Nato Chief Calls On Russia To Save INF Missile Treaty

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg BRUSSELS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Time is running out to save a key missile treaty with Russia, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. Stoltenberg pledged a “measured, defensive” response if Russia did not come back into compliance with the deal by the Aug 2 deadline. “We have…

Sudan: Peacekeeper killed in Abyei attack – UN

UNITED NATIONS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The United Nations says one peacekeeper and five civilians have been killed in an attack on peacekeepers on a routine patrol in a market in a disputed region on the border of Sudan and South Sudan. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says a second peacekeeper was wounded by gunfire in Tuesday’s attack by…

Mexico rescues 112 migrants smuggled in tractor trailer

MEXICO CITY, July 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican authorities rescued 112 Central American migrants being smuggled inside a tractor trailer, the Mexican National Institute of Migration (INM) said. The trailer had reached as far north as Nuevo Leon state, near the U.S. border, when immigration officers and members of the Mexican National Guard inspected the vehicle…

Manchester Bomber’s Brother Handed Over From Libya To Britain

TRIPOLI, July 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Libyan authorities handed over Hashem Abedi, brother of the Libyan suicide bomber in a Manchester concert hall, to Britain. “A delegation from the British Embassy received Hashem, Salman Abedi’s brother, inside Metiga international airport of Tripoli to be extradited to London,” Ahmad Salem, spokesman of the Libyan counter-terrorism department, said.…

German Sea-Watch captain to face Italy prosecutor over migrants

AGRIGENTO (Italy), July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German captain Carola Rackete, who sparked international headlines by forcibly docking in an Italian port with rescued migrants, faces questioning by an Italian prosecutor over allegedly aiding illegal immigration. The captain of the Sea-Watch 3 is expected to be questioned in the southern Sicilian…

Kenya: Interior Ministry orders deportation of 17 foreign directors of betting firms

NAIROBI, July 18 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Kenya’s war on betting reached new heights when the interior ministry ordered the deportation of 17 foreign directors of betting firms operating in the country. The deportation order comes almost a week after ordering telecoms firm Safaricom to stop processing payments for sports betting firms.…

Ghana and Ivory Coast lift threat to suspend cocoa supplies

ABIDJAN, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two largest cocoa producers, have ended a threat to stop selling their production in what was a push for higher prices.In what they called a “historic” move, the two West African neighbours on June 12 vowed to suspend the…

Algeria corruption trial: Minister continues to work despite on bail

Abdelkader Benmessaoud ALGIERS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerians on social media are strongly critical of a government minister remaining in his post, despite being investigated for corruption and being on conditional bail.Abdelkader Benmessaoud, the minister of tourism, was interrogated by a judge in a high profile corruption case, which also…

IMF to start selecting new leader as Lagarde formally submits resignation

Christine Lagarde  WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board said that it will initiate promptly the process of selecting the next managing director, after Christine Lagarde announced her resignation from the IMF position with effect from Sept. 12, 2019.Lagarde was nominated for the presidency of the…

South Africa: Corruption inquiry adjourns after former president Zuma’s lawyers say questioning unfair

PRETORIA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A South African judge adjourned until Friday morning a public inquiry into state corruption after lawyers for former President Jacob Zuma said he was being questioned unfairly. The inquiry is looking into allegations that Zuma, ousted by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party in…