Six dead in weather accidents as cold snap grips Europe

PARIS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Icy temperatures plunged swathes of Europe into a second day of travel chaos on Tuesday, with weather-related accidents causing six deaths from the continent’s bitterest cold snap this winter so far. Five of those deaths since the mercury dropped on Monday were in France alone,…

UN Human Rights Office Says U.S. Intervention In Venezuela Undermines Int’l Law

GENEVA, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, is deeply worried about the situation in Venezuela, following the U.S. military operation in the country, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office said, yesterday. Speaking at a regular press briefing in Geneva, spokesperson, Ravina…

Non-Aligned Movement condemns US act of war against Venezuela

The Non-Aligned Movement has issued a strong condemnation of the United States for what it labels an “act of war” against Venezuela NEW YORK, Jan 6 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) condemned the imperialist act of aggression carried out by the United States against Venezuela,…

UK starts ban on junk food ads on daytime TV and online

LONDON, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a “world-leading action” to tackle childhood obesity. The ban — targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar — is…

France backs Greenland after fresh Trump threats

PARIS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France expressed its “solidarity” with Denmark following US President Donald Trump’s fresh threats to take over the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. “Borders cannot be changed by force,” French foreign ministry spokesman Pascal Confavreux told television channel TF1. “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders and the…

Russia: Three hurt in polar bear attack in remote Siberian village

MOSCOW, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three members of a family, including a child, have been injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said. Local police “received a report of a polar bear injuring people 40 kilometres from the village of…

UK: Prime Minister Starmer stands with Danish PM over Trump Greenland threats

   LONDON, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said he stood with Denmark’s premier after President Donald Trump called for Greenland to become part of the United States. “Well, I stand with her, and she’s right about the future of Greenland,” Starmer told reporters. “Greenland…

UN chief urges respect for states, political independence in Venezuela meeting

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for respect for the political independence of states after the United States seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and said it was in charge of the country. Guterres urges “respect for the principles of sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of states,” according to…

Trump Says U.S. Needs Greenland “For Defence” Following Strikes On Venezuela

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, yesterday stressed that, the United States needs Greenland “for defence,” claiming that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to U.S. intervention, according to The Atlantic. “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” Trump said in a phone interview with the magazine.…

Latin Americans, Spanish Supporters Rally At U.S. Embassy In Madrid Over Venezuela

MADRID, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Migrants and descendants from across Latin America, joined by Spanish supporters, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, yesterday, to protest what they described as U.S. interference in Venezuela. Participants carried Latin American flags and chanted slogans in support of the country’s sovereignty. Andean pan…
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