Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Pres Biden says he is worried Putin does not have a way out of Ukraine war

POTOMAC (Maryland, US), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President of the United States Joe Biden said he is worried that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have a way out of the Ukraine war, adding that he was trying to figure out what to do about that. Biden, speaking at a political fundraiser in…

Rwanda: Ex-top official on trial in France for 1994 genocide

PARIS, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A former senior Rwandan official went on trial in Paris on Monday accused of complicity in the African nation’s genocide, the most high-ranking figure yet to face justice in France over the 1994 massacres. The case of Laurent Bucyibaruta is the fourth from the Rwandan genocide…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Poll shows overwhelming support for NATO bid among Finns; Sweden to announce NATO stance May 15

HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than three quarters of people in Finland now support joining NATO, a new poll showed Monday, after opinion on the military alliance flipped following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Support for NATO membership used to be steady at 20-30 percent but has soared in Finland,…

Lebanon Asks For 30-Billion-USD Compensation For Hosting Displaced Syrians

BEIRUT, May 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs, Hector Hajjar, yesterday urged the international community, to compensate Lebanon with 30 billion U.S. dollars, for hosting Syrian displaced people over a long period, a statement by the Ministry of Social Affairs, said. “We rely on the international community’s compensation…

UK to urge Northern Ireland parties to form government under Brexit shadow

Britain’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis LONDON, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s Northern Ireland minister will urge leaders of the province’s political parties on Monday to form a new post-election power-sharing government, a challenge made more difficult by unresolved Brexit issues. Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein won the…

Spanish police arrest dozens, seize luxury vehicles in fraud operation

MADRID, May 9 (NNN-EFE) — Spanish police have arrested 82 people and seized 58 luxury vehicles in a sweeping operation across the nation to dismantle an organized crime ring that is estimated to have turned over 10 million euros by fraudulently selling rental cars. Spain’s national police said the organization…

Dozens of migrants drown off Western Sahara: Charity

RABAT, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 44 migrants and refugees drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Morocco’s disputed region of Western Sahara, migrant aid agency Caminando Fronteras has said. Twelve others survived the tragedy that happened on Sunday when the boat sunk off the coast of…

FM Omamo in Athens as Kenya seeks to strengthen ties with Greece

ATHENS, May 9 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo landed in Athens, Greece on Sunday ahead of her two-day official visit to the Hellenic Republic. The CS was received by Kenya’s Ambassador to Italy & Greece Amb. Jackline Yonga, alongside the country’s Honorary Consul in Greece Vicky…

French court to probe deadly 2009 Yemenia Airways crash in the Comoros

  PARIS, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A French court will open hearings Monday in the case of the 2009 crash of a Yemenia Airways flight that killed 152 people but miraculously left a 12-year-old girl alive.    The Yemeni national airline, whose representatives will not be in the dock due…

UN Report Calls For Strategic Approach To Address Palestinian Economic, Fiscal Crisis

RAMALLAH, May 9 (NNN-WAFA) – A UN report published Saturday, called for a strategic approach to address the economic and fiscal crisis facing the Palestinian Authority, and urged all parties “to respond in a coordinated and integrated way to solve this precarious situation.” “The current political, economic and security challenges…
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