Americas

US puts 8,500 troops on alert to deploy amid Ukraine tensions

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military put about 8,500 troops on alert to be ready to deploy to Europe…

US Navy pilot ejects, 7 hurt in F-35 South China Sea ‘landing mishap’

uth China Sea WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven US Navy sailors were hurt on Monday when an F-35C warplane…

Covid-19: Pandemic causing ‘nearly insurmountable’ education losses globally – UNICEF

GENEVA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) –School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have caused “nearly insurmountable” losses in education among children…

Over 3,000 Families Flee Homes In Syria’s Hasakah Amid U.S. Airstrikes

DAMASCUS, Jan 25 (NNN-SANA) – As many as 3,500 families have so far fled their homes, in Syria’s north-eastern province…

US lauds Barbados on successful elections since becoming republic

BRIDGETOWN, Jan 24 (NNN-CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW) — The United States of America congratulated Barbados for holding its first general elections…

Haitian Ex-Senator allegedly involved in Moïse killing set to face court in February

KINGSTON (Jamaica), Jan 24 (NNN-CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW) — Former Haitian senator John Joel Joseph, together with his wife and two…

Nicaragua expects to export lobster to European Union countries

MANAGUA, Jan 24 (NNN-Prensa Latina) –Nicaragua plans to export lobster to European Union countries, after the regional bloc authorized it,…

Covid-19: Clinical trials of Cuba’s Mambisa vaccine candidate are advancing

HAVANA, Jan 24 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The first clinical studies of the application of Cuba’s first nasal vaccine candidate, named…

Mexico: Journalist murdered in Tijuana, second in less than a week

TIJUANA (Mexico), Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A journalist was killed in Tijuana Sunday, the local prosecutor said, the second media…

Afghanistan: Taliban, Western officials meet for Monday talks in Oslo

   OSLO, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban and Western diplomats meet in Oslo on Monday for talks on Afghanistan’s humanitarian…