Pres Maduro says will ask UN to protect Venezuelans sent to Salvadoran prison by US
CARACAS, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he will ask the UN to protect the rights of…
WHO says 80% of Afghanistan operations risk shutdown by June
KABUL, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation said 80 per cent of services that it supports in Afghanistan…
Canada’s PM Carney visits France to seek ‘reliable’ allies amid US disputes
Canada’s newly appointed Prime Minister Mark Carney and France’s President Emmanuel Macron PARIS, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s new Prime…
EU, others pledge more than $6bn to Syria in post-al-Assad donor drive
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Syrian…
Peru declares state of emergency in capital over extortion killings
Over 400 murders have been recorded since January, according to local media LIMA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru announced a…
Colombia defense minister vows ‘full force’ against guerrillas
BOGOTÁ, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s defense minister said that the military would meet a leftist insurgency near the Venezuelan…
Iraqi PM urges de-escalation, dialogue after US strikes Yemen’s Houthis
BAGHDAD, March 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani emphasized that de-escalation and dialogue are the most effective…
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order
SAN SALVADOR, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the US has landed in…
South Africa committed to US ties after ‘regrettable’ expulsion of envoy
PRETORIA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has said the decision of the United States to expel Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool…
US tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms leave 40 dead and ‘staggering’ damage
WASHINGTON, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 40 people have died after tornadoes ripped through a swathe of the US…