At least 7 killed, 20 injured after tourist bus overturns in western Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Nov 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least seven people were killed and many others injured Saturday after a tourist bus overturned in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, local authorities said. The Michoacan Attorney General’s Office said on social media that the bus had departed from Uruapan and was…

Nigeria’s kidnappings: Italy’s PM Meloni urges Nigeria’s government to prosecute those behind attacks on Christians

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ROME, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, has called on the Nigerian federal government to prosecute those behind attacks on Christian communities.She called for intensified security measures and to ensure those behind the killings are brought to justice.Italy’s Prime Minister gave the…

Nigeria: Police rescue 25 abducted women, children in Zamfara

Police Public Relations Officer confirmed the rescue in a statement issued in Gusau GUSAU (Zamfara, Nigeria), Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Zamfara Police Command says it has rescued twenty-five abducted persons, mainly women and children, seized by armed bandits in Kuraje community.The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed…

Sudan crisis: Waves of families flee expanding war, arrive in impoverished Chad

Sudanese refugee children from el-Fasher play as the sun sets over the Tine transit refugee camp N’DJAMENA (Chad), Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands more Sudanese people fleeing the country’s bloody war continue to arrive in neighbouring and impoverished Chad, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates on the ground in the region.More…

Mozambique: An ISIS insurgency is newly energised as US cuts impact aid programs

Mozambique’s gas-rich northern Cabo Delgado region has been ravaged by eight years of killing MAPUTO, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Musty salt air crept at dusk over the nets and moored boats on northern Mozambique’s coast as seven armed and uniformed men marched into the fishing community last month, demanding the…

Nigeria: Security fears rise after more than 300 schoolchildren kidnapped

 Parents pick up their children from a girls’ college in Abuja after the federal government ordered the temporary closure of 41 schools ABUJA, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said on Saturday,…

US shooting: 14-year-old killed, 8 injured in shootings during holiday festivities in downtown Chicago

Law enforcement officials at the scene of a shooting in Chicago CHICAGO (US), Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 14-year-old is dead and 8 others were injured in a pair of shootings in downtown Chicago on Friday night, police said. Chicago police said officers responded to a report of a shooting…

COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises

BELEM (Brazil), Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Following bitter rows, the UN climate summit COP30 in Belém, Brazil has ended with a deal that contains no direct reference to the fossil fuels that are heating up the planet. It is a frustrating end for more than 80 countries including the UK…

South Africa seals key agricultural trade deal with Vietnam

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s agricultural sector has achieved a major diplomatic and trade milestone, following the finalisation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, a move expected to strengthen bilateral cooperation and unlock new opportunities for South African producers in one of…

South Africa: G20 Leaders’ Summit adopts declaration

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has confirmed that the leaders of the G20 have reached a consensus for a G20 Leaders’ Summit declaration to be adopted. Magwenya was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit held at the Nasrec Expo Centre,…