Police raid Peru president’s private home in search of corrupt-accused relative

LIMA, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police on Wednesday raided the private home of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, local media reported, in search of his corruption-accused sister-in-law, whose lawyer said she later turned herself in to authorities. Castillo himself is the subject of five criminal investigations, including for graft, and has…

Sudan’s sovereign council deputy chairman vows to reveal “plots” against tribal cohesion

KHARTOUM, Aug 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Mohamed Hamdan Daqlu on Wednesday vowed to reveal the “malicious plots” against the cohesion among tribes. “There are malicious plots targeting the cohesion of the social fabric among the tribes. We are aware of these plots, and we will…

Venezuelans protest sanctions, illegal seizures of nation’s assets

CARACAS, Aug 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of Venezuelans marched through the streets of the capital Caracas to protest US-led sanctions and illegal seizures of the nation’s financial and nonfinancial assets. About 10,000 protesters took part in the demonstration called by the government to press for the recovery of the assets,…

8 migrants dead as boat sinks off Tunisia’s coast

TUNIS, Aug 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Eight migrants died and two remain missing after a boat carrying 30 migrants sank on Tuesday off the Kerkennah Islands near the southeast coast of Tunisia, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported. On Wednesday, security personnel retrieved two bodies off the coast of Kerkennah, adding…

Over 200 major glaciers disappear in Italy due to changing climate: research

A general view of Marmolada Glacier in northern Italy ROME, Aug 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy’s environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report. In its third “Caravan of the Glaciers” report, Legambiente said the latest…

UN chief congratulates on peaceful voting in Kenyan elections

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission officials count votes by displaying to agents at a polling station in Nairobi UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated the people of Kenya for the peaceful voting during the country’s general elections on Tuesday. The UN chief “notes the…

Nigerian military arrests ‘High-profile ISWAP terrorist who escaped during Kuje Prison attack’ in Ondo

Lucky Irabor is the Chief of Defence Staff ABUJA, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters says it has rearrested one of the high-profile Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, Idris Ojo who escaped from Kuje Prison in Ondo State.Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff, said this at…

African must join Ukraine combat Russian misinformation on war – Zelensky

Volodymr Zelensky, Ukrainian President KYIV, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has called on African countries to help dispel the lies being told by Russia as reasons for attacking his country.According to Zelenskyy, the accusations being made by Russia that Ukraine is habouring nuclear weapons and that…

Wildfires rage in southwestern France amid new heatwave

PARIS, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wildfires raged in southwestern France, destroying 16 houses, burning 6,000 hectares and forcing the evacuation of almost 6,000 people in an area already hit last month by huge blazes. France, like the rest of Europe, is coping with heatwaves and drought that have triggered multiple wildfires across…

UK police: Fourth alleged Isis ‘Beatle’ arrested at Luton Airport on terror charges

Aine Davis (left) was jailed in Turkiye in 2017 for terrorism offences LONDON, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Britain arrested a 38-year-old man at Luton Airport on terrorism charges on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. The man arrested was Aine Davis, who has been accused of…