US seizes another tanker in the Caribbean

The motor vessel Sagitta in the Caribbean WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States announced that its forces seized another tanker in the Caribbean, the seventh ship apprehended since President Donald Trump announced a blockade to prevent sanctioned vessels going to or from Venezuela. The US military’s Southern Command…

Djibouti hosts International Forum on Adaptation to Climate Change

DJIBOUTI, Jan 21 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The First International Forum on Adaptation to Climate Change (ICAF 2026) continues on Tuesday in Djibouti, marking a decisive step in the fight against climate change in East Africa. Sponsored by Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, the January 19-21 event brings together scientists, political…

Tunisia: 4 killed as heaviest rainfall since 1950 causes flooding

TUNIS, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least four people have been killed in Tunisia as the heaviest rainfall since 1950 caused flooding in the country, the state-run Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported. The fatalities occurred between Monday evening and Tuesday in the city of Moknine in the eastern coastal province…

Libya: Heavy dust storm causes death, flight cancellations

TRIPOLI, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — A heavy dust storm swept across eastern Libya on Tuesday, killing one person, halting flights, and prompting school closures, authorities reported. Medical sources from the Libyan Red Crescent said a young man was killed in central Benghazi after strong winds caused the ceiling of his…

International tourist arrivals rise 4 pct in 2025: UN Tourism

MADRID, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — International tourist arrivals grew by 4 percent in 2025, with an estimated 1.52 billion people making global trips in 2025 — about 60 million more than in 2024, the Madrid-based UN Tourism reported. Europe, the world’s largest destination region, welcomed 793 million international tourists in…

Ghana-China trade hits record US$15 billion

Tong Defa and Prof Jane Naana Opku-Agyemang ACCRA, Jan 21 (NNN-GNA) — The outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa has disclosed that bilateral trade between Ghana and China has reached an unprecedented US$15 billion, underscoring the strength of economic ties between the two countries.Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang shared the…

Driver killed in second Spain train crash days after high-speed collision

Fire crews inspect the wreckage of the train in Catalonia BARCELONA (Spain), Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A train driver has been killed and at least 37 people injured, five seriously, after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona just days on from a deadly two-train collision in southern Spain…

Royals visit deadly train crash site as Spain mourns

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit the site of the deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba CORDOBA (Spain), Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s king and queen visited Tuesday the site of the collision of two high-speed trains that killed at least 42 people, as the country began…

Mexico hands over dozens more suspected cartel members to US

Mexico’s federal forces escort a prisoner wanted in the US for ties to drug-trafficking groups at the Altiplano high-security prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico said it has handed 37 suspected members of organised crime gangs over to the United States, whose President Donald…

Niger: Suspected jihadist attack kills 31 civilians in Tillaberi region

NIAMEY, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An armed attack has killed at least 31 civilians in western Niger near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a region rife with jihadist groups, local sources said. The assailants struck on Sunday in a village lying in the Tillaberi region, located in…