Roundup: Complete Telecom Collapse In Gaza Paralyses Aid Operations

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – A complete collapse of Gaza’s telecommunications infrastructure, has cut digital connections for emergency services, humanitarian coordination and critical information for civilians, paralysing aid operations, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. “Our partners working on telecommunications say, this is due to damage to the last fibre cable…

Latest: Over 55,207 Palestinians Murdered In Gaza: Health Authorities

GAZA, Jun 13 (NNN-WAFA) – Smoke billows, following THE BARBARIC Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli regime’s southern border with the Gaza Strip, yesterday. According to the Gaza-based health authorities yesterday, at least 55,207 Palestinians have been murdered, the majority of whom are women and…

Oman To Host 6th Round Of Iran-U.S. Talks On Sunday

MUSCAT, Jun 13 (NNN-ONA) – The sixth round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran will take place in Muscat on Sunday, Omani Foreign Minister, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, announced yesterday. He made the announcement in a post on his official X account. Facilitated by…

Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety, or development, according to new estimates released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF. The latest data show a…

122 million forcibly displaced worldwide ‘untenably high’: UN

GENEVA, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record high but remains “untenably high”, the United Nations said Thursday. A record 123.2 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes at the end of 2024, said UNHCR,…

US: Protests against harsh immigration policies spread despite Pres Trump “heavy force” threats

LOS ANGELES (California, US), June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protests against Pres Donald Trump’s harsh immigration policies spread Wednesday across the United States despite a military-backed crackdown in Los Angeles and threats by the hard-right Republican president to use “heavy force.” In Los Angeles, where the unrest began last Friday, an…

Kosovo agrees to accept US deportations of migrants from other countries

PRISTINA/WASHINGTON, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kosovo has agreed to host migrants deported from the United States, the country’s caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti said Wednesday following a government session. “According to this decision, our state will, within a one-year period, accept and shelter up to 50 individuals with the aim of facilitating their…

Panama: Banana workers end protests, seek to reverse mass layoffs

PANAMA CITY, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panamanian workers for US banana giant Chiquita Brands agreed Wednesday to end their protests and roadblocks after a breakthrough in a pension dispute that led to thousands of layoffs. Chiquita employees in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro went on strike on April…

Bolivia: 2 policemen killed, several injured in clashes with ex-pres Morales backers

LA PAZ, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Clashes between followers of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales and police clearing roadblocks left two officers dead and several wounded, the government said. Supporters of Morales, who led the Andean country from 2006 to 2019, began blocking key roads on June 2 over electoral authorities’…

Canada: Squamish, town near Vancouver ready to evacuate as fire approaches

 SQUAMISH (British Columbia, Canada), June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents of a town near Vancouver were on stand-by to evacuate as Canada’s devastating wildfire season worsened, with officials warning weather conditions through the summer were ripe for further blazes.  A state of emergency has been declared in Squamish, British Columbia, just 64 kilometres north of…
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