Americas

Afghan Refugees Hold U.S. Responsible For Worsening Security, Economy In Afghanistan

TEHRAN, May 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Battered and bruised by hardships, Abdollah Saebi, an Afghan in his late 40s, looks much…

Nearly 34,000 arrested under El Salvador’s state of emergency

SAN SALVADOR, May 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Around 34,000 people have been placed under arrest thanks to the state of emergency…

May 29 presidential elections: Colombian candidates round up campaign

BOGOTA, May 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Candidates in Colombia have rounded up their campaigns over the weekend, ahead of the May…

Pres Boric enacts minimum-wage increase bill for Chileans

SANTIAGO, May 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile’s President Gabriel Boric Font Monday signed into law a minimum wage hike so that…

Death toll from Canada’s storm hits 10 as communities survey damage

OTTAWA, May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As the death toll related to the powerful storm that swept Ontario and Quebec on…

No urgent need for mass monkeypox vaccinations: WHO

LONDON, May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa requires mass…

UN says rich countries putting children around the world at risk

UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rich countries are creating unsafe living conditions for children both at home and around…

Three migrants dead as smuggling boat sinks in Mexico

AGUA DULCE (Mexico), May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least three Honduran migrants died and four were missing on Monday after…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: EU oil embargo ‘in days’ as Ukraine isolation drives Russia closer to China

BERLIN/KREMLIN, May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union will likely agree an embargo on Russian oil imports “within days,” according…

Ancient massive ‘Dragon of Death’ flying reptile dug up in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentine scientists discovered a new species of a huge flying reptile dubbed “The Dragon…