UN Envoy Presses Yemeni Warring Factions To Uphold Ceasefire

ADEN, May 11 (NNN-YPA) – The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, yesterday arrived in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, for a two-day visit, amid efforts to push the country’s warring parties to uphold a fragile UN-brokered ceasefire. Grundberg held meetings with Rashad Al-Alimi, president of…

French Pres Macron proposes new political union for Europe which would include Ukraine and the United Kingdom

STRASBOURG/BERLIN, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Speaking before the European Parliament in Strasbourg and later in Berlin, French president Emmanuel Macron proposed a new “European political community,” which would include both members and non-members of the EU, and thus incorporating Ukraine and even possibly the United Kingdom. The Monday event served…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Cyberattack knocks out Russian video platform Rutube

MOSCOW, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s Rutube video platform remained offline for a second day on Tuesday, after a massive cyberattack knocked it out just hours before it was to stream the Victory Day parade in Moscow. “We have, in fact, been hit with the biggest cyberattack in Rutube’s history,”…

China, UNHCR Distribute Humanitarian Supplies To Afghanistan

KABUL, May 10 (NNN-ANA) – A batch of humanitarian supplies, provided by China’s South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund, in cooperation with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), have been distributed in Afghanistan today. Speaking at the distribution ceremony, held in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese…

G7 Calls For Revival Of Iran Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, May 10 (NNN-MNA) – In a statement yesterday, the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group, called for the revival of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, as the best political solution. “We renew our support for a restoration and full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. A diplomatic solution remains…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN to hold another meeting

UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council is expected to hold a new public meeting on Thursday on Russia’s war in Ukraine, in light of the continuing deterioration of the humanitarian situation, diplomats said.    The session, requested by France and Mexico, will be the 16th held…

Covid-19: Portugal with highest new cases in EU

LISBON, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — With a daily average of 1,150 new cases per million inhabitants, Portugal is the European Union (EU) country with the most COVID-19 infections in the last seven days, said a study released on Monday. Portugal’s number is more than double the EU’s daily average, which…

Malaysian Pm Ismail Sabri Arrives In London

LONDON, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived here early Tuesday morning to attend several events in the city.  The Prime Minister was met on arrival at the Luton Airport at 2 am local time (9 am Malaysian time) by Malaysian High Commissioner Zakri Jaafar.  Deputy Malaysian…

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…
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