Americas

UN Calls For Avoiding Escalation In Mideast Following Assassination Of Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A United Nations spokesman, yesterday, called for exercising restraint and avoiding escalation in the…

Sri Lanka Says Fitch Downgrade Based On Uncorroborated Facts

COLOMBO, Nov 28 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance dismissed Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of the country’s sovereign rating, as…

Covid-19: War-hardened general to lead Canada’s vaccination effort

OTTAWA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A general who led NATO’s mission in Iraq as well as Canadian troops in Afghanistan…

Deported Mexican migrants dream of change under Biden

MEXICO CITY, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauricio Lopez was deported to Mexico after spending most of his life in the…

US sanctions Chinese, Russian firms over Iran dealings

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US announced economicsanctions on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had supported the…

US Pres Trump says he will leave office — if President-elect Biden victory is confirmed

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said for the first time that he would leave the White House…

Prospects Of Two-State Solution To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict More “Distant”: UN Chief

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (NNN-PNN) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday said that, the prospects of the two-state solution…

Covid-19: Americans celebrate Thanksgiving under pall of pandemic

The Macy’s Turkey leads the parade during the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Millions…

CIA officer killed in Somalia: US media

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A CIA officer was killed in combat in Somalia in recent days, US media said…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the covid-19 crisis. More than 60.4 million…