Russia’s top diplomat Lavrov visits White House amid impeachment

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as they meet for talks in the Oval Office at the White House on May 10, 2017. WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday opened a visit to Washington in which he will meet Donald…

‘We’re back’: Argentina’s Peronists return as Fernandez sworn into office

Argentina’s Peronists return as Fernandez sworn into office BUENOS AIRES, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s Peronist leader Alberto Fernandez was sworn in as president on Tuesday, marking a shift to the left for Latin America’s no 3 economy as the country firefights rampant inflation, credit default fears and rising poverty. The…

Mexico’s former public security chief arrested in US on drug trafficking charges

Genaro García Luna was Mexico’s secretary of public safety. He was arrested Dec 9, 2019 in Dallas NEW YORK, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s ex-public security chief has been arrested in Texas on charges of receiving millions of dollars in bribes to help notorious cartel kingpin “El Chapo” ship tons of…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab gunmen attack Mogadishu hotel

An ambulance carrying an injured person from the attack on SYL hotel arrives at the Shaafi hospital in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somali security forces were trying to dislodge a group of jihadist fighters who stormed a hotel in the capital Mogadishu popular with politicians and army officers, police…

World’s youngest PM takes office in Finland

Sanna Marin, the world’s youngest sitting prime minister HELSINKI, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Finland’s Sanna Marin, 34, was officially appointed as the country’s prime minister on Tuesday, becoming the world’s youngest sitting head of government. The former transport minister takes the helm of a coalition of five parties that will…

Agreement reached by US, Canada and Mexico to replace NAFTA

 Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador looks on as Chrystia Freelanda, Jesús Seade and Robert Lighthizer sign the trade pact at the presidential palace in Mexico City MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of their quarter-century-old regional…

US judge blocks Pres Trump’s US$3.6b transfer to fund Mexican border wall

A section of border fence by the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A federal judge on Tuesday issued a permanent injunction barring President Donald Trump’s attempt to transfer US$3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Judge…

Trump is fourth US president to face impeachment as Democrats unveil charges

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democrats in the US House of Representatives announced impeachment charges against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, making him the fourth president in US history to face a formal effort to remove him from office. The Democratic-controlled House is almost certain to vote to impeach the president as…

Libya’s east-based parliament slams Turkish Pres Erdogan’s statement on sending troops

TRIPOLI (Libya), Dec 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — A committee of the east-based House of Representatives criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement on deploying troops in Libya. “The Defense and National Security Committee of the House of Representatives condemns in the strongest terms the statement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

US suspends training of Saudis for security review

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Pentagon announced it was temporarily suspending operational training for Saudi military students in the United States following a shooting rampage last week by a Saudi air force officer. Saudi Arabian military students in the United States will continue classroom instruction but operational training is…