State Department reveals number of nuclear arsenal in the US in 2020

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US administration revealed that the United States (US) had 3,750 nuclear warheads as of Sept 30, 2020, reversing former President Donald Trump’s decision to rank the numbers on the nuclear arsenal.“The United States is releasing newly declassified information on the US nuclear arsenal to…

Nuke Talks To Resume “Soon”: Iranian Official

TEHRAN, Oct 7 (NNN-TASNIM) – A senior Iranian lawmaker, yesterday announced that, the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, will resume in coming days. Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, spokesperson of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian parliament, said “negotiations will begin…

Haiti top diplomat asks UN Security Council for help with gangs

Gang members march following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti’s top diplomat has called on the United Nations Security Council for help dealing with the country’s spiralling gang violence and crime. Foreign Minister Claude Joseph told the 15-member body…

Pentagon warns against deal bringing Russian mercenaries to Mali

Wagner Group mercenaries at an unidentified location WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US military officials warn Mali’s interim government against brokering any deal to use mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help with security and counterterrorism. For weeks, US and French officials have publicly tried to dissuade Malian leaders from…

Argentine house fire leaves 7 people dead

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Seven people, including four minors, died in a house fire on Tuesday in the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, some 635 km south of Buenos Aires, police said. The fire started in the front part of the house, located in the Villa Ressia neighborhood…

US: Intellectually disabled convicted murderer executed in Missouri despite Vatican appeals for clemency

  WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 61-year-old African-American man was executed in the US state of Missouri on Tuesday, despite pleas for clemency from the Vatican and his lawyers on the grounds that he was intellectually disabled.    Ernest Lee Johnson was put to death by lethal injection for…

George Floyd sculpture in New York City defaced for a second time

NEW YORK, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A recently unveiled sculpture honouring George Floyd in New York City has been defaced for a second time. Grey paint was thrown across the statue on Sunday, police said, just two days after it was set up in Union Square. Clean-up efforts by community…

US senators suggest expelling 300 Russian diplomats amid embassy dispute

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Democratic and Republican senators urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the United States if Moscow does not issue more visas for Americans to represent Washington in Russia. The suggestion from the leaders of the Senate foreign relations and intelligence…

Mexico seeks reciprocity from US on security, minister says before talks

MEXICO CITY, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico will work during high-level security talks this week to ensure “reciprocity” from the United States on matters such as arms trafficking and extraditions, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick…

US Pres Joe Biden, China’s Xi Jinping agree to abide by Taiwan agreement

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden said that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the Taiwan agreement, as tensions have ratcheted up between Taipei and Beijing. “I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree … we’ll abide…
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