EU naval force secures ship attacked by pirates off Somalia

NAIROBI, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union’s anti-piracy naval force secured a ship on Friday that had been attacked off the coast of Somalia. Armed assailants had attacked the vessel, run by Greek firm Latsco Marine Management, as it was travelling to South Africa from India on Thursday with…

US says Rwanda, DR Congo promise to ease tensions

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said that Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo promised to work to ease tensions and recommitted to a peace agreement, which has failed to halt violence. The two neighbors signed an agreement in Washington in June after Rwandan-backed M23 rebels swept…

Earth cannot ‘sustain’ intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30

BELÉM (Brazil), Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that Earth can no longer sustain humanity’s dependence on fossil fuels, and warned the climate fight could be lost without a rapid transition to cleaner energy. He spoke at a summit in the Brazilian Amazon where…

US admin shutdown: More than 1,000 flights cut in shutdown fallout

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 flights were canceled across the United States on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers working without pay amid a federal government shutdown. Forty airports were slated for the cuts, including major hubs in Atlanta,…

Sweden has over 17,000 gang criminals: police

STOCKHOLM, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sweden, a country of 10.6 million, has some 17,500 active gang criminals, police said while adding that about 50,000 people are believed to have links to gang crime. The Scandinavian country has struggled to contain surging violent crime linked to criminal networks for more than…

Sudan crisis: No end to Sudan fighting despite RSF paramilitaries backing truce plan

PORT SUDAN (Sudan), Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An end to fighting in Sudan still seems far off despite the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, fighting the army for more than two years, endorsing a truce proposal. The government, backed by the army, has yet to respond to US-led international mediators, and…

UN alarmed by rising hunger crisis in eastern DR Congo

GENEVA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people facing emergency levels of hunger in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has nearly doubled since last year, the United Nations said. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said a “deepening hunger crisis” was unfolding in the region, but warned it…

Czech president accepts gov’t resignation, paving way for new cabinet

PRAGUE, Nov 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Czech President Petr Pavel on Thursday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s government, as former Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ ANO party is currently working on a new cabinet. Fiala’s government will continue to serve as a caretaker until the new cabinet takes office.…

ICC confirms 39 charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Kony

ICC has confirmed 39 charges against LRA rebel leader, Joseph Kony THE HAGUE, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has welcomed the Pre-Trial Chamber II’s decision confirming all 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Ugandan warlord, Joseph Kony.The charges…

Pirates fire grenades and board vessel off Somali coast

LONDON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Attackers have boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel, according to a UK maritime agency.Greek shipping company Latsco Marine Management confirmed the attack on a ship carrying gasoline, saying all the ship’s 24 crew…