Two U.S. Soldiers Killed In S. Afghanistan’s Explosion

KABUL, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two U.S. service members were killed, and two others were wounded, in an explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the coalition forces confirmed. “This happened when their vehicle struck an IED, in Kandahar Province,” the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces said, in a…

Colombia eradicated 100,000 hectares of coca in 2019, Pres Duque reports

BOGOTA, Jan 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombia, a top source of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, eradicated more than 100,000 hectares of the crop last year, President Ivan Duque said. The Andean country has come under repeated pressure from the United States, an important destination for cocaine shipments, to reduce…

Iran Says Its Forces Shot Down Ukrainian Passenger Plane Due To Human Error

DUBAI, Jan 11 (NNN-WAM) – Iran said on Saturday (today), it unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, due to human error, after initially denying it brought down the plane, in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on US targets in Iraq. Wednesday’s crash heightened international pressure on Iran after…

Chileans condemn OAS secretary general’s visit

SANTIAGO, Jan 11 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Communist Youth of Chile (JJCC) described OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro as an accomplice to serious human rights violations in Chile. The youth branch of the Communist Party of Chile (PC) argued that Almagro defended President Sebastian Piñera’s actions against the widepread popular…

US: Pelosi signals Trump impeachment charges may go to Senate next week

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic-led US House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House, has been engaged in a three-week cat-and-mouse game…

‘Phase Two’ China trade deal may come after US election: Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Negotiations for the second phase of a pending US-China trade deal will begin promptly but the outcome may wait until after this year’s elections, President Donald Trump said. Trump’s remarks come days before Beijing’s trade envoy is due in Washington to sign a “phase one”…

United States Declares New Sanctions On Iranian Officials And Exports

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US slapped new sanctions on Iran, to cut off “billions of dollars” of support to the country, as tensions continued. The sanctions target some of Iran’s export sectors and eight senior Iranian officials, involved in “destabilising” the US’ activities in West Asia and a…

US sharply reduces flights to Cuba

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Friday sharply reduced flights allowed to go to Cuba in a bid to reduce tourism revenue to the communist island. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that charter flights would only be allowed to fly to Havana, not other airports – a…

Human error brought Ukrainian plane down

TEHRAN, Jan 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The General Staff of the Iranian armed forces admitted on Saturday that the Ukrainian Boeing 737 passenger plane had been unintentionally shot down by Iranian forces, Sputnik newsa agency reported, quoting the IRIB state TV and radio broadcaster. “As a result of a human error, the plane was…

Libya and Iran top agenda in Merkel-Putin meeting

MOSCOW/BERLIN, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Confrontation between Washington and Tehran over the US killing of a top general and turmoil in Libya are set to dominate talks in Moscow on Saturday between the leaders of Russia and Germany. Russia’s Vladimir Putin will hold talks with German Chancellor AngelaMerkel in Moscow…
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