Top UN court to rule Tuesday on Germany/Nicaragua Gaza genocide case

THE HAGUE, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top UN court said it will rule Tuesday on charges by Nicaragua that Germany is breaching the 1948 Genocide Convention by supplying weapons to Israel for the Gaza war. Nicaragua has hauled Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand judges…

UK summons Russian ambassador for ‘malign activity’ on UK territory

LONDON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British Foreign Office summoned the Russian ambassador in London on Friday after allegations of what it called a “Russian orchestrated malign activity on UK soil.”  “The UK remains deeply concerned by allegations of Russian orchestrated malign activity on UK soil, as well as the…

AU ‘deeply concerned’ about north Ethiopia tensions

ADDIS ABABA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Union (AU) has expressed “deep concern” about “escalating tensions between local communities” in a disputed area of northern Ethiopia.More than 50,000 people have been displaced by this month’s clashes in Alamata Town, Raya Alamata, Zata and Ofla – all part of a…

UK: Two men charged in Channel deaths investigation

LONDON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two African men have been charged with immigration offences after an investigation into the deaths of five migrants, including a child, in the English Channel.Three men, a woman, and a seven-year-old girl died in a crash on board a boat carrying 112 people on Tuesday.Tajdeen…

South Sudan foreign minister replaced months after appointment

James Pitia Morgan, who was appointed last August JUBA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has replaced his foreign affairs minister who had been in office for less than a year.James Pitia Morgan, who was appointed last August, was replaced in a presidential decree read out on…

US says looming Tiktok ban won’t change relations with China as Kenya weighs in

NAIROBI, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A decision by the US government to ban the Chinese-owned Tiktok unless it is sold within a year, would not change the US relations with China, the US Secretary for Commerce Gina Raimondo said in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.In an exclusive interview with The East African,…

Pasteurized milk ‘safe’ from bird flu: US officials

WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Milk sold in US stores is “safe” from the bird flu because pasteurization effectively kills the disease, American health authorities said, following spread of the infection among herds of cows. An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has made its way through dairy cattle…

France: Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest

PARIS, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university Friday, prompting administrators to move all classes online. The pro-Palestinian protest kicked off a day of drama at the Paris Institute of…

US: ‘Many houses are flattened’ in Elkhorn as large tornado sweeps through Nebraska

Significant damage on the West Side of Elkhorn, Nebraska LINCOLN (Nebraska, US), April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tornado hit northwest Omaha including Elkhorn Friday afternoon and left a trail of destruction. Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman said “many houses are flattened and many houses also have significant damage.” Fortunately no…

Botswana: Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit wetlands of Okavango Delta

GABORONE, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana, conservation authorities said. Southern Africa has been affected by severe drought, caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has threatened harvests and plunged millions into hunger.…