Chile’s Pres Boric endorsing Bachelet for UN top post beyond his own term

santiago, Jan 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile’s outgoing President Gabriel Boric Font confirmed that his administration would formalize the candidacy of former President Michelle Bachelet for Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). Boric, who is soon to hand over power to President-elect José Antonio Kast of his political antipodes, said that…

UN experts urge US to respect international law over Greenland

GENEVA, Jan 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations (UN) experts on Wednesday warned that any unilateral attempt to alter Greenland’s status as an autonomous territory of Denmark would not only violate international law, but could also undermine stability in the Arctic region and beyond. In a joint statement, seven UN experts,…

Libya: Mass graves of 21 migrants uncovered in a private farm in eastern Ajdabiya city

TRIPOLI, Jan 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Libya’s Internal Security Agency (ISA) said its branch in the eastern city of Ajdabiya has uncovered mass graves containing the remains of 21 migrants during a security raid on a private farm, local media reported Wednesday. According to preliminary information cited by the reports, the…

Nigeria, UAE strike trade pact to scrap tariffs on over 7,000 products

President Bola Tinubu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the signing ABU DHABI (UAE), Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigeria–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was signed on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, with President Bola Tinubu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in…

Algeria’s president urges youth living abroad illegally to come home

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ALGIERS, Jan 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has called on Algerian youth living abroad “in vulnerable and illegal situations” to come home.During Sunday’s cabinet meeting, the president said he would regularise the status of these young citizens, including those who have committed minor infractions in…

Sudan’s war has left the country’s economy shattered: Finance Minister

Sudanese army soldiers parade in the streets of Omdurman, a district of Khartoum KHARTOUM, Jan 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Widespread destruction, massive military spending and plummeting oil and gold revenues have left Sudan’s economy in “very difficult times”, army-aligned finance minister Gibril Ibrahim said, nearly three years into the army’s war…

Denmark boosting military presence in Greenland ‘from today’

Houses covered by snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland COPENHAGEN, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Denmark will beef up its military presence in Greenland “from today”, the defence ministry said, just before high-stakes talks were to start in Washington over US President Donald Trump’s threats…

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending processing for immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said, as part of Washington’s intensifying immigration ⁠crackdown. The pause, which will impact applicants from Latin American countries including Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay, Balkan countries…

Nigeria: Operation against kidnapping gang kills ‘200 bandits’ – Official

ABUJA, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 suspected members of an armed criminal gang in central Nigeria have been killed in an ongoing operation, an official said.The large-scale, multi-agency offensive started on Saturday and had also led to arrests, the media officer for the Kogi state government said –…

Venezuela and the United Arab Emirates advance towards a new stage of diplomatic cooperation

CARACAS, Jan 14 (NNN-TELESUR) — The acting president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, met Tuesday with the special envoy of the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ali Mohammed Hammad Al Shamsi, at the Miraflores Complex in Caracas. This activity, which is part of a series…