Zimbabwe calls for end to US, EU sanctions

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa appealed for patience for his efforts to pull his country out of an economic collapse and called on the U.S. and Europe to lift “illegal…

UK: Outrage at Prime Minister Johnson’s rhetoric in Brexit impasse

LONDON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced an angry backlash from across the political spectrum following aseries of angry exchanges in parliament over Brexit. Tensions boiled over on Wednesday when Johnson went on the offensive after MPs returned to work following a Supreme Court ruling calling…

Saudi crown prince hosts Iraq PM for talks on oil attacks

RIYADH, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi for talks focusedon attacks on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure, which Washington has blamed on Iran. “The meeting dealt with regional developments, particularly the sabotageattacks on Saudi Aramco plants in Abqaiq and Khurais,…

Heavy rains kill 17 in western India

MUMBAI, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventeen people were killed Thursday in flooding caused by torrential rains in western India including five who were sleeping in a mosque, officials said. Twelve people including a nine-year-old boy were killed in flash floods andas walls collapsed in various parts of Pune district in…

UNHRC adopts resolution asking Rohingyas to go back to Myanmar

GENEVA, Sept 27 (NNN-BSS) — The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution urging Myanmar to create conducive environment in northern Rakhine state and convince Rohingyas to return with full safety and dignity as per the bilateral agreement with Bangladesh. The resolution was adopted by a vote of…

World must take steps to compel Myanmar for Rohingya return: Bangladesh PM

NEW YORK, Sept 27 (NNN-BSS) –Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the world must take all measures to compel Myanmar to create conditions enabling the Rohingyas’ safe, dignified and voluntary repatriation to their ancestralhomes. “Rohingya crisis is a formidable challenge for Bangladesh … we want apeaceful and immediate resolution…

eSwatini public servants clash with police in salary protests

MBABANE, Sept 26 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Police in eSwatini fired teargas and water canons at thousands of civil servants protesting against low pay and rising living costs in Africa’s last absolute monarchy. Teachers and workers went on strike last week in the four main towns of eSwatini — a tiny southern…

Ethiopia govt confirms over a thousand killed, millions displaced by ethnic clashes

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, Sept 26 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopia’s government says over 1,000 people have been killed in inter-ethnic clashes over the past 12 months. With a population of 100 million citizens who come from dozens of ethnic groups with competing claims to land, resources and influence,…

US to deploy 500 troops to Lithuania in fresh signal to Russia: Defence Minister Karoblis

VILNIUS, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will move 500 troops to Lithuania in October for a six-month deployment, returning to the Baltic region where it first sent soldiers after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in 2014. The US military presence, part of a broader NATO deterrent, is…

Colombia’s Pres Duque tells UN that dossier proves Venezuelan Pres Maduro supports terrorists

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia will give the United Nations a dossier of “conclusive proof” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s support for terrorist groups, President Ivan Duque said in his speech to the organisation’s General Assembly. Colombia has long accused Maduro of sheltering rebel…