Spanish PM open to sending troops to maintain peace ‘in Palestine’

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez MADRID, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was prepared to deploy troops to “Palestine” for peacekeeping “when the opportunity presents itself”. “I will propose to parliament, when the opportunity presents itself, that we send peacekeeping troops to Palestine, once we…

Türkiye, Malaysia Pledged Deeper Cooperation In Defence, Trade

ANKARA, Jan 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, yesterday, attended here the inaugural meeting of the Türkiye-Malaysia High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, pledging to deepen collaboration in defence, trade and other key sectors. Speaking at a joint press conference after the meeting,…

CAR President extends Putin invitation

BANJUI, Jan 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The newly re-elected president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the country. Moscow has become a key ally of Touadera in recent years. In 2018, the Central African Republic became the first West and Central African…

Boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Spain returns to Gambia after taking on water

BANJUL, Jan 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A boat carrying dozens of migrants hoping to reach Spain returned to shore after taking on water off the coast of Gambia. The vessel had left Gambia a few days earlier and no casualties have been reported. Passenger Ebrima Sarr says he paid more than…

Pres Trump withdraws US from dozens of international organisations: White House

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation withdrawing the US from 35 non-United Nations organisations and 31 UN entities that “operate contrary to US national interests”, the White House said in a statement. The organisations include the Global Counterterrorism Forum, the International Energy…

Europe faces transport chaos as deadly cold snap persists

PARIS, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Snow, ice and high winds brought transport chaos to swathes of Europe for a third day, with hundreds of flights cancelled and passengers stranded. Airports in Paris and Amsterdam were the worst affected, with the Dutch authorities saying more than 1,000 travellers had been forced…

UN Report Condemns Israel’s “Apartheid” Practices In West Bank

GENEVA, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – A UN report, yesterday, condemned Israel for violating international law by implementing apartheid-like policies in the West Bank, where Israeli settlers and Palestinians are subjected to distinct legal systems, resulting in widespread discrimination. The report, released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine, France, UK sign declaration of intent on multinational forces deployment

KIEV, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ukraine, France and the United Kingdom signed a Declaration of Intent on the deployment of multinational forces to support Ukraine’s defense, reconstruction, and strategic resilience after a peace agreement is achieved, the Ukrinform news agency reported. The document was signed Tuesday in Paris by Ukrainian…

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…
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