Peru’s socialists cheer election win as conservatives pledge to fight on

Peru’s presidential candidate Pedro Castillo LIMA, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s socialist party and presidential candidate Pedro Castillo have cheered their likely victory in the Andean country’s tightly-contested election, despite right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori’s pledge to fight on until the last vote is counted. The polarised contest, a crossroads moment…

Wildfires blaze in Siberia, Russian Far East

Russia Wildfire  MOSCOW, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian emergency workers fought wildfires burning Sunday on more than 550 square kilometres of territory mostly in Siberia and the Far East. The state agency responsible for fighting forest fires, Avialesookhrana, said the largest blaze was in the far northeast’s Sakha Republic, where 34,000…

Covid-19: Judge tosses Houston hospital workers’ lawsuit over vaccine requirement

An ambulance arrives at the Houston Methodist Hospital emergency room amid a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston HOUSTON (Texas, US), June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 workers at a Texas hospital over its requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19. In…

US Pres Biden to rebuild ‘sacred’ NATO bond shaken by former president Trump

BRUSSELS, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden will seek to restore bonds of trust at NATO’s first post-Trump summit on Monday, as leaders push to revitalise the alliance despite differences over dangers ahead. The allies will agree a statement stressing common ground on securing their withdrawal from Afghanistan,…

Nicaragua detains four more opposition figures

MANAGUA, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicaraguan police said that they had detained four more opposition figures in a roundup ahead of November presidential elections in which four would-be challengers of long-serving leader Daniel Ortega have already been held. Those arrested Sunday were top figures of the Unamos opposition party —…

Somali army says operation kills 50 Al-Shabaab militants

MOGADISHU, June 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 50 al-Shabaab militants have been killed in the past two days as the Somali forces intensified security operations in al-Shabaab bases in the central and southern regions of the country, the military said. Somali National Army (SNA) commanders told the state media that…

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap residents in Zaria, days after attacking a college in the same town

ABUJA, June 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 12 residents were kidnapped late Saturday when a group of gunmen stormed a community in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna, police said. Local police confirmed the attack in Zaria, a town in the northern state, but said they were still gathering the details.…

UK foreign secretary calls for “respect” from EU leaders on Northern Ireland: UK media

LONDON, June 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has called for “a bit of respect” from the European Union (EU) leaders as he claimed the bloc’s senior figures “serially” talk about Northern Ireland “as if it were somehow a different country from the UK”, Sky News reported. His…

US Pres Biden congratulates Israel’s new prime minister in phone call

WASHINGTON, June 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday offered congratulations to Naftali Bennett as Israel’s new prime minister. In a phone call with Bennett, Biden highlighted his decades of support for the bilateral relations and his unwavering commitment to Israel’s security, according to a White House statement.…

Covid-19: Colombian president receives first dose of vaccine

Colombian President Ivan Duque BOGOTA, June 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Colombian President Ivan Duque confirmed that he had received his first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 and said that the National Vaccination Plan is continuing its fight to immunize 35 million people in the country. Duque thanked doctors and health…