Germany bans Muslim group over alleged terror donations

Police officers stay in front of a building of the Ansaar International association in Duesseldorf BERLIN, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German government on Wednesday banned a Muslim organisation that it accused of supporting “terrorism globally with its donations”. Police raided buildings associated with Ansaar International in 10 German states,…

COVID-19 scare at G7 meeting after Indian delegates test positive

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab LONDON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India’s entire delegation to the Group of Seven summit in London is self-isolating after two of its members tested positive for COVID-19, the British government said on Wednesday. “Two delegates tested positive so the entire delegation is now self isolating,”…

Britain agrees 1.39 billion dollar trade deal with India

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson LONDON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has agreed a one billion pound (1.39 billion dollar) trade deal with India which the British government says will create more than 6,500 new jobs.Around 533 million pounds worth of investment into Britain will come from India, which includes…

WHO Director-General congratulates DR Congo for handling 12th Ebola outbreak

Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), has congratulated all involved in bringing an end to the 12th Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The Director-General in a message stressed…

Hollywood action star Steven Seagal gifts sword to Venezuela’s Pres Maduro

CARACAS, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hollywood action star Steven Seagal, known for dropping in on tough guy leaders like Russia’s Vladimir Putin, paid a visit to Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro to give him the gift of a samurai sword. The hero of 80s and 90s hits including “Hard to Kill”…

Calm urged after deadly Colombia protest clampdown

CALI (Colombia), May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The international community on Tuesday decried what the UN described as an “excessive use of force” by security officers in Colombia after numerous deaths during days of anti-government protests. The United Nations, United States, European Union and rights bodies joined a chorus of criticism…

Covid-19: White House wants 70% adults to have first Covid shot by July 4

WASHINGTON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of adults in the US to have received at least one shot of the Covid-19 vaccine by the July 4 Independence Day holiday, the White House said Tuesday. Administration officials who asked not to be identified said Biden would…

US withdrawal from Afghanistan 2-6% complete: military

WASHINGTON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has completed two to six percent of its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the equivalent of 60 cargo planes of material so far removed ahead of the September deadline, officials said Tuesday. US Central Command said 1,300 pieces of equipment had been sent…

35 killed in jihadist attacks in Nigeria: sources

KANO (Nigeria), May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Insurgents have killed 35 people, including five troops and 15 militiamen, in two attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northern Borno state, sources said Tuesday. Daesh-aligned militants have intensified attacks on army camps in recent weeks as part of a decade-long insurgency that has killed 36,000…

US racism: 2 Asian American women stabbed in San Francisco attack

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police were hunting for a man who stabbed two Asian American women without warning on Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco’s Mid-Market area. Officers were sent to 4th and Stockton streets shortly before 5pm and found the wounded women, who were taken to a hospital. There…