Modi visits Himalayan border where troops clashed with China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits India’s Himalayan desert region of Ladakh in this still image taken from video NEW DELHI, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh on Friday, officials said, weeks after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on their disputed…

Racism unrest: Man arrested over toppling of statue of English slave trader

The statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston falls into the water after protesters pulled it down and pushed into the docks, during a protest against racial inequality, in Bristol LONDON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British police said they had arrested a man over the toppling of a statue…

Hong Kong businesses back new security law despite fears

HONG KONG, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s new security law has sent fear coursing through many Hong Kong residents, but the city’s commercial community has largely embraced it as a way to get back to doing business. The controversial legislation has granted mainland Chinese authorities unprecedented control as they seek…

US envoy to visit South Korea to discuss stalled North Korea nuclear talks

Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind at border area near Taesungdong freedom village, South Korea SEOUL, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US point man for North Korea is due to visit South Korea next week as it pushes for a resumption of talks…

Mexico president condemns rehab centre attack that left 24 dead

 The rehab center where the massacre took place Wednesday MEXICO CITY, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador condemned an attack on a drug rehabilitation centre that left 24 people dead. Authorities said gunmen entered the centre in the city of Irapuato in the central Guanajuato state on Wednesday,…

Turkey: 17 illegal immigrants rescued on Aegean coast

ISTANBUL, July 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Turkish coast guard on Thursday rescued 17 illegal immigrants on Turkey’s Aegean coast, the coast guard announced on its website. The migrants were found stranded at a remote location on the land of the Bozburun Peninsula in Turkey’s southwestern province of Mugla, the coast…

102 illegal immigrants rescued off western Libyan coast

TRIPOLI, July 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that the Libyan Coast Guard had rescued 102 illegal immigrants, including women and children, off the country’s western coast. “A group of 102 migrants, among them 12 women and 20 children, were returned to Libya by the coast…

Venezuela, EU agree to promote diplomatic contact at highest level

CARACAS, July 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela and the European Union (EU) have agreed to promote their diplomatic contact “at the highest level,” Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza said. The two parties issued a joint communique after Arreaza spoke by phone with the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and…

US: China military exercises will ‘further destabilize’ South China Sea

WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US said it was “concerned” about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea, noting the maneuvers will “further destabilize” the region. “The Department of Defense is concerned about the People’s Republic of China (PRC) decision to conduct military exercises…

Covid-19: US marks 53,069 cases in 24 hours – a new one-day record

WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US notched more than 53,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Thursday, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed, a new one-day record as infections surge around the country. The Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed 53,069 more cases as of 8:30 pm (0030 Friday GMT),…