Cuba says USA, not Canada, manipulating diplomat health incidents

HAVANA, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba denounced the Trump administration for continuing to refer to health incidents among their diplomats in Havana as “attacks” without presenting any evidence, saying it was part of a broader campaign to damage bilateral relations. Both Canada and the United States have cut back their…

North Korea may suspend nuclear talks with ‘gangster-like’ US: Diplomat

PYONGYANG, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea is considering suspending talks with the United States and may rethink a ban on missile and nuclear tests unless Washington makes concessions, Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui reported as saying by the media. Choe blamed top US officials for the breakdown of last…

Attack on government minister walking to work shocks New Zealanders

WELLINGTON, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealanders have expressed shock after a government minister was punched in the face while walking to work, a rare attack in a country where politicians mingle freely with the public with no security cover. James Shaw, the climate change minister and leader of the…

Update: New Zealand police say four in custody, IEDs found

CHRISTCHURCH, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand police say they have detained four people in connection with deadly shootings at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday and have secured a number of improvised explosive devices. ”Four are in custody, three of them are men and one is a woman,” Commissioner…

Search ends in Lagos building collapse as anger flares

LAGOS, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Emergency services said they had called off the search for survivors of a building collapse that killed nine in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, as anger mounted over dilapidated property and unscrupulous owners. The building, which housed a primary school and nursery, came down without warning…

US to upgrade military ties with Brazil

BRASILIA, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will strengthen military ties with Brazil to a level usually reserved for NATO allies during President Jair Bolsonaro’s visit to Washington next week. Bolsonaro will meet US President Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday during a visit aimed at strengthening economic,…

US: Senate rebukes Pres Trump on border emergency, president vows veto

WASHINGTON, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of US senators, including fellow Republicans, who voted to terminate his declaration of an emergency on the border with Mexico. Trump’s response was swift and unequivocal: “VETO!” he tweeted after a dozen Republicans joined Democrats…

North Korean officials’ visit to Singapore port ‘may have been a sanction violation’: UN report

SINGAPORE, March 15 (NNN-CNA) — North Korean officials made a study trip to Singapore’s port in a move that “may have been a sanction violation”, according to a report by United Nations panel of experts. view the report a report  The 378-page report, dated March 5, detailed the panel’s findings related…

Singapore-Malaysia maritime dispute: Both sides agree to suspend overlapping port limits

Photo courtesy Singapore Ministry of Transport PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), March 15 (NNN-CNA) — Malaysia and Singapore agreed to mutually suspend the implementation of their overlapping port limits, as part of measures to dial down tensions in a maritime dispute.    Other measures announced include the suspension of commercial activities in the area, as well…

Garuda Indonesia CEO says ‘possibility’ airline will cancel Boeing 737 MAX orders

JAKARTA, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Garuda Indonesia said there is a “possibility” the airline will cancel its orders of Boeing Co’s 737 MAXs, with the final decision depending on what the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does. The 737 MAX has been banned from flying in most countries after an…