Canada gun violence: 2 dead in shooting in northern Quebec, no active threat – Officials

2 dead in shooting in northern Canada, no active threat: Officials QUEBEC (Canada), Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people are dead from a shooting in the Cree First Nation community of Mistissini in northern Quebec, Canada, officials said, adding that it is not considered an active shooter situation. Two men…

US gun violence: 4 people shot, 2 killed in Mount Airy, North Carolina

MOUNT AIRY (North Carolina, US), Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people were shot and at least two of those people were killed Thursday in Mount Airy, North Carolina, authorities said.  Officers responded to the scene shortly after 2 p.m. local time, the Surry County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.…

US cancels more Haitian officials’ visas over gang violence

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed visa sanctions of more members of Haiti’s governing body on accusations of backing gangs, hoping to stop a change of prime minister amid new turmoil. The State Department said it would either refuse visas to the United States or revoke existing…

US: Protesters clash with police at detention center housing 5-year-old child

DILLEY (Texas, US), Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Texas state police officers used tear gas to disperse a demonstration outside a US immigration detention facility where protesters demanded the release of a 5-year-old Ecuadoran boy among others swept up in the Trump administration’s immigration clampdown. About 100 protesters gathered at the…

Venezuela military, police pledge loyalty to interim president

CARACAS, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s military and police pledged loyalty to interim president Delcy Rodriguez, whom the United States kept in power after ousting Nicolas Maduro. The pledge signifies the support of a key bastion behind Maduro — the military — as he braved US pressure and sanctions against…

Iran’s Army Inducts 1,000 Homegrown Combat Drones Amid Rising Tensions With U.S.

TEHRAN, Jan 30 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran said yesterday, it has inducted 1,000 domestically developed “strategic combat” drones, into the combat formations of its army divisions. The drones were distributed to the army’s ground, air defence, naval, and air forces, under the order of army chief, Amir Hatami, the report said.…

Palestinian VP Blames Israel For Rising West Bank Violence

RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Vice President, Hussein Al Sheikh, yesterday called on the international community to take firm action against Israel, over its treatment of Palestinians. In a statement, Al Sheikh urged “brotherly and friendly countries” to adopt clear measures, accusing Israel of continuing practices, he said, violate…

No Talks Under Pressure – Iran Responds To Trump’s Threats, U.S. Naval Enforcement In Middle East

“TEHRAN, Jan 29 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday, rejected any prospect of talks with the United States, as long as Washington continues to threaten military action, after U.S. President, Donald Trump, escalated his rhetoric and announced the deployment of additional U.S. naval forces to the Middle East. There can be no…

Thousands Of Iraqis Rally Against U.S. Interference In Gov’t Formation

BAGHDAD, Jan 29 (NNN-NINA) – Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated near the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, last night, condemning alleged U.S. interference in the country’s internal affairs, over the formation of a new government. Protesters gathered near the Suspension Bridge, near the entrance of a road leading to…

Iraq Nabs Two Daesh Militants, Destroys Three Hideouts

BAGHDAD, Jan 29 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), announced yesterday, the arrest of two Daesh militants, in the western province of Anbar, and the destruction of three Daesh hideouts in the northern Kirkuk province. A CTS statement said that, the arrests were carried out during two separate operations, based…
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