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,…

Nicaraguan Gov’t Fulfills Prisoner Release Agreements

President Daniel Ortega’s administration led the negotiation talks in order to bring peace back to Nicaragua, after several destabilization attempts. Photo courtesy of TELESUR MANAGUA, June 19 (NNN-TELESUR) – Nicaragua’s government announced on Tuesday that it has complied with the Amnesty Law by releasing all prisoners involved with right-wing U.S-backed…

Malawi opposition chief takes MP seat despite disputing presidential vote

LILONGWE, June 18 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Local media in Malawi reported on Monday that opposition chief, Lazarus Chakwera, has been sworn in as a member of parliament in the capital Lilongwe following the May 21 elections. The 64-year-old Chakwera who leads the Malawi Congress Party, MCP, was sworn in along with over…

Iran To Break Limit on Uranium Enrichment Within 10 Days

IranTHERAN, June 18 (NNN-TELESUR) – announced it would breach uranium enrichment limits in 10 days in a move that drew an accusation of “nuclear blackmail” from Washington, but it added that European nations still had time to save the nuclear deal by curbing sanctions. In an announcement, Iran’s Atomic Energy…

US: Top 1% Gained $21 Trillion Since 1989, Bottom Half Lost $900 Billion

WASHINGTON, June 17 (NNN-TELESUR) – The top 1 percent in the United States (U.S.) increased its total wealth by $21 trillion between 1989 and 2018, while the bottom 50 percent actually saw its net worth decreased by US$900 billion over the same period, according to an analysis made by the…

Head of Libya’s UN-backed government proposes plan to end crisis

Wide view of the Security Council meeting on cooperation between the Council and the League of Arab States. Photo courtesy of UN TRIPOLI, June 17 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Libya’s leader of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj announced Sunday new moves to restore calm in a country with ever-rising tensions.…

Sudan’s Bashir appears before prosecutor

KHARTOUM, June 17 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Sudan’s deposed President Omar Al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time on Sunday, when he was taken to the prosecutor’s office in charge of corruption cases in Khartoum. He was taken to the prosecutor’s office to have the charges against him officially presented…

Japan’s Abe denounces attacks on tankers near Strait of Hormuz

TOKYO, June 15 (NNN-KYODO) – Japan “resolutely denounces” attacks on two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, regardless of who is responsible for them, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone. Abe, who returned to Tokyo in the morning from a…
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