Saudi Crown Prince, Pompeo Discuss Measures To Maintain Regional Peace

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan 4 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, discussed, on Friday, over the phone, with the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, measures to maintain regional peace. The two sides reviewed what can be done to maintain peace and stability in the Middle…

World Cannot Afford Another Gulf War, Says UN Chief

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called for deescalation in the Gulf, said his spokesman. “The Secretary-General consistently advocated for deescalation in the Gulf. He is deeply concerned with the recent escalation,” said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for Guterres. “This is a moment in which leaders…

Airstrike Hit Vehicle Convoy Of Iraq’s Paramilitary Group In N. Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan 4 (NNN-NINA) – A convoy of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces was attacked early today (Saturday), in northern Baghdad, the paramilitary group confirmed in a statement. “The attack, which took place near the Taji Stadium in Baghdad, hit a medical convoy of the Popular Mobilisation Forces,” said the…

Bolivia to hold presidential vote May 3: electoral tribunal

LA PAZ, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivians will choose a new president May3, more than six months after a disputed election sparked violent streetprotests and the resignation of Evo Morales. Interim leader Jeanine Anez has been overseeing a caretaker governmentsince then, after Morales fled the country for Mexico. The new…

Canada’s conservatives to pick new leader in June

MONTREAL, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s Conservative party announced that it will choose a new leader on June 27 following Andrew Scheer’s surprise resignation. “We have an obligation as the opposition party to be ready as quick as wecan and this quickness puts us in that position,” party official Dan…

Mideast crisis: UK Foreign Secretary urges ‘de-escalation’

British foreign minister Dominic Raab LONDON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK’s foreign office has issued a statement on the death of Gen Soleimani.“We have always recognised the aggressive threat posed by the Iranian Quds force led by Qasem Soleimani,” said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.“Following his death, we urge all…

Vaping: US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government announced it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to curb the rising tide of youth vaping, but under industry pressure it stopped short of the full ban promised in September by the White House.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said…

Ex-Mexican minister pleads not guilty in US to taking drug bribes

Genaro Garcia Luna NEW YORK, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Mexican public security minister Genaro Garcia Luna, accused of taking huge bribes to allow the notorious Sinaloa cartel to ship drugs into the US, pleaded not guilty in a New York court. The once-powerful Garcia Luna entered the federal courtroom…

Crisis Group: Djibouti, Eritrea face threats as US-Iran conflict escalates

ASMARA, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Red Sea strait of Bab el Mandeb, located between Yemen and the African countries of Djibouti and Eritrea is one of the areas that might be on the receiving end of rising escalations between the United States and Iran. In Yemen, the United States…

Turkey Urges U.S., Iran To Refrain From Escalating Tension

ANKARA, Jan 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey called on Iran and the United States to avoid unilateral steps, that would jeopardise regional stability, over the killing of Qasem Soleimani, a commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). “We are deeply concerned about the escalating of the U.S.-Iranian tension in the…
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