Hurricane Rick gains strength as it advances on Mexico

  MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Rick gained strength as it advanced toward Mexico’s Pacific coast Saturday and risked becoming a major hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said.   At 0000 GMT on Saturday, Rick was located 265 km from Zihuatanejo and 305 km from Acapulco, both…

Cargo ship on fire, spewing toxic gas off Canada’s Pacific coast: officials

  VANCOUVER, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A container ship has caught fire and isexpelling toxic gas off Canada’s Pacific coast, authorities said.   The Zim Kingston ship had been bound for Vancouver when the flames erupted,with the fire reported to the coast guard at around 11 pm local time, CBCNews…

Cuban street protester sentenced to 10 years in prison: Family and NGO

This file photo from July 11, 2021 shows an anti-goverment rally in Havana, one of many that rocked Cuba that day HAVANA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Cuban man who took part in unprecedented nationwide street protests last July has been sentenced to 10 years in jail, the stiffest punishment yet…

New migrant caravan in Mexico pushes past blockade to head north

TAPACHULA (Mexico), Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several thousand migrants from Haiti, South America and Central America set off from southern Mexico headed north, clashing with law enforcement trying to hold the caravan back. Some people among the latest mass movement of migrants trying to pass north through Mexico said they…

US meets Sudanese leaders to reaffirm support for democracy

Demonstrators protest against prospect of military rule in Khartoum KHARTOUM, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US envoy underlined Washington’s support for a democratic transition to civilian rule in Sudan during talks with the head of its ruling council and the prime minister, the US embassy in Khartoum said on Saturday. It tweeted…

Seven prisoners found dead in Ecuador jail affected by riots

Inmates of the Regional de Guayaquil prison hold banners reading “We want peace,” “The law is killing us,” “Peace, no to violence” QUITO, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s SNAI prison authority has found the bodies of seven prisoners in the same jail where violence between gangs lead to the deaths…

Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord ‘Otoniel’ captured

Members of the Colombian Army and police escorting Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord and head of the Gulf Clan, Dairo Antonio Usuga alias ‘Otoniel’- after his capture, in Bogota BOGOTA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as “Otoniel,” was arrested by the country’s authorities, the…

Best Option To Save Iran Nuke Deal Is To Fully Comply With It: Iranian Expert

TEHRAN, Oct 24 (NNN-IRNA) – The best option to save the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), from collapse is, all the parties to the deal fully comply with the original text of the JCPOA, said Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian…

US, Europeans renew call for Iran diplomacy

Rob Malley, the US negotiator on Iran PARIS, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and three European powers agreed in consultations in Paris on the need for Iran to return quickly to talks amid growing alarm over a delay. Rob Malley, the US envoy on Iran, spoke with his…

Brunei To Host ASEAN Summits Via Video Conferencing

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 23 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei is set to host the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in virtual meetings, via a series of video conferences, amid concerns over the unsettled COVID-19 pandemic situation across the region. Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, as Chair of ASEAN…
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