Iraqi PM Confirms End Of U.S.-Led Combat Mission In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, confirmed yesterday, the end of the U.S.-led coalition forces’ combat mission in Iraq, after the withdrawal of the forces from the country. “The combat mission of the international coalition has ended, and all the combat equipment withdrew outside Iraq,” al-Kadhimi…

Four dead after gunmen hit public transport in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four people have been reported dead after a group of unidentified gunmen fired shots on two public transport buses while another four people wounded following the attack in southern Port-au-Prince. Despite promises by the authorities to guarantee security and peace, the country is…

Ethiopia regrets US decision to terminate its eligibility for AGOA

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopia’s trade ministry said it is unhappy with the Biden administration’s decision to revoke duty-free access for the country’s exports. The US terminated on Dec 23 Ethiopia’s eligibility for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) citing its disapproval of the war…

Mexico: Children among 8 dead in gun attack

  SILAO (Mexico), Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people, including two children, died in a shooting in a region of central Mexico plagued by turf wars between rival drug cartels, authorities said.   Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fired at homes in the municipality of Silao in…

Drought-hit western US walloped by powerful winter storm

This photo obtained from Caltrans Distric 3, shows Highway 50/Lake Tahoe Boulevard, in Lake Tahoe, California, covered in snow LOS ANGELES, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A powerful winter storm battered the western United States, dumping much-needed snow on the drought-parched mountains of California, but causing travel misery over a wide area.…

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar massacre

Credible reports suggested that four children were killed, including two 17-year-old boys, a teenage girl and a child approximately age five UNITED NATIONS, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Security Council condemned last week’s massacre in Myanmar of more than 30 people, including two Save the Children staff, that was blamed…

Covid-19: Mexicans join bid for compensation from China, WHO

Mexico has reported nearly 300,000 Covid-19 deaths and more than 3.95 million confirmed cases MEXICO CITY, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Devastated by the loss of his daughter to COVID-19, Jaime Michaus joined hundreds of Mexicans seeking compensation from China and the World Health Organization, despite reservations and uncertain prospects of success.…

Covid-19: Argentina registers 20,263 new daily cases, 31 more deaths as Omicron appears in Panama, Uruguay

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina reported 20,263 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 more deaths related to the disease in the past 24 hours, the country’s health ministry said. The daily cases was the highest in five months, only slightly lower than the previous record of 21,590 cases…

US shooting: Five dead, two wounded in multiple shootings in Colorado state; gunman shot dead

  WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a shooting spree across multiple locations in Colorado, which ended when the gunman was himself shot dead, has risen to five, police said.   The trail of shooting began around 5:00 pm on Monday and unfolded across at least four…

Presidents Biden, Putin to hold phone call on Thursday: White House

 WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak by phone Thursday on “a range of topics,” the White House said Wednesday, as preparations are made for in-person US-Russia security talks next month.    The US and Russian leaders will “discuss a range of topics, including upcoming…
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