US: Two executions halted over lack of firing squad
Freddie Owens (L) and Brad Sigmon (R) were due to be executed this month COLUMBIA (South Carolina, US), June 19…
Peru presidential run-off: Interim Pres Sagasti hits out at ex-military vote interference
LIMA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s interim President Francisco Sagastihit out on Friday against retired members of the armed forces…
Migrant arrivals in Malta drop by one-third in 2020: stats
VALLETTA, June 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of migrants arriving in Malta by boat dropped by one-third in 2020, the…
Bus with miners plunges into ravine in Peru: 27 dead
LIMA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 27 people were killed and several injured on Friday after an interprovincial bus…
Venezuela forced into “war economy” to confront U.S. sanctions: president
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro CARACAS, June 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that his country has…
Covid-19: Canada-U.S. border agreement on travel restrictions extended to late July
Canada extends the border closure with the United States until July 21 OTTAWA, June 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Canada announced that…
Brexit: EU official warns UK partnership “at a crossroads” amid Northern Ireland row
BRUSSELS, June 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The relationship between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) is at a…
Guterres re-appointed as UN secretary-general for second term
Antonio Guterres addresses the United Nations General Assembly after his appointment for a second term as the UN secretary-general at…
Africa’s 10 least peaceful countries: South Sudan, Libya, Nigeria listed
SYDNEY, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan is Africa’s least peaceful country according to the 2021 Global Peace Index, GPI,…
Boko Haram gets new leader following death of Abubakar Shekau
Boko Haram new commander Bakura Modu ABUJA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadist group has installed a new…