Poland to close last Russian consulate over ‘unprecedented act of sabotage’

Prime Minister Donald Tusk, second right, visits site of the rail line Mika, that was damaged by sabotage, near Deblin, Poland WARSAW, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Poland has announced it will close its last remaining Russian consulate in the northern Polish city of Gdansk following the targeting of a railway line to Ukraine…

Nigeria: Gunmen kill two, injured one in church attack in western Eruku state

LAGOS, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen killed two people in an attack on a church in western Nigeria, according to a video of the incident and a police statement. The attack comes after US President Donald Trump at the start of November threatened military action over what he claims are…

Sudan crisis: Aid workers forced to ‘choose who to save’ in Darfur – NGO

CAIRO, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Humanitarian workers in Sudan’s Darfur are being forced to “choose who to save” due to insufficient resources, aid group Handicap International’s logistics chief Jerome Bertrand said. After more than two years of war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, needs have…

Kenya: Thousands displaced by Lake Naivasha flooding

NAIVASHA (Kenya), Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The tourist boats that normally ply Kenya’s famed Lake Naivasha have had a different task in recent weeks: evacuating hundreds of flooded homes. Although the lake’s level has been rising for more than a decade and has repeatedly breached its banks, locals in the…

US aircrash: Father and daughter died when plane taking aid to Jamaica crashed in Florida

Alexander Wurm and his daughter Serena MIAMI (Florida, US), Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A father and daughter were killed when their plane crashed soon after takeoff in Florida on Monday, authorities have said, as the pair were travelling to deliver supplies to hurricane-stricken communities in Jamaica. Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter…

Uruguay chosen to UNESCO Board

TASHKENT, Nov 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay has secured a seat on the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for a four-year term, following an election held during the organization’s 43rd General Conference in Uzbekistan. The South American country obtained 119 votes from the Member…

World must act now to halt ‘horrific atrocities’ in Sudan: UN

Displaced children from el-Fasher playing at a camp where they sought refuge from fighting between government forces and the RSF, in Tawila, Darfur region GENEVA, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world must act immediately to halt the “horrific atrocities” in Sudan’s El-Fasher, the UN rights chief said Monday, urging countries not…

US state leaders take stage at UN climate summit — without Pres Trump

BELÉM (Brazil), Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Americans are coming. President Donald Trump’s administration may have steered clear of this year’s UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference’s second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico. Anticipation…

Mexico: Formal employment grows 2.5% as job creation reaches 550,000

MEXICO CITY, Nov 11 (NNN-EFE) — Mexico’s economy created 550,794 formal jobs in the first ten months of 2025, reflecting a 2.5 percent growth rate, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) reported on Monday. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), the unemployment rate stands at 2.9…

UN warns of rough winter ahead for refugees

GENEVA, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations warned Tuesday that millions of refugees and displaced people face a gruelling winter, with far less humanitarian aid available this year as the coldest months arrive in the northern hemisphere. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has seen its funding from governments slashed…