UK asylum seekers hide to avoid being sent to Rwanda

Migrants rescued from rickety boats on the English Channel crossing from France LONDON, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Aid agencies in Britain say some asylum seekers have gone into hiding for fear of being sent to Rwanda, from where they will be resettled.Under the partnership between the United Kingdom and Rwanda…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Truce in Ukraine is not a prospect of near future, says UN chief

VIENNA, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres does not see the possibility of concluding peace or achieving a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine at the moment. “At the present moment, there are no immediate chances of a peace agreement or immediate chances for a global ceasefire,” he…

UN demands probe into killing of Al Jazeera journalist by Israeli soldiers

Palestinian cameraman Mujahed al-Saadi (C) of Palestine Today TV mourns with other journalists over the body of veteran Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh (Akleh), who was shot dead as she covered a raid on the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp at the hospital in Jenin. GENEVA, May  12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

EU lifts mask mandate for flights, airports from Monday: agency

 BERLIN, May 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU will lift its mask requirement for flights and airports from next week, its aviation safety agency said on Wednesday, as the pandemic eases in Europe. “The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) issued an…

Ukrainian crisis tops agenda in Fernández-Sánchez meeting in Madrid

MADRID, May 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández met in Madrid with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on the first day of his European tour which will also include encounters with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron. Topping the list of items reviewed by both heads…

Czech Republic replaces Russia on UNHRC

UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United Nations General Assembly decided by 157 votes to none to appoint the Czech Republic onto the UN Human Rights Council to fill the seat vacated by Russia’s suspension on April 7 for alleged war crimes committed during the invasion of Ukraine. The…

Turkey, Kazakhstan Aim To Reach 10 Billion USD In Bilateral Trade: President

ANKARA, May 11 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey and Kazakhstan aim to reach the target of 10 billion U.S. dollars in bilateral trade, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said yesterday. “We evaluated the possibilities of further development and deepening of our cooperation,” Erdogan said, at a joint press conference held with visiting…

Sweden reports 9 cases of unexplained acute hepatitis in children

STOCKHOLM, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nine children in Sweden have fallen ill with suspected acute hepatitis without any apparent cause, the country’s Public Health Agency said. “It is very unusual but does occur that a child suffers from acute hepatitis with an unknown cause. The Swedish Public Health Agency is…

UN, Netherlands to hold pledging event to avert oil tanker disaster off Yemen

The tanker FSO Safer, in the Red Sea off Yemen. UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations and the Netherlands will co-host a pledging conference to help prevent an oil spill from the derelict tanker Safer anchored off Yemen, a UN spokesman said. The conference in The Hague…

Russian FM visits Algeria to mark 60th anniversary of ties

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) in Algiers, Algeria, ALGIERS, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, as the two countries marked the 60th anniversary of the official ties. The bilateral relations…
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