UK: Queen Elizabeth’s son Prince Andrew loses freedom of the city of York for associating with sex offenders

YORK (United Kingdom), April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prince Andrew was on Wednesday stripped of his status as a freeman of the city of York because of his associations with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. At an extraordinary meeting of York City Council in northern England, councillors voted…

EU condemns Myanmar’s ‘politically motivated’ Suu Kyi sentence

Aung San Suu Kyi BRUSSELS, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union slammed a five-year jail sentence given by a Myanmar junta court to deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a “politically motivated” trial. “It represents another step towards the dismantling of the rule of law and a…

US marine released in prisoner swap with Russian drug trafficker

WASHINGTON, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former US marine held in a Russian jail since 2019 has been released in a prisoner swap. US and Russian officials confirmed on Wednesday that Trevor Reed is on his way back to the US. In exchange, Russia’s foreign ministry secured the release of…

Four astronauts blast off towards the International Space Station

The quartet comprise three US astronauts and one Italian CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida, US), April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three US astronauts and one Italian have blasted off from Earth for the International Space Station (ISS), which will be their home for the next several months.The US astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Canada lawmakers vote unanimously to label Russia’s acts in Ukraine as ‘genocide’

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau OTTAWA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian lawmakers voted unanimously to call Russia’s attacks in Ukraine a “genocide”, with members of parliament saying there was “ample evidence of systemic and massive war crimes against humanity” being committed by Moscow. The Canadian House of Commons’ motion said war crimes…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia withdraws from UN tourism body – UNWTO

MADRID, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Russia is withdrawing from the United Nation’s tourism body, the UNWTO said Wednesday ahead of a vote by its executive council to suspend Moscow’s membership over its invasion of Ukraine. “Russia has announced its intention to withdraw from UNWTO,” the organisation said in a tweet,…

Israeli PM Warns Of Political Division On Holocaust Remembrance Day

JERUSALEM, Apr 28 (NNN-PNA) – Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, yesterday urged Israelis to end the growing political divisions which might tear the country apart. “My brothers and sisters, we simply cannot allow the same dangerous gene of factionalism to dismantle Israel from within,” said Bennett, when addressing the opening…

Erdogan, Guterres Discuss Ukraine Crisis Over Phone

ISTANBUL, Apr 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres discussed Guterres’s visit to Russia over the phone. Guterres briefed Erdogan about his talks with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, Turkey’s Directorate of Communications said in a statement. Before heading to Moscow and Kiev,…

US says still open to North Korea talks but eyes action

WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it remained committed to talks with North Korea despite its “provocations” even as it seeks through the United Nations to tighten sanctions. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, overseeing a military parade following recent tests, vowed to accelerate his nuclear program…

165,000 Jewish Holocaust Survivors Live In Israel: Statistics Bureau

JERUSALEM, Apr 27 (NNN-PNA) – There were 165,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors living in Israel by 2021, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics announced, ahead of the national Holocaust Remembrance Day. The figure was issued on Monday on the occasion of Israel’s annual memorial day of “Yom HaShoah,” with this year’s…
Load More