Japan’s opposition parties file no-confidence motion against Suga’s Cabinet

TOKYO, June 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and three other opposition parties on Tuesday jointly filed a vote of no confidence in Japanese Prime Minster Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet. The motion was filed after the ruling coalition turned down the opposition camp’s request for…

Erdogan, Biden hold first face-to-face meeting on sidelines of NATO summit

BRUSSELS, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described their first face-to-face talks as heads of state as “productive” but did not announce any major breakthroughs in the relationship between the two countries.  Biden told reporters after the meeting Monday on the sidelines…

Ethiopia’s Abiy vows to hold a ‘peaceful, democratic’ election

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the government wants a “peaceful, democratic” election and urges for unity during the inauguration of the rebuilt Meskel Square ahead of the country’s approaching election.The reputation of the Nobel Peace Prize winner has…

Mali’s new prime minister sets priorities towards civilian rule in 2022

© Malian transitional president Assimi Goita (R) meets with Choguel Kokalla Maiga BAMAKO, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s new transitional prime minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga set an ambitious roadmap towards a return to civilian power in February 2022.The new transitional prime minister in Mali, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, assembled his government…

Junta trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets underway

NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar), June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The trial of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi got underway Monday, more than four months after a military coup, with junta witnesses testifying the Nobel laureate flouted coronavirus restrictions and illegally imported walkie-talkies. Near daily protests have rocked Myanmar since the generals’…

A ‘new day’ in Israel after Netanyahu unseated

JERUSALEM, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel awoke Monday with Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett at the head of a precarious coalition government that faces stark challenges, after 12 years under right-wing Benjamin Netanyahu. The watershed moment in Israeli politics saw an ideologically disparate eight-party bloc, ranging from right to left to…

Covid-19: Bangladesh resumes vaccine campaign on June 19 – Health Minister Maleque

DHAKA, June 15 (NNN-BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said Bangladesh will resume the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19. “Those who completed registration will get priority to receive the jabs during the vaccination drive,” he told a religious programme at Bangladesh College of Physicians and…

Afghanistan: Leaders say NATO will keep Kabul airport running

BRUSSELS, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO leaders agreed Monday to maintain funding for Kabul’s civilian airport after their military mission in the country ends later this year. “Recognising its importance to an enduring diplomatic and international presence, as well as to Afghanistan’s connectivity with the world, NATO will provide transitional…

Covid-19: England delays Covid reopening for four weeks – PM Johnson

LONDON, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a four-week delay to the full lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England due to a surge of infections caused by the Delta variant. “On the evidence I can see right now, I’m confident that we will not…

Suspect charged with terrorism for truck attack on Canada Muslims

OTTAWA, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian authorities have charged the suspect behind an attack in which a Muslim family was mowed down by a pick-up truck with terrorism, prosecutors said Monday in court. Four members of the Afzaal family — a man and his wife, their teenage daughter and his…