Mexico City grinds to halt as cabs block airport to protest Uber
Taxi drivers holding a protest against taxi-hailing apps such as Uber, Cabify and Didi, in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Oct…
Spain’s minister of agriculture says U.S. tariffs “unacceptable”
MADRID, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Acting Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Luis Planas said that the U.S. tariffs…
Airstrike by east-based army targets field hospital in southern Tripoli, a doctor killed
TRIPOLI, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — An airstrike killed a doctor and injured two paramedics working in a field hospital in…
Namibia, Guinea to cooperate on energy
WINDHOEK, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Namibia and Guinea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the energy sector.…
Turkish military campaign against Kurdish forces begins in northern Syria
DAMASCUS, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Turkish military campaign against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began on Monday night…
Iraqi president calls for national dialogue amid deadly protests
BAGHDAD, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iraqi President Barham Salih urged protesters to join national dialogue, asserting that he categorically rejects…
Iraq military admits ‘excessive force’ used in deadly protests
BAGHDAD, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iraq’s military admitted for the first time it had used “excessive force” in nearly a week…
French PM open to idea of quotas for migrants
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe PARIS, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he was not opposed…
Clashes as indigenous march on Ecuador capital over fuel price hike
QUITO, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of indigenous people and farmers clashed with Ecuadoran security forces as they marched toward…
Hopes for a deal dim as US-China trade talks get underway in tense atmosphere
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prospects for progress in US-China trade talks dimmed after Washington blacklisted Chinese companies over Beijing’s treatment of…