Libyan Warlord Haftar Releases Six Turkish Citizens

TRIPOLI, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six Turkish citizens detained in Libya by forces loyal to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar have been released, Turkey’s foreign ministry says. The ministry did not give details about when the men were first held. Turkey had earlier said Gen Haftar’s forces would be a “legitimate…

Argentina: 13 killed in bus accident

BUENOS AIRES, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 13 people were killed and 30 others injured when a bus carrying retirees overturned on a foggy road in northern Argentina, local media reported. According to the police, the incident took place around 10 a.m. on Monday at the intersection of the highways 157 and 308 near…

Delayed raids on illegal immigrants in US to start soon: Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — U.S. President Donald Trump said the delayed 10-city raids on illegal immigrants will begin after the July 4 holiday. “After July 4, a lot of people are going to be brought back out,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office while signing the 4.6-billion-U.S.-dollar border…

EU summit: Leaders resume talks after disagreement over top jobs

BRUSSELS, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU leaders meeting in Brussels remain divided over who should get the EU’s top jobs, including a successor to Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker.Talks resumed over breakfast on Monday morning, after the member countries failed to reach agreement at the emergency summit convened on Sunday.Summit chair…

Óscar Martínez drowning: El Salvador government takes blame – Pres Bukele

SAN SALVADOR, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) –El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has said his country is to blame for the death of a father and daughter who drowned while trying to reach the US.He said his government had to fix the issues that forced people to migrate in the first place.Bukele,…

Attack on Fulani village in central Mali kills 23 – Local mayor

BAMAKO, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 23 people have been killed and 300 missing after an attack on Sunday on a village of Fulani herders in central Mali where communal violence has surged in recent months, a local mayor said.Two other Fulani communities were targeted on Sunday evening amid…

Sudan protesters announce day of ‘civil disobedience’ on July 14

KHARTOUM, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese protest leaders called for a one-day nationwide “civil disobedience” campaign on July 14, in an announcement on Monday a day after they organised mass protests against the ruling generals that rocked the country.The move, which aims to increase pressure on the ruling generals to…

Pres Trump says he is worried about terrorist attacks if U.S. troops leave Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said he wants to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan but is concerned that without an American military presence, the country could be used as a base for terrorist attacks on the United States.In an interview on Fox News broadcast on Monday,…

Civil organisations sues Rwanda and Uganda governments over border closure

KAMPALA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Civil society organisations in Uganda have filed a case against the governments of Uganda and Rwanda over border restrictions between the two countries.The case against the two governments has been lodged at the East African Court of Justice, arguing that the effective border closure contravenes…

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed defends reform agenda

ADDIS ABABA, July 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed briefed lawmakers on the state of the country, covering various issues ranging from the recent attempted coup in Amhara to economic liberalisation plans.Abiy, who embarked on political, economic and social reforms when he took office in April last year,…