated, the vote brought more division than…

Iran president holds talks with Kenya’s Ruto

NAIROBI, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran President Ebrahim Raisi held talks with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday as he kicked off the first Africa tour by an Iranian leader in 11 years. The visit, which was delayed by a day, comes as the Islamic republic tries to shore…

World hunger stops rising but remains elevated: UN

PARIS, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World hunger stopped rising in 2022 after growing for seven years but remains above pre-pandemic levels and far off track to be eradicated by 2030, UN agencies said.      Between 691 million and 783 million people faced hunger last year, with a midrange of…

Spain rescues 86 people from boat near Canary Islands

MADRID, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Spanish coastguard says it has rescued 86 people from a boat off the Canary Islands that had been spotted earlier in the day by a rescue plane. A plane and ship were dispatched to initially search for a fishing vessel from Senegal that had…

Sudan civil servants go hungry as war claims livelihoods

KHARTOUM, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese public school teacher Imad Mohammed had worked for 32 years when war broke out almost three months ago, tearing his country apart and his finances to shreds. “We only eat one meal a day now,” he said about his family of five. “And we…

Kenya: Pres Ruto to host visiting Iranian President at State House

NAIROBI, July 11 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President William Ruto will Tuesday host visiting Iranian leader Ebrahim Raisi at State House, Nairobi. The meeting will be Ruto’s first official engagement since jetting back into the country Monday evening from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he attended IGAD Quartet Heads of State and…