Update: Govt party scores major win in Venezuela regional vote – official

CARACAS, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of President Nicolas Maduro, whose 2018 election is not recognized by part of the international community, has won a landslide victory in Sunday’s regional ballot, according toelection officials.    Candidates aligned with Maduro have won 20 of the 23 governor posts and the…

Venezuela opposition takes part in election as foreign teams observe

  CARACAS, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan opposition parties participated in elections Sunday for the first time since 2017, voting for governors and mayors in a litmus test for President Nicolas Maduro’s government amid international sanctions and economic crisis.   With European Union observers returning to the country after a…

Venezuela: Pres Maduro says will not restart talks with opposition until ally freed

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro holds a small Venezuelan Constitution as he delivers remarks next to his wife Cilia Flores CARACAS, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said there will be no renewed talks with opposition politicians until “the kidnap” of a prominent government envoy Alex Saab – who…

Update: Chile’s far-right Kast leads election, set for polarised run-off with Boric

Chilean presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast gestures as he stands next to his wife Maria Pia Adriasola Barroilhet SANTIAGO, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean hard-right former congressman Jose Antonio Kast was on track to win the country’s presidential election late on Sunday, though well short of a majority meaning he…

US, UK, Australia sign key deal in nuclear sub alliance

SYDNEY, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia formally embarked on Monday (Nov 22) on a hotly contested programme to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines in a new defence alliance with Britain and the United States. Defence Minister Peter Dutton joined US and Australian diplomats in signing an agreement allowing the…

UK to host G7, ASEAN foreign and development ministers at meeting in December

LONDON, Nov 22 NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain will host foreign and development ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations and from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Liverpool from Dec 10 to Dec 12, it said on Monday. The summit will address issues including economic resilience…

Venezuelans vote in regional, local elections

People queue to take part in the election for state governors and local mayors, in Caracas CARACAS, Nov 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela Pedro Calzadilla announced on Sunday that the country’s regional and local elections began with “total normality.” A total of 21,159,846…

71 refugees resettled from Libya to Canada: UN

TRIPOLI, Nov 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that it resettled 71 refugees from Libya to Canada. “UNHCR resettled 71 refugees, including 37 children, from Libya to Canada supported by IOM (the International Organization for Migration),” the UNHCR tweeted. “The group included families from Syria,…

General elections underway in Chile amid COVID-19 pandemic

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Santiago, Chile SANTIAGO, Nov 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Presidential, parliamentary, and regional elections began in Chile on Sunday with high attendance at the polls in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic. The elections are taking place in a particularly polarized environment, and…

Haiti kidnappers release two missionaries among 17 abducted

Nearly 800 kidnappings were recorded in Haiti this year before the end of October  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people among a group of 17 US and Canadian missionaries kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti last month have been released, aid officials say. Christian Aid Ministries said that…
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