US: California battles biggest wildfire of the year

LOS ANGELES, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 300 firefighters battled a massive blaze in California, which is dreading summer wildfires at a time when President Donald Trump is gutting federal agencies tasked with fighting climate disaster. The “Madre Fire” broke out on Wednesday in San Luis Obispo, a rural…

Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital, U.N. says

Security guards stand watch as Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, center, talks with Mexico’s Charge d’Affaires Jesus Cisneros UNITED NATIONS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior U.N. officials…

Starlink-equipped drone narco-sub seized in Colombia

BOGOTA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned narco-submarine equipped with a Starlink antenna off its Caribbean coast. The vessel was not carrying drugs, but the Colombian navy and Western security sources based in the region said they believed it was…

Mercosur-EFTA FTA announced in Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, July 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Southern Common Market’s (Mercosur) Summit in Buenos Aires kicked off Wednesday with the announcement by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) finalized with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland). The documents are…

WHO urges 50pct price hike on tobacco and alcohol by 2035

GENEVA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) is campaigning for significantly higher taxes on tobacco products, alcohol, and sugary drinks. The United Nations (UN) health agency is urging countries to raise the prices of these harmful products by at least 50 per cent by 2035 through taxes.…

US: 14 injured after skydiving plane crashes at New Jersey airport

WILLIAMSTOWN (New Jersey, US), July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fourteen people were hospitalized after a single-engine skydiving plane went down on Wednesday in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The incident at the Cross Keys Airport involved a Cessna 208B carrying 15 people, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson. The administration is investigating.…

US: Seven people unaccounted for after fireworks warehouse explosion in California; 2 rescued

Clouds of smoke rise following explosions at a firework storage warehouse in Esparto, California ESPARTO (California, US), July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven people remained missing in California, a day after a fireworks warehouse explosion injured two victims and sparked a giant fire, authorities said. The explosion occurred on Tuesday evening…

Rain caused natural disasters in 83% of Brazil’s cities: report

BRASILIA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy rains spurred by global warming caused natural disasters in eight out of 10 Brazilian cities between 2020 and 2023, three times more than in the 1990s, according to a study by the Brazilian Alliance for Oceanic Culture. Rising temperatures lead to increased water vapour…

Vietnam’s Party Chief Welcomed New Trade Deal With U.S.

HANOI, Jul 3 (NNN-VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, To Lam, yesterday, welcomed a new trade agreement with the United States, during a phone call with U.S. President, Donald Trump. He urged Washington to soon recognise Vietnam as a market economy, and to lift…

Iran Still Needs More Time To Decide On Resuming Talks With U.S.: FM

TEHRAN, Jul 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said, the country still needs more time to decide about the resumption of negotiations with the United States. Araghchi made the remarks in an interview with CBS News in Tehran, published on Monday, while commenting on the possibility of…
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