EU envoy to visit Iran Thursday amid nuclear talks push

  TEHRAN, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU envoy charged with coordinating talks on reviving a troubled nuclear deal between Iran and major powers is to visit Tehran on Thursday, the Iranian foreign ministry said.    Enrique Mora’s visit “is a follow-up to consultations between the two sides on matters…

Venezuela calls on Spain to rectify indigenous massacres

CARACAS, Oct 13 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called on the Spanish government to rectify and apologize for the massacre of millions of indigenous people from America during colonization. On the Day of Indigenous Resistance, the Venezuelan president recalled the victims of murder and slavery due to the expansion…

Argentine Economy Minister and IMF Director hold meeting in Washington DC

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine Economy Minister Martín Guzmán met in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to further discuss renegotiations of the country’s US $ 45 billion debt. The South American official also held an encounter with David Lipton, a top adviser to US…

Israel, UAE ministers in US as Pres Biden seeks to expand normalisation

US Vice President Kamala Harris meets Israeli’s foreign affair minister Yair Lapid at the White House WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top diplomats from Israel and the United Arab Emirates are set to hold three-way talks in Washington Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s administration embraces and looks to expand…

US wildfire: Fast-moving blaze in southern California triggers evacuation orders, road closures

LOS ANGELES, Oct 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — A fast-moving wildfire in southern California expanded to over 54.23 square km with 5 percent containment by Tuesday, triggering evacuation orders and the closure of a major highway, according to Inciweb, an interstate incident information system. The Alisal Fire started Monday afternoon near the…

More than 10,000 Haitians sent back since September 19

The majority of them came from Haitis’ south-west PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) –More than 10,000 Haitian migrants were sent back to the country in less than a month, the UN’s Organization for Migration (IOM) said.Among the 10,218 returnees to the Caribbean nation since Sept 19, 7,621 people flew back from…

US racism: Florida city’s first Black female firefighter sues over mural that depicted her as a White person

Former Black Boynton Beach deputy fire chief, Latosha Clemons BOYNTON BEACH (Florida, US), Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Black Boynton Beach deputy fire chief filed a lawsuit against the city over an honorary mural that depicted her as a White person. The lawsuit was filed by Latosha Clemons in…

US shooting: Two postal employees shot dead at post office; shooter commit suicide

  MEMPHIS (Tennessee, US), Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two US Postal Service employees were shot dead Tuesday in a gun attack at a Tennessee post office, authorities said.   The suspected shooter opened fire at the East Lamar Carrier Annex in Memphis and then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.…

G20 leaders agree to step up Afghan humanitarian effort

A boy sells bread at a makeshift shelter for displaced Afghan families, at Shahr-e Naw park, in Kabul ROME, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G20 leaders agreed to work together to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, as the EU pledged a €1 billion aid package and host Italy stressed the need…

Covid-19: US to open border with Canada starting in early November

The United States border crossing is seen in Lacolle, Quebec WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will open its border with Canada to vaccinated Canadians starting in early November, three US lawmakers said. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has confirmed the plans, US Senate Majority Leader…
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