US increases deportations of Guatemalans

GUATEMALA CITY, March 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The number of 19,337 nationals who were deported to Guatemala by air from the United States so far shows an increase of 69.2 percent compared to the first quarter of 2023, according to official data. The entity dedicated to the issue stated that…

Italy takes in more than 27,000 unaccompanied minor immigrants

ROME, March 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Illegal immigrants who are minors and unaccompanied minors numbers 21,402 in Italy, of which more than 70 percent are between 16 and 18 years of age, official data disclosed. A report of the Italian Ministry of Labor and Social Policies, disclosed on the website…

Humanitarian aid operations obstructed in Sudan as clashes worsen food, health crisis

KHARTOUM, March 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Humanitarian aid operations in Sudan have faced obstructions as the ongoing deadly clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to exacerbate the already severe food and health crisis shrouding the war-torn land. The warring parties are exchanging…

Canada: Niagara Region declares state of emergency ahead of visitors influx to watch total solar eclipse

OTTAWA, March 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Canada’s Niagara Region declared a state of emergency as it prepares for an influx of visitors for next month’s total solar eclipse, local media reported. The region said the state of emergency is a proactive step to ensure it is prepared to accommodate the “once-in-a-lifetime…

AU extends congratulations to Senegalese president-elect

Bassirou Diomaye Faye ADDIS ABABA, March 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning Senegal’s presidential election. In a statement issued Thursday, Faki said he warmly congratulates Faye on the occasion of the official proclamation of his election in the…

As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police

National Police stand guard outside the empty national penitentiary PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti needs up to 5,000 international police to tackle “catastrophic” gang violence that has killed more than 1,500 people in the first three months of this year alone, including many children, according to a United Nations…

US: Pres Biden OKs $60m in aid after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United States President Joe Biden’s administration has unveiled $60 million in emergency funds to support cleanup and reconstruction efforts in the Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster in Baltimore.The Federal Highway Administration said it provided the “quick release” funds to rebuild the collapsed bridge within hours…

Six Kenyans killed in Somalia in suspected Al Shabaab attack

Somali security officers are seen patrolling the streets in Mogadishu, Somalia DHOBLEY (Somalia), March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six Kenyans have been killed in Dhobley, Somalia by suspected Al Shabaab militants, Liboi Deputy County Commissioner Ali Manduku has confirmed.He said the six are from the Meru region in Kenya and have…

Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Libya after 10-year hiatus

A commercial flight of Turkish Airlines arrives at the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, March 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Turkish Airlines resumed commercial flights to the Mitiga International Airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli, after a hiatus of 10 years, Mohamed al-Shohobi, the Libyan minister of transportation, announced…

Portugal unveils new government

LISBON, March 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — Portuguese Prime Minister-designate Luis Montenegro announced the lineup of his new government on Thursday with the appointment of 17 ministers. The nominations were submitted to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who endorsed them through the Presidency of the Republic’s official website. According to the Portuguese…