Pilot killed as fighter jet crashes during Venezuela exercise

CARACAS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A pilot was killed when a Russian-made fighter jet crashed in a mountainous area in northern Venezuela during practice exercises ahead of a parade to mark the country’s independence, President Nicolas Maduro said. “I regret to inform that during the practice manoeuvres … an aircraft…

US Treasury Secretary Yellen to visit China, raising need to ‘responsibly manage’ ties

 WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to visit Beijing this week, the United States said, marking the second trip by a cabinet official to China since ties between the world’s top two economies deteriorated earlier this year. Yellen is expected to discuss with her…

Seven arrested in Switzerland after violence inspired by French riots

LAUSANNE (Switzerland), July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six teenagers were arrested following unrest in the Swiss city of Lausanne that was inspired by the riots in France, Swiss police said. Although nowhere near the scale of the violence in France, stones were thrown and show windows were smashed in Lausanne on…

French riots: Grandmother of killed teen urges calm as mayor’s home attacked

PARIS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The grandmother of the French teenager whose killing by police sparked riots called for calm on Sunday, as the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb was attacked with a burning car in a new eruption of violence. The government of President Emmanuel Macron has…

Pacific Alliance: Progress expected in trade, tourism, and investment

LIMA, July 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) said that Peru will assume the Pro-Tempore Presidency of the Pacific Alliance (AP) on Aug 1 this year, noting that an increase in trade, tourism, and investment is expected. According to the government agency, the work agenda was pursued…

Peru’s exports of annatto and derivatives to U.S. up 154%

LIMA, July 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian exports of annatto and its derivatives to the United States amounted to US$70,605 in the first four months of this year, a 154% increase compared to the same period in 2022, the Peruvian Exporters Association (Adex) reported. Moreover, the country’s export association highlighted that the United…

Sea lion hunting season opens in Namibia

WINDHOEK, July 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Saturday marks the start of the sea lion hunting season in Namibia. An estimated 86,000 fur seals will be slaughtered, despite declining demand for their fur and growing opposition from conservationists. Demand from European clients has fallen dramatically since an EU ban on sea lion fur was introduced in 2009. China is currently the main market.…

US gun violence: Baltimore mass shooting leaves at least 2 dead, multiple Injured

Two people are reported to have died in a mass shooting in Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood BALTIMORE (Maryland, US), July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people are dead and 28 people were injured in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party, officials said. Nine people were transported to area hospitals and…

Croatia: 1 killed, 4 injured in shooting incident; man with mental problem arrested

ZAGREB, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — A 45-year-old woman was killed and four people were seriously injured in a shooting incident in Sisak, a city in central Croatia, on Saturday night, local police announced on Sunday. The attacker, a 60-year-old man, was arrested early Sunday morning, police said, adding that the…

Two killed in Moldova airport shooting, gunman, a Tajikistan fugitive, arrested

The incident briefly grounded flights at Chisinau International Airport CHISINAU, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 43-year-old Tajik man grabbed a gun, shot dead two security officers and wounded a civilian at Moldova’s main international airport on Friday after being denied entry to the country, according to authorities. The suspected assailant…