At least 23 FARC dissidents killed in Colombia military operation

BOGOTA, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 23 dissidents of the former FARC guerrilla group were killed during an operation by the Colombian armed forces along the Venezuelan border, the Defense Ministry said.   The dissidents “died during military operations” carried out in the northern border department of Arauca, a…

US expels No. 2 Russian diplomat: State Dept

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has expelled Russia’s number two diplomat in Washington in a tit for tat move after Moscow’s expulsion of a senior US envoy, a State Department official said.   Sergey Trepelkov, the second-highest ranking official at the Russian embassy, was informed Wednesday that…

Transport plane crashes in Russia, crew killed: defence ministry

MOSCOW, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian Antonov An-26 transport plane carrying military equipment crashed in Russia’s southern Voronezh region near Ukraine, killing all crew members on board, the defence ministry said.    “During a planned flight to transport military equipment, an An-26 aircraft of the Russian aerospace forces crashed,”…

US jury finds three ex-cops involved in George Floyd’s death guilty

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three former police officers of Minneapolis, the U.S. state of Minnesota, accused of violating the civil rights of George Floyd, were found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday. The jury found that Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao all deprived Floyd of…

3 people killed in Colombia landslide; 9 rescued

BOGOTA, Feb 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three people, including a minor, were killed by a landslide that affected several homes in a poor neighborhood in the Colombian city of Manizales, capital of the Department of Caldas, local authorities said. “We ended the search and rescue work of 146 workers specialized in…

Russia-Ukraine conflict:UN to allocate 20 mln USD from CERF to meet urgent needs in Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced that the world body will allocate 20 million U.S. dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to meet the urgent needs in Ukraine, which is in the midst of a military conflict with Russia. “Today I am…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN, Red Cross call for protecting civilians, vital structures in Ukraine

GENEVA, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Civilians and critical infrastructure such as water and power systems in Ukraine must be protected from attacks in line with the rules of war, United Nations and Red Cross officials said as aid agencies struggled to assess damage from Russia’s attack. Ukrainian forces fought Russian…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Oil prices surge 2per cent as Russian invasion of Ukraine rings supply alarm bells

LONDON, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil prices soared nearly $2 per barrel in early trade on Friday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to inflame global supply concerns as markets brace for the impact of trade sanctions on major crude exporter Russia. Global benchmark Brent crude rose $1.99, or 2per…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: From Tokyo to New York, thousands protest against invasion of Ukraine

LONDON, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday to denounce the invasion of Ukraine – while more than a thousand who tried to do the same in Russia were arrested. The…

Kenya: President Kenyatta wants opposition leader as successor amid row with deputy

Foes turned friends, Kenyatta (l) made peace with Odinga in 2017 NAIROBI, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyans go to the polls on Aug 9 to elect a new president given as the second and final term of Uhuru Kenyatta ends after the vote.The president has as widely expected endorsed the…