US: Two arrested over plot to kill Myanmar UN Ambassador, a vocal critic of the military junta
Kyaw Moe Tun is a vocal critic of Myanmar’s military rulers NEW YORK, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Myanmar citizens have…
Northwestern Nigerian state suspends school resumption over insecurity
KADUNA (Nigeria), Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna announced it would suspend the resumption of both public…
US blacklists five ‘terrorist leaders’ in Africa
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State Department added five alleged senior members of jihadist groups in Africa to…
Moldova’s new government sworn in
Pres Maia Sandu CHISINAU, Aug 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Moldova’s new cabinet headed by Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita took the oath…
Covid-19: White House says 50pc of Americans fully vaccinated
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Half of the US population is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the White House said,…
US wildfires: Dixie Fire becomes third-largest in California history
GREENVILLE (California, US), Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A huge wildfire tearing through northern California became the third-largest in the state’s…
Panama, Colombia to facilitate safer migrant passage to US
PANAMA CITY, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama and Colombia agreed to facilitate the controlled transit of undocumented migrants seeking…
Britain tells nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately
LONDON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has warned all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country immediately due to…
Two more independent media outlets in Russia shut due to restrictions
The Moskva River in front of the Kremlin. Space for independent journalism and dissenting voices has been shrinking in Russia…
Belarus to shut border to Lithuania to stop migrants returning
Lithuania said Belarus was flying in migrants from abroad and dispatching them into the European Union MINSK, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES)…