US aircrash: Engine fell off cargo plane before deadly crash – investigators

Emergency services block off Grade Lane on near Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky LOUISVILLE (Kentucky, US), Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a cargo plane crash in the southern US state of Kentucky rose to 12 on Wednesday, with investigators saying the accident was caused by…

DR Congo: Nearly 25 million people suffer acute food insecurity – Agriculture Ministry

KINSHASA, Nov 6 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Nearly 25 million people will suffer acute food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between September and December 2025, the Agriculture Ministry reported. Referenced by the local press, the report poindits out that the situation is expected to worsen in 2026 due…

Kenya Tourism Board named best in Africa at 2025 Balearica Awards

LONDON, Nov 6 (NNN-KBC) — The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has been crowned the Best Tourism Board in Africa at the 2025 Africa Tourism Awards, also known as the Balearica Awards, held on Nov 1 at the Hilton London Canary Wharf. KTB emerged top ahead of leading competitors including the…

LatAm bloc to stand in solidarity with Venezuela amid pressure from US, says Brazilian FM

BELEM (Brazil), Nov 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The upcoming summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) will see Latin America express its solidarity with Venezuela amid increasing military and political pressure from the United States, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said. The…

Ecuador’s president declares new state of emergency in 7 regions

QUITO, Nov 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has declared a new 60-day state of emergency in five coastal provinces and three municipalities in the central provinces of Cotopaxi and Bolivar, to quell “grave internal unrest” sparked by extreme violence from organized crime. The decree, signed Tuesday and effective…

Morocco declares public holiday to mark UN approval of its Western Sahara plan

The UN Security Council endorsed Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara on Friday RABAT, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco has declared Oct 31 a national holiday to mark the day the UN Security Council voted in favour of a resolution backing its plan for the disputed Western Sahara region.Known as Unity…

Agony for families as landslide death toll climbs in Uganda and Kenya

Felix Kemboi is reeling from the shock of losing six relatives NAIROBI/KAMPALA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 40 people are now known to have died after multiple landslides struck Kenya and Uganda’s mountainous border region last week.“I lost a grandmother, a maternal aunt, an uncle, two sisters, a family…

South Africa makes strides in fighting environmental crime

CAPE TOWN, Nov 6 (NNN-SANEWS) — The international community has taken forward the work of fighting against environmental crime from the margins to the centre of global cooperation due to the work that began under South Africa’s Group of Twenty (G20) Presidency. Last month, the Cape Town Declaration on Crimes…

South Africa: Tackling global inequality must be a G20 priority – President Ramaphosa

PRETORIA, Nov 6 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to placing the fight against global inequality at the centre of the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held in Johannesburg later this month. Speaking at the handover of the report by the G20 Extraordinary Committee of…

Mexico: Man arrested after groping President Sheinbaum as she walked down the street

MEXICO CITY, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called for making sexual harassment a criminal offence nationwide after a man groped and tried to kiss her as she walked down the street. The incident occurred Tuesday as Sheinbaum walked to an event near the presidential palace, shaking hands and taking…