New migrant caravan in Mexico pushes past blockade to head north

TAPACHULA (Mexico), Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several thousand migrants from Haiti, South America and Central America set off from southern Mexico headed north, clashing with law enforcement trying to hold the caravan back. Some people among the latest mass movement of migrants trying to pass north through Mexico said they…

Covid-19: Romania tightens restrictions as cases surge

BUCHAREST, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Romanian government will reintroduce a night curfew and make health passes mandatory for entry to most public venues from Monday, as well as sending school children on vacation for two weeks, as it seeks to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. The…

Russian, Chinese warships hold first joint patrols in the Pacific

Russia and China have built closer diplomatic and military ties in recent years MOSCOW, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the Western part of the Pacific ocean from Oct 17 to 23, Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement. Moscow and Beijing,…

US meets Sudanese leaders to reaffirm support for democracy

Demonstrators protest against prospect of military rule in Khartoum KHARTOUM, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US envoy underlined Washington’s support for a democratic transition to civilian rule in Sudan during talks with the head of its ruling council and the prime minister, the US embassy in Khartoum said on Saturday. It tweeted…

Seven prisoners found dead in Ecuador jail affected by riots

Inmates of the Regional de Guayaquil prison hold banners reading “We want peace,” “The law is killing us,” “Peace, no to violence” QUITO, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s SNAI prison authority has found the bodies of seven prisoners in the same jail where violence between gangs lead to the deaths…

Somali drama wins Pan-African film festival grand prize

OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s entry “The Gravedigger’s Wife” by Finish-Somali writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed won the prestigious Stallion of Yennenga grand prize for best film at the Pan-African film festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on Sunday. The poignant drama about a gravedigger’s struggles to raise money to pay…

Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord ‘Otoniel’ captured

Members of the Colombian Army and police escorting Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord and head of the Gulf Clan, Dairo Antonio Usuga alias ‘Otoniel’- after his capture, in Bogota BOGOTA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as “Otoniel,” was arrested by the country’s authorities, the…

‘Monument’ Merkel gets standing ovation at her last EU summit

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel at the end of second day of a European Union leaders meeting in Brussels, Belgium BRUSSELS, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European leaders heaped praise on outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she participated in her last European Union summit after a 16-year reign heavily influencing the…

US, Europeans renew call for Iran diplomacy

Rob Malley, the US negotiator on Iran PARIS, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and three European powers agreed in consultations in Paris on the need for Iran to return quickly to talks amid growing alarm over a delay. Rob Malley, the US envoy on Iran, spoke with his…

Covid-19: Tunisia imposes vaccine pass on Tunisians and all foreign visitors

Patients suffering from COVID-19 receive treatment at the emergency department of Charles Nicole Hospital in Tunis TUNIS, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia is imposing COVID-19 vaccine passes on Tunisians and all foreign visitors, a presidential decree said. Officials, employees and users are required to show a card proving inoculation against…