Russia-Ukraine conflict: NATO assures Ukraine open-ended military support against Russia

  KYIV, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO pledged open-ended military support for Ukraine, as Finland hailed its “historic” bid to join the alliance and with Western claims that Russia had suffered heavy losses in its push east. The promise came after Finland jettisoned decades of military non-alignment for a bulwark against Russia,…

Burundi says ready for ‘dialogue’ with rebels in DRC

GITEGA, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye says he is ready “to dialogue” with Burundian rebels operating in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo’s violence-torn east, in his first press briefing since taking power two years ago.  The president mentioned in particular the RED-Tabara, the most active of…

US: Victims of Florida condo collapse reach $997mil settlement

Search and rescue personnel working on site after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, north of Miami Beach MIAMI, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Survivors and families of people who died in last year’s collapse of a beachfront condo building near Miami have reached a settlement of…

Somali forces kill 17 al-Shabaab terrorists in southern region

MOGADISHU, May 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Somali security forces killed 17 al-Shabaab terrorists and wounded several others during security operations in the southern region on Wednesday, officials said. The Somalia National Army (SNA) told Radio Mogadishu that the security operation which was carried out by its special forces, Danab, also saw…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial over Russian invasion

Ukrainian investigators standing beside body bags lined up during the exhumation of a mass grave in Bucha, Ukraine KYIV, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine will launch its first war crimes trial over Moscow’s ongoing invasion, bringing a 21-year-old Russian service member to the stand, Kyiv’s prosecutor general announced Wednesday.  Vadim…

Cuba: New gas explosion in old Havana injures three

HAVANA, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gas explosion in Havana injured three people on Wednesday in the same neighborhood as a similar blast that left 44 dead and destroyed an iconic hotel last week, authorities said.  The victims were a father and son and a neighbor, local official Yamila Velazquez…

Hundreds of Native American children died in abusive US-run schools

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, who ordered the investigation that led to the report WASHINGTON, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 500 Native American children died in US government-run boarding schools at which students were physically abused and denied food, a report from the Department of the Interior said.…

Brazilian president replaces energy minister over fuel price policy

 minute read Bento Albuquerque BRASILIA, May 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro replaced Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque on Wednesday, after a series of disagreements regarding fuel price policy, the Official Gazette reported. Economist Adolfo Sachsida, who was head of the Special Advisory for Strategic Affairs of the…

Tourist boat sinks in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, all passengers, crew rescued

QUITO, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A boat with 15 tourists and 10 crew members caught fire and sank off the Galapagos Islands on Wednesday, but Ecuadorean authorities said all aboard have been rescued. The Ecuadorean navy said authorities ordered a nearby vessel to carry out the rescue after the distressed Cormorant I reported a…

2 dead, 14 injured in Brazil aircraft crash

BRASILIA, May 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least two people died and 14 were injured on Wednesday after a light aircraft crashed in Brazilian city of Boituva, authorities reported. The plane carrying recreational skydivers plunged to the ground in a forced landing after taking off from the National Skydiving Center in…