‘Near impunity’ for drug war killings in Philippines, U.N. report says

Activists wear hoods depicting families of victims killed in the Philippines’s drug war GENEVA, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines may have been killed in the war on drugs since mid-2016 amid “near impunity” for police and incitement to violence by top officials, the…

Hong Kong: Tens of thousands defy ban to attend Tiananmen vigil

Police banned the vigil this year, citing coronavirus measures HONG KONG, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong have defied a ban to stage a mass vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. Officers erected barricades around the city’s Victoria…

Covid-19: Police officers to be charged with two curfew murders, including a 13-year-old boy

NAIROBI, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Kenyan police officers will be charged with murder after investigations by the country’s police watchdog, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) said in a statement. Duncan Ndiema Ndiwa is accused of shooting dead a 13-year-old boy Yassin Hussein Moyo who was on the balcony…

Libya conflict: UN-backed GNA regains full control of Tripoli from east-based warlord Gen Haftar

Soldiers are celebrating after recapturing Tripoli airport TRIPOLI, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has regained full control of Tripoli after recapturing the capital’s airport.Gen Khalifa Haftar’s forces have been besieging the city since April 2019.But intensified military support from Turkey helped government forces drive…

Niger attack has left thousands homeless – UNHCR

NIAMEY, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN refugee agency says more than 7,000 have fled their homes after a deadly militant attack on an area housing 35,000 Malian refugees and internally displaced people in western Niger.Most of those who fled were Malian refugees.A spokesperson for the UNHCR in Niger, Jean…

Covid-19: Tunisia plans to resume commercial flights late June

TUNIS, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia moves to resume commercial flights as it plans to reopen its airspace, land and sea borders on June 27, 2020 as part of full de-confinement scheduled for June 14. On Tuesday, the Minister of State in charge of Transport and the Tourism minister inspected…

Covid-19: African Union aims for ambitious 10 million coronavirus tests

ADDIS ABABA, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Union (AU) has started an ambitious initiative to increase testing for Coronavirus across the continent. The aim is to take the total number of tests done up to 10 million over the next two to three months. To date, more than 160,000 cases have…

Twitter accuses US President Trump of making ‘false claims’

WASHINGTON, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twitter has accused the US president of making false claims, in one of the app’s own articles covering the news. The move – which effectively accuses the leader of lying – refers to a tweet by Donald Trump about his first defense secretary. Trump had…

US unrest: Minneapolis to host first memorial event for George Floyd death

George Floyd’s murder: Protests have taken place around the US for several days MINNEAPOLIS, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of people are expected to attend a memorial in Minneapolis for African American George Floyd, who died in police custody last month. The death of Floyd, whose neck was pinned under…

Eurozone in fresh emergency action to boost economy

BRUSSELS, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Central Bank has taken further dramatic measures to boost the eurozone economies, amid their biggest recession since World War Two. Just months after emergency measures, the central bank said it would increase the size of its bond buying programme by €600bn to €1.35tn.…