UN congratulates new Somalian leader on successful polls

MOGADISHU, May 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations in Somalia congratulated the newly-elected Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and welcomed the successful conclusion of the country’s presidential election. James Swan, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative for Somalia, said the electoral process had been a long one, as well as actively…

Pres Biden approves redeployment of US troops to Somalia

WASHINGTON, May 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Joe Biden has approved a plan to redeploy US troops to the eastern African country of Somalia to counter the extremist group al-Shabaab, the White House said. Drawn from forces already deployed in Africa, less than 500 US troops will be repositioned to…

British unions threaten strikes as government moves to slash civil service jobs

Flag of the United Kingdom LONDON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s government is on a collision course with unions and faces the threat of a national strike due to controversial plans to axe tens of thousands of jobs in the civil service.Prime Minister Boris Johnson sparked outrage after it was…

Nigerian entrepreneur builds electric mini-buses in clean energy push

MAIDUGURI (Nigeria), May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian entrepreneur Mustapha Gajibo has been converting petrol mini-buses into electric vehicles at his workshop, but he is now going a step further to build solar battery-powered buses from scratch in a push to promote clean energy and curb pollution. Africa’s top producer and…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Latvian minister resigns after commemoration of Soviet wartime victory

VILNIUS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latvia’s interior minister resigned under pressure from the ruling coalition which criticised the police for failing to ban the country’s Russian speakers from commemorating earlier this month the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II. Latvia and its neighbours, Estonia and Lithuania, say Moscow used…

US racism: Store shooter embraced racist ‘replacement’ theory online

Payton S Gendron after being arraigned for killing 10 and injuring three in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York State WASHINGTON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The teenager charged with shooting dead 10 African Americans at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York followed an insidious racist creed gaining…

US warns against inadvertently hiring North Korean IT workers

WASHINGTON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US officials have warned businesses against inadvertently hiring IT staff from North Korea, saying that rogue freelancers were taking advantage of remote work opportunities to hide their true identities and earn money for Pyongyang. In an advisory issued by the State and Treasury departments and the…

Chinese immigrant attacked US church over ‘hatred of Taiwan’: Probe

An Orange County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit checks the grounds at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods LOS ANGELES, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese immigrant who padlocked a church and opened fire on its Taiwanese-American congregation, killing one person and injuring five others, was motivated by hatred of the island…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Putin warns Finland, Sweden for applying to join NATO

KYIV, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Finland and Sweden to expect a “response” for applying to join NATO as Ukraine braced for a new push by Moscow’s forces in its eastern Donbas region. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Monday confirmed her country would apply to…

France: President Macron names Labour Minister as PM; First woman to hold post in three decades

Newly appointed PM Elisabeth Borne (R) and her predecessor Jean Castex at a handover ceremony in Hotel Matignon, French PM’s official residence, in Paris PARIS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Emmanuel Macron named labour minister Elisabeth Borne as prime minister to lead his ambitious reform plans, the first woman to…