West African task force says troops killed 42 Daesh fighters near Lake Chad

ABUJA, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — West African troops killed 42 suspected Daesh fighters in a battle in the Lake Chad region on Saturday, the heaviest death toll suffered by the insurgents in the last six months, a regional military task force said in a statement. The Multinational Joint Task Force…

Czech Republic protests: Andrej Babis urged to quit as PM

Protesters gathered in Prague for the latest in a series of protests  PRAGUE, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Prague demanding that PM Andrej Babis resign. Babis is facing a criminal investigation over alleged fraud, and is also the subject of an…

Cameroon: About 22 Killed In Road Accident In West Region

YAOUNDE, June 24 (NNN-XINHUA) —About 22 people were killed and several others injured on Sunday along the Batie-Baham road in Cameroon’s West Region after a bus carrying them skidded and collided head-on with a truck, police said. “Nineteen people died at the scene of the accident and the three others died in the hospital…

Army chief and regional leader killed in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s army chief and a top local leader have been shot dead during an attempt to overthrow a regional government in northern Ethiopia, underscoring political instability in the country as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tries to push through reforms. The latest unrest in the…

Pakistan condemn woeful South Africa to World Cup exit

LONDON, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pakistan condemned South Africa to World Cup elimination and kept alive their own slender chances of advancing to the semi-finals with a 49-run win at Lord’s on Sunday. Chasing 309 to remain in the hunt for a last four berth, South Africa’s survival bid petered…

Peru: President Vizcarra’s approval rating up 8 points, reaches 47%

LIMA, June 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra‘s approval rating increased 8 percentage points from 39% to 47% in June, the latest Peruvian Studies Institute (IEP) poll has revealed. Citizens’ support for the Head of State increased mainly in the center (58%), eastern (57%) and southern (48%) areas of the…

Peru, China complete 2nd FTA upgrading negotiation round

LIMA, June 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — The second round of negotiations aimed at upgrading the Peru-China Free Trade Agreement has concluded, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Edgar Vasquez said. The meeting took place in Lima on June 17-19.  During this round, diverse meetings took place in order to optimize the chapters on rules of origin;…

Update: Bodies found as Hungary police lift capsized tourist boat from river

BUDAPEST, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hungarian police on Tuesday began lifting a sightseeing vessel that sank in the river Danube in Budapest last month in an accident that has claimed at least 20 lives with eight people still missing. An hour after the lifting operation began at around 6am the command…

Four million have now fled Venezuela, UN ramps up aid to children who remain

An average of 1,650 refugees and migrants from Venezuela continue to arrive each day in Ecuador. GENEVA, June 11 (NNN-CARIBBEANNEWS) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), described the scale of the exodus from Venezuela as “staggering”, with the number of displaced people jumping by…

St Vincent and the Grenadines breaks a record, as smallest ever Security Council seat holder

Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam elected to the security council UNITED NATIONS, June 11 (NNN-CARIBBEANNEWS) — Following a secret ballot held Friday, the UN General Assembly elected five countries to the security council, including St Vincent and the Grenadines, the smallest nation ever to secure…