Pompeo Arrives In Saudi Arabia To Discuss Iran Issue

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 25 (NNN-SPA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, arrived on Monday, in Saudi Arabia, for a regional visit to discuss Iran-related topics. Pompeo is expected to meet King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, before flying to the…

Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia, UAE for Iran crisis talks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo courtesy of Twitter WASHINGTON, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – United State Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday (Jun 23) he will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for talks on the crisis sparked by Iran’s downing an American drone. “We’ll…

Update: Death Toll In Cambodia Building Collapse Rises To 17

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 23 (NNN-AKP) — The death toll in the collapse of a seven-story building, which was under-construction, in south-western Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, has risen to 17, according to a victims’ name list, released by the rescue team today (Sunday). The name list said that 17 people…

US: Trump Sanctions More Chinese Tech Companies for ‘Security’

China and U.S Flag. Photo courtesy of Telesur WASHINGTON, June 22 (NNN-TELESUR) -The United States Commerce Department says it’s adding several Chinese high tech companies to its national security “entity list” that bars them from buying U.S. parts without government approval. The department said Friday it will include Sugon, the…

EU leaders fail to agree top job candidates in Brussels talks

BRUSSELS, June 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — European Union (EU) leaders on Friday failed to reach a deal on candidates for the bloc’s top jobs and announced that they will meet again on June 30 to seek agreement. “There was no majority on any candidate … (The council) will meet again on…

Honduran President Deploys Military Across Nation Amid Chaos

Honduran police using suppression techniques to dispel students, teachers, and doctors protesting against the Honduran president’s neoliberal policies. Photo courtesy of Telesur TEGUCIGALPA, June 21 (NNN-TELESUR) – President Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH) announced orders to the Honduran military Thursday to deploy to all parts of the country to stamp down the ever-widening protests…

Malaysia appreciates JIT’s report on MH17 incident

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia appreciates the presentation by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Wednesday of the latest report on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down five years ago and killed everyone on board. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on Thursday,…

UN says Saudi Arabia responsible for Khashoggi murder

LONDON, June 20 (NNN-ANADOLU) -A UN report on Wednesday said the murder last fall in Istanbul of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi “constituted an extrajudicial killing” for which “Saudi Arabia is responsible.”   In the report, Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said she found “credible evidence” to further…

Michel Platini Detained Over Qatar World Cup Corruption Probe

A journalist takes a selfie with former head of European football association UEFA Michel Platini as Platini leaves a judicial police station where he was detained for questioning over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament, in Nanterre. Photo courtesy of Telesur  FRANCE, june 19 (NNN-TELESUR) -Michel Platini,…

Carnegie Medal Awarded for the First Time to a Black Woman

Elizabeth Acevedo is the daughter of Dominican migrants and was raised in the U.S. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons LONDON, June 19 (NNN-TELESUR) – Dominican-American slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo is the first black woman to be awarded the Carnegie medal which is the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious children’s book award,…
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