South Africa will continue to stand with the vulnerable: Deputy President Mashatile

CAPE TOWN, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deputy President Paul Mashatile has vowed that South Africa will continue to stand for the vulnerable and marginalised, and fight for a just world.  This comes after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ordered Israel to, amongst others,  take all measures…

Pres Biden says he will decide on US response to attack that kill 3 US troops in Jordan

 WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden says he has decided how the US will respond to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan. Speaking as he left the White House for fundraisers in Florida, Biden added: “I don’t think we need a wider war in…

Niger: 22 people killed in attack in western village of Motogatta

NIAMEY, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected jihadists killed 22 people in an attack on a village in western Niger near the border with Mali, local sources said. The Sunday attack targeted the village of Motogatta in the vast Tillaberi region where Niger meets Mali and Burkina Faso, and where jihadist…

Ecuador’s prison congestion: Pres Noboa orders extradition of foreign prisoners back to their own country

QUITO, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday ordered the extradition of all foreign nationals incarcerated in the country, which is in the grip of a severe prison crisis fueled by drug trafficking and violent gang battles. In a decree signed Monday Noboa called on prison authority…

US gun violence: California police make arrests in desert killing of six

LOS ANGELES, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California police investigating the slaying of six people whose bodies were found in the desert have made their first arrests, they said. The corpses — all of which reportedly had gunshot wounds and some of which had been burned — were discovered on a…

UN confirms Europe hit record high temperature in 2021

Europe has suffered heat waves and wildfires in recent summers, including on Greek tourist islands like Rhodes. GENEVA, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit), and warned that new extremes were expected.…

New UN envoy tests waters for fresh talks on ending Cyprus divide

  NICOSIA, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New United Nations Cyprus envoy Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar began a mission to test the waters for a fresh round of talks on ending the Mediterranean island’s five decades of division. Holguin held a first meeting with Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides, who is also the island’s…

French PM says his country would not endorse EU-Mercosur deal

PARIS, Jan 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESSS) — French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced his country’s decision once again to oppose the free trade deal between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur amid protests from local farmers objecting to President Emmanuel Macron’s latest measures affecting agrifood production. “You have wanted to send a…

Tanzania, Ghana business owners keen to increase trade engagement

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 28 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — SMALL scale business owners in Tanzania and Ghana have expressed readiness to increase engagement in trade and business among themselves to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations. This was revealed at the 2024 Market Entry Expedition held in Dar es Salaam which…

Kenyan President Ruto heads to Rome for Italy-Africa Summit

President William Ruto NAIROBI, Jan 28 (NNN-KBC) — President William Ruto has departed the country for an official visit to Rome, Italy, to participate in the Italy-Africa Summit. The summit will bring together 20 African Heads of State and Government to discuss crucial areas of collaboration, including food security, culture,…