Trump to unveil Middle East peace plan to Israeli leaders this week

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to disclose details of his long-delayed Middle East peace proposal to Israeli leaders on Monday, as he attempts to generate some momentum towards resolving one of the world’s most intractable problems. Trump will hold separate, back-to-back meetings with Israeli…

Nigeria: Four die as suicide bomber hits Borno mosque

ABUJA, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four persons died during a suicide attack on a mosque in Gwoza, southern Borno State.Gwoza was, at the peak of the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency, the administrative capital and caliphate of the terrorist group.A witness said that the suicide bomber ran into a group of…

Bolivia president asks all ministers to resign

LA PAZ, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anezasked all her ministers to resign a little more than three months before ageneral election, a statement from the presidency said. The news came just hours after communication minister Roxana Lizarragaresigned in protest at Anez’s decision to stand as a…

US former First Lady Michelle Obama wins Grammy for best spoken word album

LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Michelle Obama, the former US first lady can now add Grammy winner to her resume, after snagging the award on music’s biggest night for Best Spoken Word Album, for the audiobook of her memoir “Becoming.” Her win on Sunday gives the Obama household its…

Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 13: ministry

Forensic police inspect the wreckage of a gas tanker that exploded in Lima LIMA, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in the explosion of a gas tanker in Lima has risen to 13 after the overnight deaths of five people hospitalised with severe burns, Peru’s Health Ministry said. The…

German charity Sea-Eye says 78 migrants rescued off Libyan coast

BERLIN, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German charity Sea-Eye said it had rescued 78 migrants off the Libyan coast and accused Libyan authorities of harassing rescuers and acting illegally. The Alan Kurdi, named after a Syrian child whose drowning in the Mediterranean in 2015 brought global attention to the migrant crisis,…

Pope Francis praises China’s efforts to contain Wuhan virus

Pope Francis holds the weekly general audience at the Vatican VATICAN CITY, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis praised China’s “great commitment” to contain the coronavirus outbreak and said he was praying for the dead, the sick, and families of victims. “I would like also to be close to and pray for…

France withdraws controversial grenade from police use

France to “immediately” ban a controversial stun grenade blamed for injuring dozens of protesters  PARIS, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France will withdraw from use an explosive tear gas grenade used by riot police and blamed for injuring numerous protesters, the interior minister said, amid growing anger at perceived police brutality.…

US health agency reports five confirmed cases of coronavirus

Travellers arrive at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US health authorities said there are now five confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States and more are expected. Nancy Messonnier, head of the respiratory disease section at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said…

Divided EU leaders to hammer out budget at February summit

BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union leaders meet next month in Brussels to try to agree a first post-Brexit longterm budget, with divisions over proposed cuts that could undermine defence and climate change ambitions. European Council President Charles Michel invited the heads of state and government of the bloc’s…