Armenia officially joins International Criminal Court

Armenia became the 124th state party to join the Rome Statute, and the 19th state from the Eastern European group MOSCOW, Feb 1 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Armenia early Thursday officially became a full member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as the ratification of the Rome Statute establishing the body entered…

Greek farmers continue protests demanding gov’t pledged aid

ATHENS, Feb 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — Greek farmers are planning protests across the country for Feb 1, demanding sufficient financial aid pledged by the government with no delays. Representatives of farmers’ associations gathered to discuss mobilization plans at Palamas municipality in the Thessaly region in central Greece, one of the country’s…

US: 3 people killed and 9 injured in hangar collapse at Idaho airport

BOISE (Idaho, US), Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A hangar under construction on the grounds of the airport in Boise, Idaho, collapsed Wednesday, killing three people and injuring another nine, officials said. Five of those injured in the collapse at the Boise Airport are in critical condition, the city said in…

UN court rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terror’ case against Russia

THE HAGUE, Feb (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations’ top court on Wednesday mostly rejected Ukraine’s claims that Russia was financing “terrorism” in eastern Ukraine, saying only that Moscow had failed to investigate alleged breaches.    Kyiv had accused Moscow of being a “terrorist state” whose support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern…

Military-ruled Niger expels European Union staffers

The military took power in a coup last year and severed ties with Western allies NIAMEY, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s junta has expelled 15 members of the European Union’s capacity-building mission, Eucap.According to the country’s Interior Minister, Brig Gen Mohamed Toumba, the individuals had “returned to Niamey on various…

Kenya’s Haiti mission to go ahead despite court ruling – President Ruto

ROME (Italy), Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Kenya is going to push ahead with plans to lead a UN-approved security mission to Haiti, despite a court in Nairobi last week blocking the deployment, Kenyan President William Ruto said.The international force is aimed at tackling rampant gang violence in the Caribbean nation, which…

ATMIS hands over 9 military bases to Somalia in troop withdrawal

ATMIS Head (L) hands over a signed document to Somalia’s National Security Adviser Hussein Sheikh MOGADISHU, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said it has handed over nine military bases to the Somali government, marking the completion of the second phase of the troop withdrawal…

Tanzania government outlines measures to tackle human trafficking

There is increasing evidence that many children who are trafficked to work at small mining sites DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Secretariat (ATS) in the Ministry of Home Affairs is intensifying a crackdown on all forms of exploitation, particularly human trafficking, a top official…

US: Pres Biden to visit Michigan as Arab American anger over Gaza grows

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden travels Thursday to the crucial swing state of Michigan, which is also the crucible of growing Arab American anger at his pro-Israel policies. The trip comes days after the Democratic incumbent’s campaign manager traveled to the city of Dearborn — home…

France farmers protests see 79 arrested as tractors snarl Paris traffic

Police officers take security measures as French farmers form a convoy with their tractors and block roads as part of nationwide protests called by several farmers’ unions over pay, tax and regulations PARIS, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French farmers angry over increased taxes and European agriculture policies they say threaten…