Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian Pres Putin suspends US nuclear treaty, vows to keep fighting in Ukraine

  MOSCOW, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow’s participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Washington during a speech in which he accused the West of escalating the Ukraine conflict.    In his scathing state of the nation address to Russian lawmakers, Putin also vowed…

2 dead, 3 injured after metro train hits vehicle in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUS) — Two people were killed and three others injured after a train struck a vehicle in Los Angeles, California, authorities said. The Metro Line train collided with the vehicle in the area of Central-Alameda Monday evening, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The crash…

France’s military ends presence in Burkina Faso

French soldier in Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 21 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said. A flag-lowering ceremony at the French special forces’ camp took place on Feb 18. This follows a request by the Burkinabe junta…

Colombian Pres Gustavo Petro has been officially banned from entering Peruvian territory

LIMA, Feb 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peru’s Congress approved by 72 votes in favor, 29 against, and 7 abstentions, the declaration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro as “persona non grata” for his statements likening the local police to Nazi troops. The decision had been endorsed by the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.…

Spanish transport officials resign after trains ordered cannot fit through tunnels

Two top transportation officials in Spain resigned after it emerged that Spanish authorities ordered 31 commuter trains that were too big to fit through tunnels MADRID, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two top transportation officials in Spain resigned after it emerged that Spanish authorities ordered 31 commuter trains that were too…

Botswana loses a third of rhino to poaching in five years

GABORONE, Feb 21 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Botswana revealed that rhino poaching increased dramatically in the five years leading up to 2021, resulting in the extinction of roughly one-third of the endangered species’ population. In all, 138 rhinos were slaughtered between 2018 and last year, Tourism Minister Philda Kereng told parliament. This…

Panamanian authorities seize drugs bound for Europe

PANAMA CITY, Feb 21 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Panamanian National Police on Monday confirmed the seizure of 1,298 packages of drugs in a container coming from the United States and abound for Europe.     According to the report, the illegal substances, of which neither the weight nor the kind was specified, were…

Cuba shows majority participation of women in Parliament

HAVANA, Feb 21 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The majority presence of women among the candidates for the 9th Legislature of the National People’s Power Assembly (ANPP, Parliament) expresses their performance at present in all spheres of Cuba’s social and economic life.     If the proposed candidates are elected on March 26, Cuba…

3 people missing after suspension bridge collapses in south Brazil

PORTO ALEGRE (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least three people are missing and 20 were injured when a suspension bridge collapsed over the Mampituba River in south Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state in the predawn hours of Monday, local authorities said. The simple hanging…

US: 1 killed, 13 injured in explosion at metal manufacturing plant

13 people were injured in addition to the one person who died from the incident BEDFORD (Ohio, US), Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — One person died and 13 others were injured after an explosion rocked a metal manufacturing plant on Monday in Bedford, the U.S. state of Ohio. Fire officials previously…