US army officials visit Kenyan base hit by al-Shabaab

US troops NAIROBI, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senior officials from the US military’s Africa Command have visited a military base in Kenya that was raided by militant group al-Shabaab on Sunday. The military base, Camp Simba, is in the popular coastal region of Lamu and is used by Kenyan and…

Russian Warship Close To Collision With U.S. Destroyer In Arabian Sea

MANAMA, Jan 11 (NNN-BNA) – The U.S. Fifth Fleet said Friday, it continued to “remain vigilant” after a Russian Navy ship “aggressively approached” the U.S. warship, USS Farragut, in the Arabian sea. “On Thursday, Jan 9, while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut was aggressively approached…

Unknown Gunmen Kill Two Media Workers In Iraq’s Basra

BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (NNN-NINA) – Unknown gunmen shot dead a reporter and a cameraman, on Friday, after they covered anti-government protest, in Iraq’s southern city of Basra. The reporter, Ahmed Abdul Samad, and the cameraman, Safaa Ghali, worked for Dijlah TV. They were shot dead inside their car, while they…

US Pres Trump claims “I saved a country” playing big role in Ethiopia-Eritrea peace deal

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United States President Donald Trump has disclosed that he had a big role in the 2018 peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Despite not clearly mentioning both countries in his claim at a rally in Ohio on Thursday, he said the leader of one of…

Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles: says Canadian PM Trudeau

OTTAWA, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said, citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources. Trudeau told a Thursday news conference in Ottawa that the destruction of…

Mexico grants asylum to Ecuador opposition lawmakers

Ecuador Foreign Minister Jose Valencia QUITO, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico granted political asylum to four members of Ecuador’s opposition holed up in its embassy in Quito since widespread social unrest in October, the foreign ministry said. The four lawmakers, including former Congress speaker Gabriela Rivadeneira, “took a commercial flight to…

Gold bar found beneath Mexico City street was part of Moctezuma’s treasure

An x-ray detector scans a large gold bar found decades ago in downtown Mexico City, part of the plunder Spanish conquerors fleeing the Aztec capital MEXICO CITY, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new scientific analysis of a large gold bar found decades ago in downtown Mexico City reveals it was…

US Pres Trump uses campaign rally to trumpet Soleimani killing as ‘justice’

TOLEDO (Ohio, US), Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump made the killing of Iranaian general Qassem Soleimanii a theme of his re-election campaign on Thursday, drawing cheers from thousands at a rally when he said the death saved lives and delivered “American justice.” At the campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, Trump…

US gives green light for sale of F-35B fighter jets to Singapore, pending Congress approval

An F-35A aircraft from the US Air Force WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (NNN-CNA) — The United States will go through with the sale of up to 12 F-35B fighter jets to Singapore, pending approval by Congress, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency news. Singapore’s request to buy four F-35B fighter jets, with the…

US Pres Trump seeks support in Iran crisis but Europe skeptical

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With tensions soaring after he ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, US President Donald Trump publicly urged all other powers to abandon a 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran. Within hours, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, one of Trump’s closest international allies, was on…
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