Cuba condemns US granting political asylum to Cuban plane hijacker

HAVANA, NARCH 1 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuba´s Foreign Ministry (MINREX) strongly condemned granted political asylum in the United States to Cuban citizen Ruben Martinez after hijacking an aircraft in October 2022.     In a statement, MINREX said that Cuba´s Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez on Monday called US Chargé d’Affaires Benjamin…

Russia officially suspends participation in New START treaty

MOSCOW, March 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law officially suspending Russia’s participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the United States. The law comes into force immediately and the decision to resume Russia’s participation in the treaty is up to…

Update: Death toll from train collision in central Greece rises to 26

ATHENS, March 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 26 people were killed and 85 others injured when a passenger and cargo train collided in central Greece late Tuesday night, national broadcaster ERT reported. ERT said the injured, 25 in serious condition, have been transported to nearby hospitals for treatment. The passenger…

WHO gives Zambia US$285,000 to support cholera response

LUSAKA, March 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) released 285,000 U.S. dollars to support Zambia’s response to the cholera outbreak. The funds will help ensure that lives continue to be saved and a resilient health system is maintained during and beyond the current outbreak. In a statement, the…

Nine Ecuadorian migrants dead in Panama bus crash, 11 injured

QUITO, March 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nine Ecuadorians were killed in a fatal bus crash in the Panamanian province of Chiriqui earlier last month, said the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry. The bus, carrying migrants to a shelter in the Panamanian province of Chiriqui, collided with a minibus and plunged into a ravine…

France’s Pres Macron begins four-nation tour of Africa

PARIS, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Emmanuel Macron kicks off a tour of Central Africa on Wednesday in a diplomatic drive to test out a new “responsible relationship” with the continent as anti-French sentiment runs high in some former colonies. He will first stop in Gabon for an environmental summit,…

Update: Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria’s Presidential Election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi

 ABUJA, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the…

Children’s coffins mark tragedy of Italy migrant shipwreck

STECCATO (Italy), March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coffins of 65 victims of a devastating migrant shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast were laid out Tuesday in a local sports hall, five of them small and white, containing the bodies of the youngest children that died. Flower bouquets adorned each coffin in…

US-China panel warned of communist ‘threat’ as protests erupt

WASHINGTON, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A panel of US lawmakers tasked with scrutinizing Beijing held a debut hearing Tuesday overshadowed by protests from the public gallery as it focused on the “existential” threat of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Republicans and Democrats hope the “House Select Committee on Strategic Competition…

Greece: Train accident kills at least 16; left 85 injured

ATHENS, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A train derailment between the Greek cities of Athens and Thessaloniki killed at least 16 people on Tuesday night and left 85 injured, according to local fire officials. “At least 16 people have been found dead so far,” a fire services spokesman said, adding that…