Somalia extends election deadline to next month

MOGADISHU, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia extended its deadline to finish voting for the lower house of parliament, the latest in a series of election delays that risk starving the country of budget funds.    The fragile Horn of Africa nation has struggled to hold elections, with polls delayed by…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: NATO deploys response force for first time

 BRUSSELS, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance was deploying its rapid response force for the first time ever to bolster defences in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.    “It is still a fluid situation. What we have seen is that the Ukrainian forces are…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: IMF, World Bank chiefs warn of global impacts from Ukraine war

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leaders of the World Bank and IMF signaled they were ready to help Ukraine, while warning that Russia’s invasion will have repercussions for the global economic recovery.   IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said she was “deeply concerned” about the fighting’s impact on the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN civil aviation council ‘condemns’ Russian violation of Ukraine airspace

MONTREAL, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s civil aviation body condemned the “violation” of Ukraine’s territory and airspace after Russia invaded. The 36 states on the International Civil Aviation Organization Council (ICAO) “condemned the violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of a United Nations Member State, including its airspace,”…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Pres Biden joins emergency NATO session on Russia’s Ukraine invasion

WASHINGTON, Feb  26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden joined an emergency NATO summit to strengthen the frantic Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and fears for the security of Europe. The US president, who has spent weeks trying to lead a united trans-Atlantic response to Russia’s aggression against its…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Brazil’s FM plans joint evacuation from Ukraine with other LatAm nations

BRASILIA, Feb 25 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) –Brazilian authorities are planning to carry out a joint evacuation operation with other South American countries to rescue nationals of their countries who wish to flee war-torn Ukraine. Brasilia has invited Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay to join the efforts, which will not be able to…

At least 23 FARC dissidents killed in Colombia military operation

BOGOTA, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 23 dissidents of the former FARC guerrilla group were killed during an operation by the Colombian armed forces along the Venezuelan border, the Defense Ministry said.   The dissidents “died during military operations” carried out in the northern border department of Arauca, a…

US expels No. 2 Russian diplomat: State Dept

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has expelled Russia’s number two diplomat in Washington in a tit for tat move after Moscow’s expulsion of a senior US envoy, a State Department official said.   Sergey Trepelkov, the second-highest ranking official at the Russian embassy, was informed Wednesday that…

US jury finds three ex-cops involved in George Floyd’s death guilty

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three former police officers of Minneapolis, the U.S. state of Minnesota, accused of violating the civil rights of George Floyd, were found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday. The jury found that Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao all deprived Floyd of…

3 people killed in Colombia landslide; 9 rescued

BOGOTA, Feb 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three people, including a minor, were killed by a landslide that affected several homes in a poor neighborhood in the Colombian city of Manizales, capital of the Department of Caldas, local authorities said. “We ended the search and rescue work of 146 workers specialized in…
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