US reports nearly 2 mn migrant apprehensions at southern border in 2021

 WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost 180,000 migrants were apprehended attempting to enter the United States from Mexico in December, official figures published Monday showed.    The additional 178,840 detentions in December bring the total number of apprehensions at the US southern border in 2021 to almost two million —…

Rebel leader killed in Colombia: president

BOGOTA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The commander of a rebel splinter group that rejects a 2016 peace deal in Colombia has been killed in a clash with the military, the country’s president said Monday.    President Ivan Duque announced in a statement that Euclides Espana — alias Jhonier — had been…

UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ Burkina Faso ‘coup’

 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “strongly condemns” the military takeover in Burkina Faso, and urges the “coup leaders” to lay down their arms, according to a statement issued Monday.   Condemning “any attempt to take over a government by the force of arms,” the UN…

Covid-19: US CDC warns against travel to Peru, Kuwait, UAE

Travelers make their way through Miami International Airport WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department advised against travel to 15 countries and territories, citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The CDC elevated its travel recommendation to “Level Four: Very High” for Colombia,…

Canada’s foreign ministry hacked, services hit

OTTAWA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hackers launched a cyber attack on Canada’s foreign ministry last week and some services are still down, officials said without disclosing who Ottawa thought was responsible. The incident was detected last Wednesday, a day before Canada’s signals intelligence agency said network operators of critical infrastructure…

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 if needed, potentially on very short notice, in the latest effort to reassure jittery NATO allies in the face of a Russian military buildup near Ukraine. Although the decision did…

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 had a “landing mishap” on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea and the pilot ejected, the US Navy said. A navy statement…

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 around the world, UNICEF said. More than 616 million students are still being affected by full or partial school closures, the United Nations children’s agency said. In many countries, in…

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 of Hasakah, amid U.S. airstrikes, and clashes between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Daesh militants, it was reported yesterday. The U.S. airstrikes and the clashes between the…

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 on Jan 19 since becoming a republic last year. In an official statement, the U.S. Embassy in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS recognized the people of Barbados for “upholding the democratic…
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