19 killed in shooting in central Mexico

Police at a murder site in Michoacan state, which has been shaken by a deadly turf war between rival drug cartels MEXICO CITY, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nineteen people were shot and  killed in central Mexico on Sunday, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) said in a statement. Authorities were called…

El Salvador isolates imprisoned gang members after the start of the emergency regime

Salvadorean soldiers patrol the streets following the government’s declaration of state of emergency, in San Salvador SAN SALVADOR, March 28 (NNN-EFE) — The Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele ordered the isolation of gang members in prisons after the beginning of an exceptional regime in the country that suspends constitutional guarantees, such as…

UN Security Council asks Taliban to allow Afghan girls to attend school

UNITED NATIONS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern over a decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to deny girls access to high school education and called on the group to reopen schools for female students without delay. “The members of the Security Council ……

Nigerian Army finds wreckage of fighter jet a year after Boko Haram claimed it shot it down

Nigerian Army finds wreckage of fighter jet a year after Boko Haram claimed it shot it down ABUJA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian Army has announced that it has found the wreckage of a fighter jet, a year after it was declared missing during an operation against Boko Haram. The…

Zimbabwe’s opposition wins 19 out of 28 seats in parliamentary by-elections

Nelson Chamisa of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change HARARE, March 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC), won 19 out of the 28 national assembly seats contested in the parliamentary by-election held Saturday, state-run ZBC-TV reported Sunday night. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling ZANU-PF…

South Africa confident of R1.2 trillion investment achievement

JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Cabinet has expressed confidence that this year’s SA Investment Conference (SAIC) will build on the country’s investment tally, as part of the nation’s drive to attract R1.2 trillion in investment over five years.  Government welcomed delegates from across the country and world…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Last EU train out of Russia arrives in Helsinki

HELSINKI, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Just after 7pm on Sunday, the Allegro express train from St Petersburg pulled into the Finnish capital, marking the closure of the last rail link between Russia and the European Union. Finnish railway operator VR announced on Friday that it was suspending the Allegro service,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: NATO not seeking regime change in Russia, says German Chancellor Scholz

 BERLIN, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Regime change in Russia is not NATO’s objective, despite Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, a day after US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a “butcher” who “cannot remain in power”.   It “is not the objective of NATO, nor that of…

US, UK, Canada sanctions target Myanmar air force, ‘arms dealers’

Myanmar’s military has stepped up aerial and ground attacks on civilians WASHINGTON, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have imposed coordinated new sanctions on Myanmar, focusing on senior military officials, including the newly-appointed chief of the air force and those linked to the arms…

Two migrants drown off Morocco coast, more than 200 detained

RABAT, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two migrants drowned after their boat capsized and more than 200 others have been detained as they prepared to leave Morocco by sea, state news agency MAP reported.The bodies of the two migrants washed up “after a boat capsized,” MAP reported, without giving further details.Separately,…