UN calls for political solution to end conflict between Israelis, Palestinians

   UNITED NATIONS, July 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations called for a political solution to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, although the international community is providing urgent assistance to Gaza in the wake of the most recent round of hostilities.    “Urgent efforts to improve the situation…

Syria-Iran cooperation to continue until all terrorist groups defeated in Syria: Assad

DAMASCUS, July 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that cooperation between Syria and Iran will continue until all areas of his country are liberated from the rebel fighters, according to the state news agency SANA.   The president made the remarks during talks with visiting speaker of Iran’s…

12-year-old Palestinian boy shot by Israelis in West Bank dies: ministry

 JERUSALEM, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Palestinian boy wounded by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday has died from his wounds, the Palestinian health ministry said.   Mohamad al-Alami, 12, died in the town of Beit Omar, to the northwest of Hebron, after he was shot…

Nigeria: Shiite cleric held for murder since 2015 freed by court

Hundreds of supporters of Shiite Muslim leader Ibrahim Zakzaky demonstrate in Abuja KANO (Nigeria), July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shiite Muslim leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife detained for murder since 2015 in Nigeria have on Wednesday been discharged, lawyers said. The prominent cleric has been at loggerheads with the secular…

Covid-19: Turkey’s daily cases surge above 20,000

Nationwide vaccination began for seniors of 80 years old or older in Istanbul ISTANBUL, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey’s new coronavirus cases jumped to 22,291 on Wednesday, the highest since early May, according to health ministry data that also showed the daily death toll reached a six-week high of 76 people.…

Covid-19: Japan covid adviser urges clear risk message as cases surge in Olympic host

TOKYO, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan faces its most serious situation since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the country’s top medical adviser warned, urging the government to send a “clearer, stronger message” about growing risks, including to the medical system. Olympic host city Tokyo recorded 3,177 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday,…

China’s new ambassador arrives in US with words of optimism

WASHINGTON, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s new ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, on Wednesday wished the US victory against COVID-19 and said great potential awaited bilateral relations, striking an optimistic tone as he arrived at his new post amid deeply strained ties. Qin’s arrival comes days after high-level talks in the…

US sees ‘substantive’ talks with Russia amid tensions

GENEVA, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said on Wednesday it had held “professional and substantive” talks with Russia focused on arms control, as the two powers met in Geneva in a fresh bid to bring stability to a fraught relationship. The closed-door talks were a follow-up to last month’s…

Covid-19: US to ship 4 million vaccine doses to Nigeria, 5.66 million to South Africa

WASHINGTON, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government will ship nearly 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to two of the most populous African countries: Nigeria and South Africa: as the continent battles a third wave of infections, White House officials said. Four million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will…

Germany charges Syrian doctor with crimes against humanity

The alleged torture took place at military hospitals in Damascus and Homs after the 2011 Syria uprising BERLIN, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Syrian doctor has been charged in Germany with crimes against humanity for allegedly torturing people in military hospitals in his homeland and killing one of them, German…