Nigeria: Operation against kidnapping gang kills ‘200 bandits’ – Official

ABUJA, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 suspected members of an armed criminal gang in central Nigeria have been killed in an ongoing operation, an official said.The large-scale, multi-agency offensive started on Saturday and had also led to arrests, the media officer for the Kogi state government said –…

Venezuela and the United Arab Emirates advance towards a new stage of diplomatic cooperation

CARACAS, Jan 14 (NNN-TELESUR) — The acting president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, met Tuesday with the special envoy of the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ali Mohammed Hammad Al Shamsi, at the Miraflores Complex in Caracas. This activity, which is part of a series…

Argentina: Gigantic wave kills one beachgoer near Mar del Plata; 35 others needed medical help

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — One Argentine beachgoer died, and 35 others needed medical help after a rare and violent maritime phenomenon known as a meteotsunami hit the Atlantic Ocean resort of Santa Clara del Mar, some 20 kilometers north of Mar del Plata. The gigantic wave occurred during…

US ends protection for Somalis amid escalating migrant crackdown

Demonstrators protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US), Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it would end a special protected status for Somalis, telling them they must leave the country by mid-March under…

France: Furious farmers roll hundreds of tractors into Paris in fresh protests

Tractors parked in central Paris to demand “concrete and immediate action” from the government, which is struggling to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris PARIS, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More 350 tractors parked near the French parliament building on Tuesday after driving down the Champs-Elysees avenue, as farmers…

UNHCR chief urge global backing for Kenya’s refugee integration plan

Kenya’s President William Ruto NAIROBI, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is calling for practical solutions to the global refugee crisis that protect displaced people while supporting host communities.On his first official visit to Kenya, UNHCR chief Raouf Salih toured Kakuma in northwestern Kenya, one…

Afghanistan Reiterates It Will Not Allow Foreign Military Presence

KABUL, Jan 14 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said in an interview that, Afghanistan does not accept any form of foreign military presence, and will never hand over Bagram Air Base to the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened last year, to reoccupy Bagram Air Base,…

UN demands independent probe into woman’s killing by US immigration officer

Renee Good seen in her car moments before she was shot by a US immigration officer in Minneapolis GENEVA, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations demanded a swift and independent investigation after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a protester in the US city of Minneapolis last week. The UN rights…

Costa Rica’s security director says plot to assassinate president uncovered

Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves SAN JOSÉ, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Costa Rica’s national security chief revealed details of an alleged plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Chaves ahead of presidential and legislative elections. Jorge Torres, director of the Intelligence and National Security Directorate, told journalists about the plot allegations as…

Withdrawal from WHO makes US, World ‘unsafe’: WHO Chief

GENEVA, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The World Health Organization chief warned that Washington’s decision to withdraw from the UN health agency was dangerous for the United States and the rest of the world alike. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order just hours after returning to the White House on…
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