Venezuela: Pres Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Caracas

CARACAS, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Nicolas Maduro announced that a United Nations human rights office would begin operating in Venezuela once again, after it was suspended and its staff ordered to leave in February. Maduro is under fire at home and abroad over his leftist government’s human rights record…

Venezuela expels 10,000 from illegal gold mine, now closed

CARACAS, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan authorities said they had expelled some 10,000 people from an illegal gold mine that claimed at least 16 lives when it collapsed in February. The Bulla Loca mine in the Bolivar state in Venezuela’s Amazon region has now been “closed and evacuated,” general Domingo…

EU urges international donors to restart aid to Palestinian UN Agency, UNRWA

BRUSSELS, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU has called on international donors to resume funding to Gaza’s largest UN agency. It comes after a review found that Israel had not provided evidence for its claim that thousands of UNRWA staff were members of terror groups. Several nations halted funding to the…

Djibouti: Dozens of Ethiopians die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast

The boat was carrying 77 people when it capsized just off the coast of Djibouti DJIBOUTI CITY, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 33 Ethiopian migrants – including an eight-year-old boy – have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials said. They were among 77 people crossing…

Russia: Deputy Defence Minister detained for allegedly taking bribes

Deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov (L), alongside President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu MOSCOW, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian deputy defence minister has been detained on suspicion of taking bribes, according to the country’s top investigative body. The Investigative Committee said on Tuesday that Timur Ivanov was being…

Peru: Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old ceremonial center in Apurimac region

ANDAHUAYLAS (Apurimac region, Peru), April 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — A team of researchers, led by archaeologist Edison Mendoza, discovered a 3,000-year-old ceremonial center from the Formative Stage in the population center of San Juan Bautista, located in the district of San Antonio de Cachi, Andahuaylas province, Apurimac region. The ceremonial center,…

Peru: 3,456 hectares of illegal coca crops eradicated in Huanuco and Ucayali regions

LIMA, April 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — A total of 3,456.63 hectares of illegal coca leaf crops have been eradicated by the Special Project for Control and Reduction of Illegal Crops in Alto Huallaga (Corah) in various areas of Huanuco and Ucayali regions so far in 2024, the Ministry of Interior (Mininter) reported. According to the…

UK court to review govt decision to allow arms exports to Israel

  LONDON, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s High Court agreed to hear a legal challenge later this year over continued UK arms exports to Israel during its war against Hamas in Gaza. A coalition of legal advocacy groups wants the court to scrutinise the UK government’s decision to keep selling…

Tunisia: 22 migrants found dead off Sfax coast since Saturday

TUNIS, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bodies of 22 people presumed to be sub-Saharan migrants were found off the coast of the Tunisian port city of Sfax in recent days, a court spokesperson said. “Twenty-two bodies were discovered in the Sidi Youssef port (off the coast of Sfax) since Saturday,”…

Five migrants die attempting Channel crossing: French police source

PARIS, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight during an attempt to cross the Channel from France to Britain, a French police source said on Tuesday. The source, who did not wish to be named, said the circumstances of their death around the beach…