Covid-19: UK PM promises cooperation with police ‘partygate’ probe

  LONDON, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to cooperate with police in any formal probe into coronavirus lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street, which has deepened the threat to his position.   “I welcome the Met’s decision to conduct its own investigation because I believe this…

Burkina Faso military coup: Pro-junta supporters rally in capital as UN condemns coup

  OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new ruling junta rallied on Tuesday as France and the UN condemned the West African country’s latest coup.   Officers detained President Roch Marc Christian Kabore in the volatile state on Monday amid deepening anger at his handling of a…

Ruling party wins parliamentary election in Northern Cyprus

Northern Cyprus president Ersin Tatar NICOSIA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The party of President Ersin Tatar and Prime Minister Faiz Sucuoglu, has won the parliamentary election in Northern Cyprus, according to preliminary results on Monday.The National Unity Party (UBP) was at about 39.5 per cent, state broadcaster BRT reported on…

Afghanistan: Taliban deny detaining missing female activist during Oslo talks

An activist demands the whereabouts of the two missing women OSLO, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The fate of two missing women’s rights activists in Afghanistan was raised in talks with the Taliban in Oslo on Monday.In comments to the Norwegian broadcaster NRK, a Taliban representative said the Islamists had not…

32 dead in South Sudan inter-ethnic violence: UN

JUBA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations on Tuesday said 32 people, including women and children, had been killed during armed raids in a region of South Sudan plagued by inter-ethnic violence. The deadly attacks on two villages in the troubled Jonglei State on Jan 23 sent civilians fleeing…

Colombia launches new stage of Operation Artemisa to protect from illegal fishing

BOGOTA, Jan 25 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombian President Iván Duque announced the extension of Operation Artemisa, a scheme devised to protect Colombian seas from illegal fishing while standing up for biodiversity in national waters. Duque launched the commencement of a new phase of Operation Artemisa during a visit to the Gorgona…

US: Ex-policemen charged in Floyd death ‘chose to do nothing’, says Prosecutor

A local resident stands in front of a makeshift memorial honoring George Floyd, at the spot where he was taken into custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US SAINT PAUL (Minnesota, US), Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating the civil rights of George Floyd chose to…

Heavy snowfall paralyses Greece

People play with snow in central Athens, during heavy snowfall ATHENS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A blanket of heavy snow covered Greece on Monday, from the Acropolis hill over Athens to the islands in the south, bringing transport and Covid-19 vaccinations to a halt and forcing schools to close. Train…

US:Puerto Rico statue of Spanish explorer toppled before king’s visit

A downed statue of Juan Ponce de Leon, in the Plaza San Jose, in central San Juan, Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was toppled early Monday in Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan, just hours before a visit to…

German woman charged in court over joining IS in Syria as teenager

BERLIN, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A German woman who travelled to Syria as a 15-year-old to join the Daesh group goes on trial on Tuesday accused of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity. Leonora Messing, now aged 21, is in the dock in the eastern German city of Halle on…