Danish minister faces trial for separating migrant couples, claim combating forced child marriages

            COPENHAGEN, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Danish immigration minister goes on trial in a rarely used impeachment court accused of illegally separating couples who arrived in the country to claim asylum. The 26 judges of the special court, which only convenes to try former or current…

Storm Ida remnants hit northeast US with flooding, tornadoes

NEW YORK, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The remnants of Hurricane Ida wreaked further havoc as it moved up the northeastern United States, causing tornadoes and significant flooding, including in New York City. “Significant and life-threatening flash flooding is likely from the Mid-Atlantic into southern New England,” the National Weather Service…

Drought may force Brazil to ration power as Amazon fires remain near highs

BRASILIA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said a severe drought could lead to energy rationing in Brazil, contradicting other officials who have said that such a step would not be necessary. Brazil, one of the world’s agricultural superpowers, is suffering from one of its worst droughts…

France, Germany urge Iran to return speedily to nuclear deal talks

BERLIN, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and Germany urged Iran to return rapidly to nuclear negotiations, after a break in talks following Iranian elections in June, with Paris demanding an “immediate” restart amid Western concerns over Tehran’s expanding atomic work. France’s foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his newly-appointed Iranian…

Biden meets with Ukrainian president over security issues, ties

Pres Biden meets with Ukrainian President in the Oval Office of the White House WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Joe Biden discussed security issues and bilateral ties in his first meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. At the beginning of their Wednesday meeting in the Oval Office, Biden…

Britain, EU welcomes Libya’s approval of Paris Agreement

TRIPOLI, Sept 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The British embassy in Libya welcomed the decision of the Libyan House of Representatives (parliament) to ratify the Paris Agreement, calling it “an important step towards beginning Libya’s energy transition and protecting against climate change.” “We commend the Libyan Government’s commitment to these vital efforts,”…

Gunmen kidnap 73 students in northwest Nigeria

Agence France-PresseNigeriaSeptember 2, 2021UPDATED: September 2, 2021 08:54 IST Schoolchildren kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in May 2021 were reunited with their families in Minna ABUJA, Sept 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigerian police said 73 students were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from their school in the country’s northwestern state of Zamfara.…

US shooting: Student killed at high school, suspect in custody

WINSTON-SALEM (North Carolina, US), Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A student was shot and killed Wednesday at a high school in North Carolina, authorities in the southern US state said. Police dispatched to Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem found one student who had been shot. The student was transported to…

Covid-19: Cuba’s vaunted health system straining under Covid cases

HAVANA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba’s vaunted public health system, which boasts more doctors per capita than any other country, has been pushed to the brink in recent months by the arrival of the coronavirus Delta variant. In a country long left relatively unscathed by the global pandemic, doctors are…

US: 5 sailors missing after navy helicopter crashes off California; 5 more sailors on USS Abraham Lincoln injured

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five sailors are missing after a Navy helicopter crashed off the coast of California on Monday, U.S. 3rd Fleet said. One sailor from MH-60S operating from aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was rescued and Navy and Coast Guard assets are searching for the missing sailors. The helicopters…