Military coup: Joint ECOWAS-UN team expected to hold talks with Burkina Faso junta

Demonstrators hold a picture of Mali’s Colonel Aissimi Goita (left) and of Liutenent Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (right) the Burkina Faso leader of the mutiny and of the Patriotic Movement for the Protection and the Restauration (MPSR) OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When Economic Community of West African States’, ECOWAS leaders…

At least 4 dead in U.S. East Coast blizzard

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least four people reportedly died over the weekend, as a blizzard swept through parts of the U.S. East Coast. Three of the dead were found in the snow next to their shovels on Long Island, New York, on Saturday, while a snow plow driver…

At least 32 killed after Tropical Cyclone Ana sweeps across Malawi

People walk on a road swept by flooding waters in Chikwawa, Malawi LILONGWE, Jan 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Malawi has recorded at least 32 deaths caused by the Tropical Cyclone Ana which tore across the country on Tuesday, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) said in a statement Sunday. “As…

Russia, US, Ukraine to square off at UN Security Council

US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday for the first time on Russia’s troop buildup and threatening actions against Ukraine at the request of the United States, and all key players are expected to square off in…

Covid-19: Truckers cause chaos in Ottawa after second day of protests

Dozens of truckers arrived in Ottawa over the weekend as part of a so-called “freedom convoy” OTTAWA, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters against a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the US-Canada border have brought Canada’s capital city to a standstill for a second day. Thousands of demonstrators joined the so-called Freedom…

DR Congo issues death sentences for murder of UN experts

Zaida Catalan  KINSHASA, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of militia members have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their involvement in the murder of two UN experts. Swedish-Chilean Zaida Catalan and American Michael Sharp were abducted and killed in the Kasai region in 2017. They…

Post-Brexit crisis: UK vows ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’ to scrap EU laws

  LONDON, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCES) — The UK government will introduce new legislation allowing it to change or scrap retained European Union laws, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday to mark two years since Brexit.   The new “Brexit Freedoms Bill” will make it easier to amend or remove what…

Ecuador monitoring oil leak threatening river in Amazon

 QUITO, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador said it was monitoring the progress of an operation to clean up an oil leak in the Amazon jungle that threatens to pollute a river.    Heavy rains caused a mudslide at Piedra Fina in the eastern Napo province on Friday.    A rock…

Update: Portugal’s Socialists re-elected with majority

 LISBON, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portugal’s ruling Socialists unexpectedly won an outright majority to govern solo after snap elections on Sunday that also saw the far right make huge gains. The results pave the way for a stronger government under Prime Minister Antonio Costa as the country tries to boost…

Six family members murdered in violent Mexican state

  SILAO (Mexico), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six members of a family were murdered in a rural community in Mexico’s Guanajuato state, one of the most violent in the country, local authorities said.   Four men and two women aged between 24 and 73 were found in a building with…