UK says it has seen ships breaching North Korea sanctions

LONDON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said it had collected evidence of multiple ships from various nationalities apparently breaching United Nations sanctions against North Korea which ban the sale of fuel to the country. British frigate HMS Richmond has been taking part in UN sanctions enforcement operations in the region.…

Sudan says agrees with protesters on resumption of South Sudan oil exports

Member of Sudan’s sovereign council Shams Al-Din Kabashi meets with protest representatives, following his arrival with a delegation to the city of Port Sudan KHARTOUM, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil exports from South Sudan can resume unimpeded through a Sudanese port, Sudan’s ruling council said after it reached an agreement with…

Italy says Taliban government cannot be recognised, but Afghans must be helped

ROME, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio said that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognised, but urged foreign governments to prevent a financial collapse there that would spark massive flows of migrants. Italy holds the annual, rotating presidency of the G20 and…

Greece: 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Crete island

ATHENS, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit the southern Aegean Sea off the island of Crete on Saturday afternoon at 16:11 local time, the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens National Observatory announced. There are no reports of injuries or extensive material damage,…

Switzerland same-sex marriage: Two-thirds of voters back yes, one of last European countries to legalise

GENEVA, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost two-thirds of Swiss voters have backed same-sex marriage in a referendum. Some 64% supported the measure, making it one of the last countries in western Europe to legalise same-sex marriage. Campaigners have hailed the vote as a historic moment for LGBT rights in the country.…

Rwanda genocide ‘kingpin’ Théoneste Bagosora dies in Mali prison

Théoneste Bagosora was serving a 35-year sentence for his role in the 1994 genocide KIGALI, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Rwandan army colonel convicted for his role in the massacre of some 800,000 people in the 1994 genocide has died in Mali, where he was in prison. Théoneste Bagosora,…

Covid-19: France to double vaccine doses for poorer countries

 PARIS, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France will double the number of vaccine doses it will send to poorer countries to 120 million, President Emmanuel Macron pledged, in a video broadcast during the Global Citizen concert in Paris.   “The injustice is that in other continents, obviously, vaccination is very late…,”…

Update: Germany’s SPD narrowly wins election with 25.7% – preliminary official results

  BERLIN, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats won the general election with 25.7 percent, beating Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, who came in at 24.1 percent, official figures on thewebsite of the country’s election commission showed Monday.   The preliminary results are based on ballots counted in all…

European council reaffirms support for the organised free and fair elections in Libya

President of the European Council, Charles Michel NEW YORK, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, affirmed the support of the European Union (EU) for the organisation of free and fair elections for stability and peace in Libya.During a recent meeting, on the sidelines of…

US wildfires: California power company accused of causing deadly fire

The fire killed four including an 8-year-old girl LOS ANGELES, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A California electricity company has been accused of causing the Zogg fire, which last year killed four people and destroyed more than 200 kilometers of territory, a prosecutor said.“We have enough evidence to prove beyond reasonable…