EU pushes Palestinian Authority reform at donor forum

BRUSSELS, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union pressed to bolster reform of the Palestinian Authority, as Brussels hosted 60 delegations to discuss reconstruction and governance in Gaza after the US-brokered peace plan. The 27-nation bloc, the biggest financial backer of the Palestinians, is looking to play a more prominent…

UN warns of alarming levels of gender-based violence in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — Haiti continues to see alarming levels of gender-based violence, with survivors and those at risk having limited access to the essential support they need, a UN spokesperson said. Between January and September, over 7,400 cases of gender-based violence were reported in Haiti, an average…

Peru extends state of emergency to combat crime in Lima

LIMA, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Peruvian government has extended for 30 days the “state of emergency” declared last October in the capital city of Lima and the neighboring province of Callao, local media reported Thursday. The measure, which will take effect from Nov. 21, aims to strengthen actions against…

Chinese premier says willing to work with Zambia, Tanzania to build new economic hub

Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway revitalization project in Lusaka, Zambia LUSAKA, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang said that China is willing to work with Zambia and Tanzania to advance the development of a prosperity belt along the Tanzania-Zambia Railway,…

Cyprus community leaders agree to pursue revival of reunification talks

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman (L), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Khassim Diagne (C), and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides pose for a photo in Nicosia, Cyprus NICOSIA, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot…

South Africa’s President Ramaphosa, EU leaders reaffirm the deepening of partnerships

SANDTON (South Africa), Nov 21 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Dr Ursula von der Leyen, have reaffirmed the deepening of the South Africa–European Union partnership at a trilateral meeting held ahead of the G20 Leaders’…

Guinea-Bissau braces for contentious Sunday presidential vote

Tension rise in Guinea-Bissau as voters prepare for presidential election BISSAU, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tension and hope are rising in Guinea-Bissau as voters prepare for one of the most contentious presidential elections since the country’s return to multiparty democracy. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is seeking a second term in…

Nigerian separatist leader convicted on terrorism charges 10 years after he was first arrested

Nnamdi Kanu guilty of terrorism 10 years after he was first arrested LAGOS, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Nigeria has found separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu guilty of terrorism 10 years after he was first arrested.The court said it was satisfied that Kanu had made a series of broadcasts…

COP30: Fire prompts evacuations at UN climate talks in Brazil; 13 suffer smoke inhalation

Flames engulf pavilions at the COP30 UN Climate Summit on Thursday in Belem, Brazil BELEM (Brazil), Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for UN climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference, and officials said 13 people…

Ukraine says received 1,000 bodies from Russia in exchange for the remains of 30 Russian soldiers

KYIV, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine said it had received from Russia the remains of 1,000 people that Moscow said were killed Ukrainian soldiers, in the latest repatriation between the two sides. The exchange of prisoners of war and the remains of dead soldiers is one of the few remaining…