UN chief shocked by mass shooting in Texas elementary school

UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was deeply shocked and saddened by the heinous mass shooting in an elementary school in Texas, the United States, said his spokesman. It is particularly heart-wrenching that most of the victims are children, said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, in a…

Tibetan exile leader seeks support on US visit

Tibetan exile leader, Penpa Tsering WASHINGTON, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tibetan exile leader Penpa Tsering, during a recent visit to the US, met with congressional leaders, state department officials, civil society groups, and local Tibetan Americans and Chinese Americans to build on strong bipartisan support for Tibet.Penpa, who is the…

Tanzanian Pres Samia Suluhu in Ghana to receive infrastructure development award

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu arrives in Accra ACCRA, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan this week receive a key infrastructure award during her maiden tour of Ghana in western Africa.The Tanzanian leader arrived in Accra on Monday evening ahead of dialogue sessions organised as part of the…

Tigray forces released captive civilians, not soldiers: Ethiopia federal government

Ethiopian army ADDIS ABABA, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new twist in the Tigray conflict has emerged after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it was releasing soldiers it has detained but the Ethiopian government said most of those released were civilians and not soldiers.The Tigray forces who are fighting…

Mozambique declares cholera outbreak

MAPUTO, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique declared a cholera outbreak in central Zambezia province, an official confirmed with no fatalities recorded.Cholera was last recorded in the province in 2019.“Since the outbreak of acute diarrhoea started in Quelimane city, we have had a cumulative of 47 patients hospitalised,” the province director…

Africa objects to US push to reform health rules at WHO assembly

GENEVA, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African countries raised an objection on Tuesday to a US-led proposal to reform the International Health Regulations (IHR), a move delegates say might prevent passage at the World Health Organization’s annual assembly. If Africa continues to withhold support, it could block one of the only…

Monkeypox outbreak: Spain’s tally rises to 48 with 11 new cases; Canada’s Quebec sees 15 confirmed cases

MADRID, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Health authorities in Spain’s Madrid region said they detected 11 confirmed new cases of monkeypox on Tuesday (May 24), bringing the total cases in Spain to 48, practically all in the capital city. In neighboring Portugal, which along with Spain has been one of the…

US shooting: Teenage gunman kills 18 children and a teacher at Texas elementary school; shooter earlier shot dead grandmother

Law enforcement personnel walk outside Uvalde High School after shooting a was reported earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School, Tuesday UVALDE (Texas), May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A teenage gunman opened fire in a south Texas elementary school on Tuesday, killing at least 18 children and one adult, before he…

Iraqi arrested in plot to kill US ex-president Bush

Former US President George W. Bush WASHINGTON, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Iraqi man who sought political asylum in the United States plotted to kill former president George W Bush, the Justice Department said. Shihab Ahmed Shihab, 52, told an FBI informant that he wanted to smuggle at least four other…

Tedros re-elected as head of World Health Organization

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization GENEVA, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s (WHO) members re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director General by a strong majority for another five years, the president of the World Health Assembly said. The vote by secret ballot, announced…