Japanese Protesters Criticise PM Takaichi’s Silence On U.S. Military Strikes Against Venezuela

TOKYO, Jan 11 (NNN-NHK) – Large numbers of Japanese residents rallied in Tokyo on Friday evening, to protest Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi’s evasive stance on U.S. military strikes against Venezuela, as well as, a series of dangerous recent military policy moves by her administration. The protest, jointly organised by multiple…

EU countries override France to greenlight Mercosur trade deal

The deal has provoked farmers’ protests in several countries, including France BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU gave Friday a long-delayed go ahead to a huge trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur championed by business groups but loathed by many European farmers — overriding opposition led by France.…

Argentina: Arson wildfire in Patagonia closes highway, forces evacuations

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 9 (NNN-EFE) — A massive, intentionally set wildfire, burning out of control in the mountainous Patagonian province of Chubut, Argentina, engulfed the areas around El Hoyo and Epuyén, leading to the complete closure of the crucial National Route 40. “The situation is dramatic,” said Ariel Ruiz, the fire operations…

Brazil: Pres Lula vetoes entire leniency bill for Jan 8 rioters

BRASILIA, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) — On the third anniversary of the Jan 8 attempted coup d’état, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva vetoed the entire Bill 2,162 approved by both Houses of Congress, providing for the reduction of sentences of the over 800 people convicted for their involvement…

Venezuela releases political prisoners in first major gesture since Maduro’s capture

CARACAS, Jan 9 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuela has begun releasing a “significant number” of political prisoners, including Venezuelan citizens and foreign nationals, in what authorities described as a unilateral gesture to help consolidate peace and peaceful coexistence in the country. The announcement comes less than a week after former president Nicolás…

Ecuador: 3 killed in armed attack at Mocoli Golf Club sports court

QUITO, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Three people were killed in an armed attack late Wednesday inside a private residential complex on Mocoli Island in Ecuador’s coastal province of Guayas, Interior Minister John Reimberg said. Local media reported that the gunmen violently entered the Mocoli Golf Club sports court after breaching…

Venezuelan parliament approves tribute for US attack victims as Brazil, Mexico condemn attack

CARACAS, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Venezuela’s National Assembly on Thursday approved a resolution honoring about 100 people killed during last weekend’s U.S. military attack. Ruling-party lawmaker Blanca Eekhout, who introduced the measure, called the victims “patriots” and said the tribute seeks to preserve their memory. The plan includes building a…

Honduran lawmaker injured by explosive device in congress

TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Honduran lawmaker Gladis Aurora Lopez was wounded Thursday after an explosive device was hurled at a group of people in a rear area of the National Congress building, police said. The device detonated minutes before a congressional session was set to begin. Lopez had been…

UN experts condemn US aggression against Venezuela

GENEVA, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations experts* strongly condemned the large-scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and other cities and the forcible abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. “These actions represent a grave, manifest…

US: Protesters, law enforcers clash after immigration agent kills woman

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters clashed with law enforcement in Minneapolis Thursday after the fatal shooting of a US woman further deepened the divide over President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces to crackdown on illegal immigration. Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot in the head on Wednesday as…
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