Libyan navy rescues over 400 illegal African immigrants

TRIPOLI, Aug 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Libyan navy said that more than 400 illegal immigrants were rescued in separate operations off the country’s western coast. “Coast guards patrol rescued 403 illegal immigrants in separate operations during the past few days,” said the navy spokesman Ayob Qassem. The rescue operations took…

Leaders of Hong Kong groups advocating “independence” detained: police

HONG KONG, Aug 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two leaders of political groups advocating “Hong Kong’s independence,” Joshua Wong and Chan Ho-tin, have been detained, Hong Kong police confirmed Friday. Wong was arrested at around 7:30 a.m. Friday enroute to the South Horizons MTR station, according to the social network account of…

US Pres Trump cancels Poland visit as hurricane heads for Florida

MIAMI, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump on Thursdaycanceled a trip to Poland as Hurricane Dorian bore down on Florida, where it could make landfall as a dangerous Category 4 storm. Trump, who had been scheduled to attend World War II anniversarycommemorations in Poland this weekend, said he…

Six countries including US block UN sanctions against Somalia’s Al-Shabaab

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six UN SecurityCouncil members blocked a move to include Somali groupAl-Shabaab on a list of organizations such as Al-Qaeda that are underinternational sanctions, diplomatic sources said. Several NGOs and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs recently stepped in to oppose the…

US: Pres Trump launches new Pentagon command for space warfare

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump launched a new Pentagon command dedicated to warfare in space Thursday, as American armed forces chiefs see China and Russia pressing hard to erode the US advantage in the newest military frontier. “This is a landmark day, one that recognizes the centrality…

Britain, France, Germany to hold Iran talks

HELSINKI, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain, France and Germany will hold talks Friday on how to preserve the beleaguered Iran nuclear deal and protect shipping in the Gulf. Tensions have spiked recently in the strategic shipping lane where Iran hasseized Western tankers as Tehran and Washington have locked horns over…

UN renews peacekeeping mission amid Israel-Lebanon tensions

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN SecurityCouncil on Thursday voted to renew its long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for a year, warning of a “new conflict” with neighboring Israel. The draft resolution, written by France and approved unanimously, wouldallow for the approximately 10,000 members of the United Nations…

UN chief fears ‘full civil war’ in Libya

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said that he fears Libya will end up in a“full civil war” unless moves are soon made to end the conflict. “Unless action is taken in the near term, it is highly likely that thecurrent conflict will escalate into full…

WHO: Measles return to four European nations

GENEVA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Measles has returned to four European nations previously seen as free of the illness, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).The disease is no longer considered eradicated in Albania, the Czech Republic, Greece and the UK.“We are backsliding, we are on the wrong track,” said…

Uganda confirms new Ebola case as Congolese girl tests positive

KAMPALA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has confirmed a new case of Ebola in the country’s Kasese district, said the Ministry of Health, adding the case is of a nine-year-old girl of Congolese origin.A statement signed by Minister of State Joyce Moriku Kaducu said: the patient travelled with her mother…