Zionist Israel Launches New Wave Of Airstrikes In Lebanon

JERUSALEM, Jan 26 (NNN-NNA) – The Zionist Israeli military said last night, it had begun striking “several areas” in Lebanon, targeting what it described as “Hezbollah militant infrastructure.” In a statement, the military said, the strikes were in response to what it called Hezbollah’s “repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings,”…

EU and Ecuador wrap up talks on sustainable investment deal, EU’s first SIFA with Latin America

BRUSSELS (Belgium), Jan 25 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The European Union and Ecuador have concluded negotiations on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA), in what Brussels is portraying as the bloc’s first such deal with a Latin American country. In a Commission statement, the EU said the agreement is designed to make…

Brazil is expecting 353 million tons from the 2025/26 grains’ harvest

BRASILIA, Jan 25 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil is heading for a new record production of its 2025/26 grains harvest, mainly soybeans, maize sorghum, sunflower, according to the latest survey by Conab, the country’s agriculture supplies company. Overall the harvest is expected to reach 353.1 million tons, 0.3% higher than the previous…

Monster winter storm sweeps US, 14 governors declare emergencies

Drivers navigate through snow on I-44 as Winter Storm Fern arrives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma HOUSTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Snow fell over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Friday in a frosty prelude to a monster winter storm expected to converge with bitter Arctic cold and engulf much…

Breakaway Somaliland president pitches business opportunities to Trump’s son

Israel’s president Isaac Herzog (R) said he looked forward to greater co-operation with Somaliland DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The president of Somaliland has held separate talks with his Israeli counterpart and the second son of the US leader, as the breakaway region continues to seek international recognition and…

US Pres Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it ‘makes a deal with China’

Trump and Carney pictured in June at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Canada. WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade deal with China. “If Canada makes a deal with China,…

Turkish Intelligence Chief Met Hamas Delegation In Istanbul

ANKARA, Jan 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organisation Director, Ibrahim Kalin, met with Hamas Political Bureau member and chief negotiator, Khalil al-Hayya, in Istanbul yesterday, to discuss implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. During the meeting, the two sides agreed to work together on increasing humanitarian aid, opening the…

Syria Extends Ceasefire With Kurdish Forces By 15 Days To Support Daesh Detainee Transfers

DAMASCUS, Jan 25 (NNN-SANA) – Syria, yesterday, extended a truce with Kurdish forces by 15 days, to support the transfer of Daesh detainees from Syria to Iraq, as tensions in the country’s north-east continue, the Syrian defence authority said in a statement. “The ceasefire across all sectors of Syrian army…

Cocaine lab explosion kills nine in Colombia

BOGOTA, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cocaine laboratory explosion killed nine people Friday on Colombia’s Pacific coast, police said. The blast happened in southwest Narino department in a cocaine-producing area inhabited by the Indigenous Awa people and rife with illegal armed groups. Eight people were wounded. These victims worked for…

Nigeria: Seven miners shot dead in restive Plateau

ABUJA, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven people were shot dead in an overnight attack at a mining site in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, a local youth group and a state official said.Plateau is one of several ethnically and religiously diverse hinterland states known as the Middle Belt, where communal conflict…
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