NATO Suspends Training Mission In Iraq

OTTAWA, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Canadian-commanding NATO mission in Iraq, has suspended its training task, after a U.S. airstrike killed an Iranian commander, Canadian newspaper, The Globe reported. A senior Canadian government official was quoted as describing the move as a “tactical pause.” The NATO mission, run by Canadian…

Iraq’s Shiite Militia Warns Security Forces To Move 1,000 Metres Away From U.S. Bases

BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (NNN-NINA) – Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militia, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH), warned the Iraqi security forces, to move away from U.S. bases, with no less than 1,000 metres starting from Sunday. Abu Ali al-Askari, security leader of KH tweeted that “brothers in the Iraqi security services must stay away…

Anti-War Protesters Rally In NYC Following U.S. Airstrike In Iraq

NEW YORK, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hundreds of anti-war protesters rallied in Times Square, New York, in the wake of a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, which killed an Iranian commander and resulted in Iran vowing to retaliate. The protesters held signs that read: “Jobs, healthcare, education, housing, human…

Iran Says U.S. Responsible For Consequences Of Soleimani’s Assassination

TEHRAN, Jan 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said that, the United States is responsible for the consequences of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, former commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). Zarif made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Qatari…

MAS leads polls ahead of Bolivian presidential elections

LA PAZ, Jan 4 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) is leading a poll in the run-up to Bolivia’s presidential elections, even though it has not chosen its candidates for the posts of president and vice president of the Republic. According to local media, the television channel Unitel…

Venezuelan prosecutor general calls on Brazil to extradite deserters

CARACAS, Jan 4 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuelan Prosecutor General Tarek William Saab said that he had sent an official communiqué to his Brazilian counterpart, Augusto Aras, warning him about the measure adopted by the Brazilian Government regarding five Venezuelan military deserters. He explained that the five deserters assassinated a Venezuelan…

Peace, Stability In West Asia Region Of Utmost Importance: India

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (NNN-PTI) – The call for restraint came, soon after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, threatened “severe revenge” for “the criminals who bloodied their foul hands with [Soleimani’s] blood.” The external affairs ministry, in a statement, referred to Soleimani as a “senior Iranian leader,” reflecting India’s sensitivities…

Mexico president calls for Julian Assange to be released from UK prison

MEXICO CITY, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be released from prison in London, urging an end to what he described as his “torture” in detention. Assange, 48, is in a British jail for skipping bail when he sought…

Brazil President Bolsonaro says he has a hernia

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro BRASILIA, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro says he is suffering from a hernia, apparently as a result of being stabbed in the stomach in 2018, local media reported. “I’m pregnant,” the far-right leader joked with journalists at a hospital in Brasilia on Thursday night.…

Kuwait Calls For Utmost Restraint Over Developments In Iraq

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 4 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait calls for the utmost restraint, amid the recent developments in Iraq, the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said, on Friday. The international community should bear its responsibilities, in maintaining security and stability of the region, steering it clear from escalating actions, the ministry said, in…
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