Israel To Discuss Reopening Rafah Crossing “Next Week”: Official

JERUSALEM, Jan 23 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s cabinet will discuss reopening the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt “early next week,” a senior Israeli official said, yesterday, after the interim Gaza administration declared the crossing would reopen next week. The official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, said, the discussion…

European Parliament puts EU-Mercosur trade deal on hold, seeks top court legal opinion

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to freeze its approval track for the EU-Mercosur trade agreement and request a legal opinion from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on whether the deal is compatible with EU treaties. The motion passed by a…

Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfires

A firefighter stands amid a burning forest during efforts to extinguish a wildfire in the Biobio region LIRQUEN (Chile), Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in south-central Chile have arrested a man on suspicion of starting one of the recent wildfires that killed 20 people and razed entire neighborhoods, the government…

Study: Heart disease, stroke remain leading causes of U.S. deaths

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More people die from heart disease and stroke than from anything else in the United States, despite a five-year decline, a study released Wednesday by the American Heart Association indicates. Heart disease is the single greatest cause of death, while stroke has moved up to the…

Iraq Received 150 Daesh Detainees From Syria

BAGHDAD, Jan 22 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq has received the first 150 Daesh detainees, previously held in Syria’s prisons, the Iraqi authorities announced, yesterday. The detainees, identified as Iraqi and foreign nationals, deeply involved in killing Iraqi civilians, were previously held in prisons under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces,…

19 Injured, Including Journalists, In Israeli Airstrikes On S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 22 (NNN-NNA) – Israeli airstrikes injured 19 people in southern Lebanon, yesterday, including eight journalists, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. The strikes targeted several towns and villages, including Qennarit, where intense bombardment hit more than seven buildings, after Israeli forces issued evacuation warnings earlier in the…

Uruguay to send 40 firefighters to Chile as Biobío and Ñuble wildfires leave at least 20 dead

MONTEVIDEO, Jan 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay will deploy a contingent of around 40 firefighters to Chile to help battle the wildfires ravaging the country’s south-central regions—particularly Biobío and Ñuble—where Chilean authorities have reported at least 20 deaths and thousands of people affected. Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi confirmed the deployment after Chile…

UN report declares global state of ‘water bankruptcy’

A dried up lake in Malaysia brought about by prolonged drought PARIS, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world is entering an era of “global water bankruptcy” with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said. It argues that decades of overuse,…

US seizes another tanker in the Caribbean

The motor vessel Sagitta in the Caribbean WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States announced that its forces seized another tanker in the Caribbean, the seventh ship apprehended since President Donald Trump announced a blockade to prevent sanctioned vessels going to or from Venezuela. The US military’s Southern Command…

Djibouti hosts International Forum on Adaptation to Climate Change

DJIBOUTI, Jan 21 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The First International Forum on Adaptation to Climate Change (ICAF 2026) continues on Tuesday in Djibouti, marking a decisive step in the fight against climate change in East Africa. Sponsored by Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, the January 19-21 event brings together scientists, political…
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