Russia-Ukraine conflict: South Africa’s opposition leader goes to Ukraine for fact-finding

The leader of South African main political opposition party, John Steenhuisen KYIV, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is visiting Ukraine to see the damage and suffering caused as a result of Russia’s war.“I am in Ukraine to see for…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Danish government withdraws frigate combatting piracy from Gulf of Guinea

Tom Norring, Danish Ambassador to Ghana ACCRA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCES) — The Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Tom Norring has revealed that the frigate that was deployed by the Danish government to the Gulf of Guinea to Combat Piracy has been withdrawn.This, according to him is due to the Russia/Ukraine war.The…

France June parliamentary elections: Left forms coalition to fight Macron

Jean-Luc Mélenchon is the architect of the left-wing pact  PARIS, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four left-wing parties in France have agreed in principle to form an alliance to challenge President Emmanuel Macron at June’s parliamentary elections. The Socialists, Greens, Communists and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s far-left France Unbowed party reached a draft…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia practises nuclear-capable missile strikes

MOSCOW, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said its forces had practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad, amid Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine.   The announcement came on the 70th day of Moscow’s military action in the pro-Western country, with thousands killed and more than 13 million…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: France and India call for immediate end to hostilities

 PARIS, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India and France called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” in Ukraine, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi again stopping short of condemning Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.    India, which imports much of its military hardware from Russia, has long walked a diplomatic tightrope between…

Covid-19: Pandemic killed 13 to 17 million in 2020-21 – WHO

  GENEVA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 pandemic killed 13.3 to 16.6 million people in 2020 and 2021, the WHO estimated — up to triple the number of deaths attributed directly to the disease.   The World Health Organization’s long-awaited estimate of the total number of deaths caused by the pandemic —…

German Dependency On Russian Energy Significantly Reduced: President

BUCHAREST, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Germany’s dependency on Russian energy resources has been significantly reduced, German President, Frank Walter Steinmeier said, yesterday, during a visit to Bucharest. Germany’s dependency on Russian oil is currently 15 percent, Steinmeier told a joint press conference, with his Romanian counterpart, Klaus Iohannis. The Romanian…

Roundup: Iranian Lawmaker Reiterates Importance Of U.S. Guarantee In Nuclear Talks

TEHRAN, May 5 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian lawmaker reiterated yesterday, the importance of seeking a reliable guarantee from the United States, in the talks to salvage the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Zohreh Elahian, member of Iranian parliament’s national security and…

246 Illegal Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast Last Week

TRIPOLI, May 5 (NNN-IRIN) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), said yesterday that, 246 illegal migrants returned to Libya, after being rescued off the coast, last week. During the week of Apr 24-30, 246 migrants were intercepted at sea and returned to Libya, IOM said in a statement. As…

Ukraine, UK Sign Deal On Preferential Trade

KIEV, May 5 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukraine and the United Kingdom signed an agreement on the abolition of import duties and tariff quotas, the Ukrinform news agency said, yesterday, citing the Ukrainian Economy Ministry. “Ukraine and the UK have legally enshrined the abolition of import duties and tariff quotas in bilateral…
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