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…

US racism: Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22 and a half years for murder of George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US), June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was sentenced Friday to 22 and a half years in prison.In April, Chauvin, 45, was found guilty on three counts: Second-degree unintentional murder,…

Burkina Faso’s state of emergency extended for 18 months in 14 provinces

President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kabore OUAGADOUGOU, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The National Assembly of Burkina Faso approved the law that extends the state of emergency in 14 provinces of the country for 18 months, as part of the fight against terrorism.One hundred and twenty deputies voted in favour…

Over 260 migrants, mostly from Bangladesh, rescued by Tunisian navy in the Mediterranean Sea

TUNIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian authorities rescued 267 migrants, most of them Bangladeshis, who tried to sail from neighbouring Libya to Italy across the Mediterranean, the International Organization for Migration reported. Tunisia’s coastguard said the migrants, 264 Bangladeshis and three Egyptians, had been stranded at sea after their boat…

Ethiopia airstrike: 64 killed, 180 injured targeting market in Tigray region

An injured resident of Togoga is carried on a stretcher to the Ayder referral hospital in Mekelle, after the deadly airstrike MEKELLE (Tigray, Ethiopia), June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 64 people were killed and 180 injured in an airstrike, on a market in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.Victims are brought to…

Diplomats hail ‘united’ Libyan government after talks to build on ceasefire

BERLIN, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s interim Prime Minster Abdul Hamid Dbeibah met Britain’s Boris Johnson and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he sought to entrench agreement on political dialogue and elections before the end of the year. “The Secretary and interim Prime Minister also emphasised the importance of…

Remittance flows to Ghana hit US$3.6 billion – World Bank Migration report

ACCRA, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank Migration and Development Report for 2021 has revealed that remittance to Ghana last year hit US$3.6 billion despite lockdowns in many of the remittance sending countries.Host countries for Ghanaian migrants include the USA, the UK, Côte d’Ivoire, Italy, Germany, and Canada.Abibatou Wane,…

EU takes Ghana off money laundering blacklist

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo  PARIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana is no longer on the European Union’s list of blacklisted countries that has failed to put in measures to fight money laundering. This follows the removal of the country from the league of countries cited for money laundering by the…

Russia’regrets’ EU rejection of proposed Putin summit

MOSCOW, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kremlin said it “regretted” a decision by EU leaders to reject a proposal by Germany and France to resume summit meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.    “President Putin was and remains interested in establishing working relations between Moscow and Brussels,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…