Panamanians commemorate transfer of canal administration

PANAMA CITY, Jan 1 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Panamanians commemorate the transfer by the United States of the canal’s administration, an event considered more than just an administrative act, but a symbol of sovereignty. This nation not only efficiently managed the canal’s operation in these 26 years, but also fostered its…

Ecuador: Pres Noboa declares prison perimeters as security zones

QUITO, Jan 1 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared the perimeters surrounding prisons as restricted security zones, requiring the Armed Forces to reinforce controls in these areas today. The decision, announced through an executive decree, came after a meeting of the State Public Security Council (Cosepe). The document…

Brazil: A family of 4 killed in head-on vehicle collision in southeastern Minas Gerais state

BRASILIA, Jan 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — Four members of the same family were killed early Wednesday when their car was struck head-on by a car-hauler truck on a federal highway in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais, police said. The crash occurred on the BR-040 highway near the municipality of Joao…

Brazil: 5 dead in shootings in southern Parana state

BRASILIA, Jan 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — Five people died early Wednesday morning, including one victim and four armed suspects, in two related shootings in southern Brazil’s Parana state, local media reported. The body of a man who had been shot dead was discovered in a neighborhood of Cornelio Procopio, a city…

Mali and Burkina Faso impose travel ban on US citizens

Captain Ibrahim Traore is the President of Burkina Faso BAMAKO, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali and Burkina Faso say they will bar US citizens from entering their countries in response to a similar move by the Trump administration.The two West African states were recently placed under full entry restrictions under…

Eight dead in US strikes on alleged drug boats: US military

WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military said that eight people were killed in multiple new strikes on alleged drug boats, bringing the death toll in Washington’s campaign against what it says are narcotics traffickers to at least 115. US Southern Command, which is responsible for American forces operating…

Finland seizes vessel after new cable damage in Gulf of Finland

HELSINKI, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Finnish police said they had seized a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable that runs between Helsinki and Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland several hours earlier. The Finnish coast guard identified the vessel as the Fitburg, a 132-meter-long cargo ship bearing a flag…

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025

PARIS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to data from the European Copernicus programme. Globally, the last 12 months are expected to be the third hottest ever recorded after 2024 and 2023, according to the…

128 journalists killed worldwide in 2025: press group

BRUSSELS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday. The grim toll, up from 2024, “is not just a statistic, it’s a global red alert…

Abbas Says Building Independent Palestinian State “Inevitable Reality”

RAMALLAH, Jan 1 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said yesterday that, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state is “an inevitable reality,” affirming that, Palestinians are moving steadily towards freedom and independence. In a statement, Abbas stressed the realisation of a fully sovereign Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as…
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