Gazan factions urge World Holocaust Forum to stop Israeli violations against Palestinians

GAZA, Jan 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Palestinian factions in Gaza called on the participants of the World Holocaust Forum held in Jerusalem to stop the Israeli practices and violations against the Palestinian people. In a joint statement circulated during a demonstration in front of the UN headquarters in western Gaza City,…

Venezuelan president invites UN, EU to accompany conciliation talks with opposition

CARACAS, Jan 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro invited delegates from the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the governments of Argentina, Mexico and Panama to accompany his government’s conciliation talks with the opposition. During an anti-imperialist rally in Caracas, Maduro called on the regional governments and…

Palestinian, Russian presidents meet on Israeli-Palestinian situation

Palestinian Pres Mahmoud Abbas and Russian Pres Vladimir Putin BETHLEHEM, Jan 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday evening in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, briefing him on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian situation. The two leaders discussed the “Deal of…

India once again rejects US Pres Trump’s offer to mediate in Kashmir issue

NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — India once again rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate in the Kashmir issue, saying it had to be “bilaterally” resolved with Pakistan. In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar said that there was no role for any third party…

US VP Pence says White House to release Mideast peace plan next week

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (C) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Jan 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday during a visit to Jerusalem that the White House plans to release its plan for peace in the Middle…

President set to gain as Peru heads to Sunday congressional polls

LIMA, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru will hold separate parliamentaryelections for the first time on Sunday as President Martin Vizcarra looks tobreak the influence of the main opposition party of Keiko Fujimori. Vizcarra dissolved parliament in September following constant clashesbetween the legislature and the executive that left Peru in a…

Update: China virus toll jumps to 25 dead with 830 confirmed cases – govt

BEIJING, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in China’s viral outbreakhas risen to 25, with the number of confirmed cases also leaping to 830, thegovernment said on Friday. The National Health Commission said authorities were also examining 1,072 suspected cases of the virus that first emerged in central city…

Update: Coronavirus: China expands travel ban to 2 more cities

BEIJING, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese officials expanded travel restrictions on Thursday to include two more cities, one of which was also ordered to lock down to mitigate the spread of a deadly coronavirus. China has closed off access to the major port city of Wuhan, where the outbreak originated,…

US threatens to hike tariffs on UK car exports

DAVOS, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the United States would consider imposing tariffs on cars made in the United Kingdom if the country moves ahead with a tax on digital services. Mnuchin said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that the United…

Saudi Arabia denies case of coronavirus infection

RIYADH, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Saudi health ministry affiliate said there were no cases of coronavirus in the kingdom, denying earlier reports of an expatriate resident being infected.Earlier, India’s minister of state for external affairs said an Indian nurse working at a hospital in southwestern Saudi Arabia has been…