UN Security Council to vote on extending Syria cross-border aid

UNITED NATIONS, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — : The United Nations Security Council votes on Thursday on extending its authorisation of aid transfers across Syria’s border without approval from Damascus, with Russia seeking a six-month prolongation while Western nations want a full year. The UN resolution permitting aid deliveries across the…

Ten Argentines sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes under dictatorship

BUENOS AIRES, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Argentine court on Wednesday sentenced 10 former members of the military and police to life in prison for crimes committed during the South American country’s military dictatorship. They were found guilty of homicide, kidnapping, torture and rape, in a trial known as the…

Nigeria Kuje Prison break: More than 400 missing

People stand outside the main door of the prison after it was destroyed during the attack ABUJA, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 400 prisoners are missing following a raid on a prison in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, officials say. Four inmates, a security guard and several attackers were killed after the…

MI5, FBI chiefs warn over China in rare joint address

LONDON, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The heads of MI5 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned about China’s commercial espionage thrust in the West, in a rare joint address at the British intelligence service’s London headquarters. Speaking to an audience of officials and business executives in Thames House, MI5 Director…

Covid-19: Commonwealth weightlifting gold medallist dies of Covid aged 40

 WELLINGTON, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion and Olympian has become the first Covid-related death in the tiny Pacific island republic of Nauru, the world’s second smallest nation. “Reanna Solomon, only 40 years of age, lost her life as a result of the Covid-19 virus,” the Oceania…

French PM presents new government’s program to lawmakers

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne speaks at the National Assembly in Paris PARIS, July 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne presented her new government’s policy program to deputies in the National Assembly on Wednesday. Borne said that one of her main aims will be to “find compromises” in…

Iran arrests UK’s deputy ambassador, foreigners for “spying” activities

TEHRAN, July 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) arrested the British deputy ambassador and other foreigners for “spying” activities such as collecting soil samples in prohibited areas, official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. According to a video released by the IRGC Intelligence Organization, the IRGC has identified…

UN report warns global hunger figure rose to 828 mln in 2021

ROME, July 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of people affected by hunger rose to 828 million in 2021, an increase of 46 million from the previous year, the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report on Wednesday. The 2022 edition of “The State of Food…

FAO warns of “dire” rise in hunger in LatAm, Caribbean

In one year, 4 million people were thrust into hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean | FAO SANTIAGO, July 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned of a “dire” rise in hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, after the number of people suffering…

Famine feared in 8 areas of Somalia in 2 months: UN

A Somali man disposes of his dead livestock in a country that has seen its worst drought in 40 years UNITED NATIONS, July 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — With more than 200,000 people already in catastrophic food insecurity, famine is feared by September in Somalia, a UN spokesman said. Due to the…