Hausas in Sudan: The pilgrims’ descendants fighting for acceptance

KHARTOUM, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A demand by Sudan’s Hausa community to be recognised as traditional custodians of some land in Blue Nile state has erupted into deadly violence. Clashes broke out last weekend with members of another ethnic group that considers itself native to the area. More than 100 mainly…

US: California enacts gun control law inspired by Texas abortion ban

LOS ANGELES, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California’s governor signed into law Friday new gun control legislation modeled on a controversial legal approach used in Texas to curb access to abortions. Last year, well before the US Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to an abortion, the Republican-controlled state of Texas…

Europe’s heatwave reaches Poland, Greece as it moves eastwards, brings wildfires

Smoke billows from a wildfire in Italy, near the border with Slovenia ATHENS, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The vast heatwave covering swathes of Europe moved steadily eastwards, forcing countries including Italy, Poland and Slovenia to issue their highest heatwave alerts as firefighters battled wildfires across the continent. Since temperatures in…

Saudi crown prince to visit Greece to sign energy, telecoms deals

ATHENS, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Greece on July 26 to meet Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek foreign ministry said, in his first visit to an EU country since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The ministry said the pair…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine has around US$10 billion worth of grain available for sale – Pres Zelenskyy

KYIV, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine has around US$10 billion worth of grain available for sale in the wake of a deal signed with Russia to unblock supplies and will also have a chance to sell the current harvest, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “This is another demonstration that Ukraine can withstand the…

US identifies first cases of monkeypox in children

WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cases of the viral disease monkeypox in the United States have been identified for the first time in children – a toddler in California and an infant who is not a US resident, health authorities said. The two cases are unrelated and are likely the result of…

Brazil: Rio police raid leaves 19 dead in favelas

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 19 people were killed during a police raid targeting a crime group at the Almao favelas in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police reported. Among the dead were a 50-year-old woman, who was hit by a stray bullet during…

Cycling: Protesters interrupt Tour de France again

CAHORS (France), July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters held up the Tour de France during its 19th stage run from the Pyrenees to Cahors. The Friday race had been underway for around 30 minutes when a leading group of five escape riders encountered a protest blocking the route. Organisers decided to…

UN court rules Myanmar genocide case can go ahead

THE HAGUE, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s highest court ruled that a landmark case filed by Gambia, accusing Myanmar of genocide of minority Rohingya Muslims, can proceed. International Court of Justice president Joan Donoghue said the tribunal “finds that it has jurisdiction… to entertain the application filed by the…

Brexit: EU launches new legal proceedings against UK over N. Ireland

BRUSSELS, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Commission launched four new legal proceedings against Britain over London’s failure to implement Brexit divorce terms to govern trade with Northern Ireland. “Despite repeated calls by the European Parliament, the 27 EU member states and the European Commission to implement the Protocol (on…