Brazil calls on BRICS to heed ‘cries’ of Venezuelans

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo pleaded with the country’s partners in the BRICS group of emerging economies to heed the “cries” of Venezuelans and work together to end the crisis. The group is deeply divided over how to respond to a situation that…

Italy: Interior Minister Salvini blocks own coastguard ship with migrants on board from docking

ROME, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said he would not let an Italian coastguard boat carrying 135 migrants dock until European Union countries agreed to take them in. The Gregoretti coastguard vessel rescued the migrants on Thursday from two boats off Malta, but was awaiting orders on…

Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after ‘worst’ wreck of year

TRIPOLI, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescue workers said they had plucked the bodies of 62 migrants from waters off the Libyan coast a day after one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean this year. About 145 migrants were rescued by the Libyan coastguard Thursday after their overloaded boat went down…

Rich nations like Singapore, Brunei and China should not use ‘developing country’ status to gain WTO special treatment: US Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United States President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw recognition of the special “developing country” status of relatively rich countries – including Singapore and China – at the World Trade Organization unless changes are made to the body’s rules. Trump, in a memo released by the…

Pres Trump says North Korea missile tests no threat to US

WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump brushed off the bellicose language accompanying North Korea’s latest short-range missile test, saying it referred to ally South Korea, not the UnitedStates. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called two missiles fired Thursday underhis personal supervision a “solemn warning” to the South…

Russian opposition plans election protest despite crackdown

MOSCOW, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian opposition and ordinaryMuscovites plan to take to the streets of Moscow Saturday to demand free and fair polls despite a police crackdown including the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. This week authorities jailed President Vladimir Putin’s top opponent for30 days and launched a…

Morocco navy picks up 242 African migrants in Mediterranean

RABAT, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Moroccan navy has picked up 242migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Spain in flimsy boats, the official MAP press agency said. It said the migrants, including 50 women and 12 children, were rescuedfrom several inflatable boats which…

US paves way for sanctions in Mali conflict

WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday laying the groundwork for sanctions against those who have exacerbated the “deteriorating situation in Mali,” the White House said. The decree will freeze assets and suspend travel for “individuals orentities that seek to undermine the peace,…

Brazil gold heist: Gunmen steal gold worth $30m from São Paulo airport

The suspects were dressed as police officers SAO PAULO, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of armed men stole a haul of gold and other precious metals worth at least $30 million from a Brazilian airport Thursday, according to Brazilian state news agency Agencia Brasil. Eight men targeted a cargo terminal at…

Britain: Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues government reshuffle

LONDON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is continuing to appoint more new ministers during his second full day as prime minister. He completed a radical overhaul of his cabinet after entering Downing Street on Wednesday, making more changes in lower-ranked jobs on Thursday. Among the latter,…