Americas

Two U.S. Marines Accused Of Rape In Okinawa

TOKYO, Apr 24 (NNN-NHK) – Police in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa, have referred two U.S. Marines to prosecutors,…

Israeli Hostage Calls For Prisoner Swap In New Hamas Video, Warns Of Rising Death Risk

GAZA, Apr 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hamas’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, yesterday, published a video showing an Israeli hostage, calling…

Dominican Republic detains pregnant Haitian women in hospital swoop

Many of the women arrested were pregnant and others had recently given birth SANTO DOMINGO, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Canada: Early turnout shatters elections record with 7.3m ballots cast

 OTTAWA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 7 million Canadians have cast their ballots in advance, setting a new record…

Africa is important to Trump, despite aid cuts: US Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos

WASHINGTON, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos has said that President Donald Trump values Africa, despite…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine insists on ‘immediate, full, and unconditional ceasefire,’ Pres Zelensky says

President Volodymyr Zelensky LONDON, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine insists on an “immediate, full, and unconditional ceasefire,” President Volodymyr Zelensky…

Brazil: Still reeling a year on, state capital Porto Alegre fears next flood

PORTO ALEGRE (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed with brushes and paint, volunteers touch up houses…

Brazil: At least 14 injured in Petrobras offshore platform incident

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) — At least 14 people were injured when a fire broke out on…

Brazil, Chile reject trade wars, reaffirm support for multilateralism

BRASILIA, April 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday reaffirmed…

US: Pres Trump says China tariffs will drop ‘substantially – but it won’t be zero’

WASHINGTON, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Donald Trump said during a White House news conference that high tariffs on…