Ecuador Issues Interpol Red Notice on Ex-Foreign Minister, Critic of Assange Arrest

Ecuador’s former Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino speaks with media, He accused the government of Lenin Moreno of giving up Assange as part of a deal with the IMF. Photo courtesy of Telesur QUITO, April 19 (NNN-TELESUR) – Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office will make a request to Interpol for the capture…

Russia Reiterates its Condemnation to US Unilateral Sanctions against Cuba

Simferopol, Apr 19 (NNN-Prensa Latina) Russia has reiterated Friday its strong condemnation of the application of unilateral sanctions by the United States, commenting on the recent White House announcement of a new package of punitive measures against Cuba. We reiterate we are against unilateral sanctions and that the restrictions can…

Moscow says Kim Jong-un to visit Russia in late April: report

MOSCOW/SEOUL, April 19 (NNN- Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will visit Russia later this month for talks with President Vladimir Putin, Russian news service RIA Novosti reported Thursday, citing the Kremlin. Kim will make the visit at Putin’s invitation, the news service and other Russian news outlets quoted…

Libya crisis: PM Fayez al-Serraj condemns ‘silence’ of allies

Forces of the UN-backed unity government carried out an airstrike on Tuesday on a military camp belonging to East Libya-based commander Khalifa Hafter in the southern city of Al-Jufrah, according to local media. Photo courtesy of Anadolu TRIPOLI, April 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s UN-backed government issued an arrest warrant against…

Update: 6.7-magnitude quake hits Taiwan, injuring at least 17 people

Photo courtesy of CNA TAIPEI, April 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rattled Hualien county in eastern Taiwan at 1:01 p.m. Thursday, injuring at least 17 people, tilting two buildings in Taipei, and spooking many others across the island. The 17 people were injured either by falling objects or shards…

Sudan crisis: Toppled President Omar al-Bashir moved to Prison

KHARTOUM, April 18 ( NNN-ANGOP) – The deposed Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was moved from his residence to Kobar prison in the capital Khartoum, two family sources said on Wednesday, and a prison source said he was being held under tight security in solitary confinement. Sudan’s military ousted Bashir after…

New EU Law Offers More Protection to Whistleblowers

Lawmakers approved the new set of rules in the European Parliament located in Strasbourg. Photo courtesy of Telesur BRUSSELS, April 18 (NNN-TELESUR) – The European Parliament approved a new set of rules Tuesday to protect whistleblowers from dismissal and legal prosecution across the European Union (EU). “On the eve of…

Alan García: Peru’s former president kills himself ahead of arrest

https://www.facebook.com/agenciandina/videos/512666112599600/ LIMA, April 18 (NNN-ANDINA) – Alan Garcia, who served twice as President of Peru, has died in Lima at the age of 69 over a self-inflicted shot to the head. The ex-Head of State on Wednesday morning shot himself after authorities arrived at his Lima home with a 10-day…

N.K. leader supervises test-fire of new tactical guided weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a flight drill of the North’s Air and Anti-aircraft Force on April 17, 2019, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on April 18. As is customary, the agency didn’t provide the location. Photo courtesy of Yonhap SEOUL, April 18 (NNN-…

Polls open in Indonesia’s biggest-ever election

Indonesian women show their ink-stained fingers after casting vote in Jakarta. Photo courtesy of Antara JAKARTA, April 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Voters in Indonesia began voting on Wednesday as polling stations opened in the east of the vast archipelagic country to select a new president and members of the parliament. Voters…