US Pres Biden to host NATO chief for June 12 talks: White House

WASHINGTON, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden will host NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for talks on June 12, one month before the military alliance’s summit, with Ukraine atop the agenda, the White House announced. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the pair would review preparations for the…

US says El Nino arrives, raising extreme weather fears

  WASHINGTON, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An expected El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. Marked by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator, the weather pattern last occurred in 2018-19, and takes place…

US cities shrouded in toxic haze as reinforcements reach Canada wildfires

 WASHINGTON, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires continued to shroud US cities in a noxious haze, forcing flight delays and cancellations to outdoor activities as environmental groups called for urgent action to tackle climate change.  Residents in the capital Washington awoke to an acrid smell and orange-tinged skies, with the Environmental Protection…

Six children injured in mass stabbing in French Alps: Security sources

French MPs stand a minute of silence after a knife attack in Annecy PARIS, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven people, including six children, have been injured in a mass stabbing in the town of Annecy in the French Alps on Thursday, security sources said. A man armed with a knife…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni tests positive for COVID-19

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, June 8 (NNN-GNA) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after one out of three tests conducted on him returned a positive result.The revelation came shortly after his State of the Nation address on Wednesday, where he informed…

Rwanda asks Malawi to help find 55 genocide suspects – Minister

LILONGWE. June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — – Malawi’s government said that Rwanda has asked it to help apprehend 55 fugitives wanted in connection with the 1994 Rwandan genocide believed to be hiding in the country. Malawi’s Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng’oma said Kigali lodged an official request for assistance as…

Self-starvation cult: Kenya to convert cult massacre forest into memorial site

Workers take shelter while digging the ground to exume bodies from the mass-grave site in Shakahola NAIROBI, June 8 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Kenya will convert a vast coastal forest where the bodies of more than 250 people linked to a doomsday cult have been exhumed into a national memorial site, a…

Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss trade, economic ties: Kremlin

MOSCOW, June 8 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman al Saud had a phone call, discussing cooperation within the OPEC+, the Kremlin press office announced. “A phone call took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman al…

200 train passengers evacuated from Austrian tunnel after fire

 VIENNA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 200 passengers in Austria were evacuated Wednesday after the train they were riding caught fire in a tunnel, authorities said. Around 45 passengers suffered minor injuries in the incident, likely from smoke inhalation, local police said. The train headed to Hamburg and Amsterdam was…

Kenya: Pres Ruto to attend COMESA Heads of State Summit in Zambia

NAIROBI, June 8 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President William Ruto is set to leave the country to attend the 22nd Summit of the COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) Heads of State and Government in Lusaka, Zambia. According to Statehouse Spokesperson, Hussein Mohamed the focus of the Summit will be…