Uganda to refill 25,000 oxygen medical cylinders daily amid rising demand from COVID-19 patients

An oxygen cylinder plant in Kampala, Uganda KAMPALA, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced plans to start refilling 25,000 oxygen cylinders daily to meet the rising demand from COVID-19 patients. Museveni was speaking Friday at the country’s national prayers against the COVID-19 pandemic held at State House…

Germany violence: 3 killed, 5 injured in knife attack in Wurzburg

Authorities say no motive has yet been established for the attack BERLIN, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least three people died and several were injured — some in serious condition — in a knife attack on Friday in Germany’s southern city of Wurzburg, according to local police. The incident took…

Ethiopia crisis: Three MSF aid workers killed in restive Tigray

ADDIS ABABA, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One Spanish and two Ethiopian employees of the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) have been “brutally murdered” in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region, the organisation said. The trio “were travelling yesterday (Thursday) afternoon when we lost contact with them. This morning (Friday), their vehicle…

Colombia: President says presidential chopper hit by gunfire near Venezuela border; no casualties

BOGOTA, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian President Ivan Duque said Friday the helicopter he was flying in near the border with Venezuela was hit by gunfire. It was the first attack against a Colombian president in nearly 20 years. No one was injured. Colombian authorities did not say if the shots were…

Drug gang shootout leaves 18 dead in Mexico: government

MEXICO CITY, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shootout among suspected rival drug cartel gunmen left 18 people dead Friday in Mexico, a government official said. The gunfight happened in a remote area of northwestern Zacatecas state, said Rocio Aguilar, a spokeswoman for the state government. The battle was between rival gangs fighting…

Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani meets Pres Biden as US exit looms

WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden promised Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani strong support during a White House meeting Friday but made clear he was not planning to slow the US withdrawal after nearly two decades of fighting. Less than three months before his deadline for the removal of…

Mali: 6 troops killed, 15 UN peacekeepers wounded in separate attacks

 BAMAKO, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six Malian soldiers were killed on Friday in a raid in the centre of the war-torn Sahel state, in a violent day which also saw 15 United Nations peacekeepers wounded in a car-bomb attack further north. The UN said on Twitter that an evacuation was under…

US admits return to nuclear deal with Iran will be ‘Very Difficult’

A mural of the Iranian flag in Tehran PARIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that it will be “very difficult” for the United States to return to the nuclear deal with Iran if ongoing negotiations drag on.“There will come a time when, yes,…

EU sanctions Belarusian economy to squeeze Lukashenko

EU foreign ministers signed off on the move earlier this week BRUSSELS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Belarus on Thursday, taking aim at petroleum and tobacco-manufacturing products plus potash – three sectors that the bloc sees as lining the pockets of Alexander…

Diplomats safety: US to keep 650 troops in Afghanistan despite widespread withdrawal

WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six hundred and fifty soldiers from the United States of America (USA) are expected to remain in Afghanistan to guarantee the security of diplomats after the total withdrawal of troops, which should take place in the coming weeks.The information was provided by sources from the…