Mexican president demands apology from Washington for slanderous media reports

MEXICO CITY, Feb 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador demanded an apology from the U.S. government on Thursday for “unfounded” media reports on a 2010 U.S. federal investigation linking his first presidential campaign to drug cartel donations. “What I want is for the United States government to…

Protesting farmers hurl eggs and clog streets with tractors as EU summit begins

BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Protesting farmers descended on the heart of the European Union on Thursday as leaders across the bloc held a crucial meeting at which they agreed new funding for Ukraine.Demonstrators rolled into Brussels in their tractors in the early morning hours before gathering outside the European Parliament…

Argentine police battle protesters opposed to sweeping reform bill

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentine police fired rubber bullets Thursday to disperse protesters gathered outside Congress as lawmakers debated the new president’s sweeping economic, social and political reform package. Opposition legislators stormed out of the building at one point to observe and denounce the police action, but later…

US: Pres Biden to receive bodies of soldiers killed in Jordan base attack

DOVER (Delaware,US), Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden on Friday will oversee the return to the United States of the bodies of three American soldiers, killed in a drone attack at a base in Jordan that Washington has blamed on Iran-backed militants. Amid strikes between US forces and Iran-backed…

Small plane crashes into trailer park in U.S. state of Florida; multiple fatalities reported

 MIAMI (Florida, US), Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One single-engine plane crashed into a mobile home park late Thursday in the U.S. state of Florida with multiple homes catching fire and casualties feared, according to media reports.  The pilot reported an engine failure before the plane went down around 7 p.m.…

Around 300 injured in Kenyan capital fire after gas explosion: Red Cross

 NAIROBI, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least two people were killed and around 300 injured in a massive fire when a truck laden with gas exploded in the Kenyan capital, a government spokesman said Friday. The explosion ignited a “huge ball of fire that spread widely”, Isaac Maigua Mwaura said on social…

Kenyan Pres Ruto urges two-state solution to end Israel-Gaza conflict in call with Netanyahu

NAIROBI, Feb 2 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President William Ruto held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday evening to discuss the escalating crisis in Gaza. The Head of State expressed Kenya’s deep concerns about the deteriorating situation in the region, noting that the loss of lives…

UN safe corridor in eastern DRC saves more than 1,000 civilians from deadly clashes

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — The safe-conduct corridor UN peacekeepers established in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spared more than 1,000 civilians from deadly clashes, a UN spokesman said. The chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, said: “Peacekeepers are continuing to do…

China and Cuba sign cooperation accord in the social area

HAVANA, Feb 2 (NNN-ACN) — The national coordinator of the Cuban Committees for the Defense of the Revolution grassroots organization (CDR) Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo and China’s ambassador to Cuba Ma Hui signed a collaboration accord in Havana to undertake a joint community project here.On X, Hernandez Nordelo said that the…

Russian troops could deploy to Burkina Faso – Junta leader

Ibrahim Traoré says Russia is offering military training to Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso’s military-backed president has said Russian troops could deploy to fight jihadists in the West African country if needed.In an interview, Ibrahim Traoré said Russia is offering logistical and tactical training and they are…