WHO alarmed by health workers, civilians ‘forcibly detained’ in Sudan

GENEVA, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization voiced alarm at reports that more than 70 health workers and around 5,000 civilians were being detained in Nyala in southwestern Sudan. Since April 2023, Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a brutal…

Argentine Pres Milei and Chile’s President-elect Kast signal “new era” of bilateral ties

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — In his first international trip since winning Chile’s runoff election, President-elect José Antonio Kast met with Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday at the Casa Rosada. Kast’s trip marked a milestone in the relationship between the two Southern Cone nations. During the meeting, Milei…

US Pres Trump adds Syria, Laos to expanded US travel ban

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump expanded a US travel ban by barring nationals of seven more countries including Syria, as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders, from entering the United States. Trump, who has long campaigned to restrict immigration and has spoken in increasingly strident terms, moved…

Uganda: Measles outbreak claims 32 lives in semi-arid NE region

KAMPALA, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The cumulative number of measles deaths in four districts in Uganda’s semi-arid northeastern region has risen to 32 since the outbreak was declared a month ago, the health ministry said on Tuesday. In a situation update, the ministry reported a cumulative total of 17 child…

Colombia: Explosive attack kills police officers in Cali

BOGOTA, Dec 17 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — An explosive attack carried out against a patrol resulted in the deaths of two police officers in the Mariano Ramos sector of Cali, in southwestern Colombia, according to local media reports. According to preliminary information released by W Radio, the device was detonated on…

Venezuela denounces alleged US piracy before UN Security Council

CARACAS, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Venezuelan government filed a formal complaint with the UN Security Council, accusing the United States of a “serious act involving the use of force, kidnapping and piracy” in international waters in the Caribbean. The complaint, submitted by Venezuela’s permanent representative to the United Nations,…

US Pres Trump orders total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuela

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — US President Donald Trump said that he has ordered a total blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela, escalating a months-long pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “Today, I am ordering a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil…

Libya: 32 Bangladeshi migrants rescued after boat capsized off coast of Al-Haniya

TRIPOLI, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Thirty-two Bangladeshi migrants were rescued after their boat capsized off the coast of the northeastern Libyan town of Al-Haniya, the Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar branch of Libya’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency said in a statement. The agency reported that all migrants aboard the vessel were rescued and transferred…

South Sudan grounds UN aircraft, alleges illegal surveillance and smuggling

South Sudan’s government has grounded four aircraft registered under the United Nations mission JUBA, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan’s government has grounded four aircraft registered under the United Nations mission there, alleging that they were used for illegal surveillance and smuggling, which the UN denied.South Sudan’s foreign minister, Monday…

Benin: 30 people jailed in connection with failed coup

Patrice Talon is the President of Benin PORTO-NOVO, Dec 17 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Some 30 people, most of them soldiers, have been jailed in Benin in connection with a failed coup attempt earlier this month.The soldiers took over state television on Dec 7 and announced that the government had been dissolved.But…