U.S., NATO Presence In Afghanistan Leads Only To Destruction, Massacre: Iranian President

TEHRAN, Apr 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, said yesterday that, the presence of the United States and NATO in Afghanistan, has led to nothing but destruction and massacre in the Asian country, according to the presidency’s website. Making the remarks in a meeting with the Latvian ambassador to…

Malaysian King Receives Credentials of 19 Foreign Envoys

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Monday received the credentials of 19 foreign envoys to Malaysia, at Istana Negara (National Palace) here. Also present at the ceremony was the Queen Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. The 19 foreign envoys are…

Ex-Gitmo detainee sues Canada over alleged role in his detention

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 51, NOUAKCHOTT, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Guantanamo detainee who spent 14 years without trial is suing Canada over its alleged role in his imprisonment. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 51, claims that Canadian authorities provided false information concerning the period when he was a permanent resident in Montreal in…

US: 15 migrants, driver injured after chase with Texas deputies

People crossing the US southern border without permission often hire help from smugglers SAN ANTONIO (Texas), April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifteen migrants and another individual were injured after the truck they were in rolled over following a high-speed chase with Texas deputies on Sunday, according to authorities. A deputy had…

El Salvador extends emergency powers to fight gangs

SAN SALVADOR, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — El Salvador’s Congress approved a month-long extension of emergency measures that rights groups say infringe civil liberties but which President Nayib Bukele has said are necessary after a surge of gang killings. The measures, which enact emergency powers to limit some constitutional rights, went…

US Pres Biden says will cooperate with re-elected Macron in ‘defending democracy’

 PARIS, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Western leaders rushed to congratulate France’s President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections Sunday. UNITED STATES: President Joe Biden congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election Sunday, calling France a “key partner in addressing global…

Commonwealth Education Ministers meet in Kenya

NAIROBI, April 25 (NNN-KBC) — Fifty-four Education Ministers are among top policymakers expected to gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 21st Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) from Wednesday to Thursday this week.  Hosted by the Government of Kenya in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat and Kenya’s Ministry of Education, the high-level…

Crew of first private flight to ISS head back to Earth

WASHINGTON, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The crew of the first fully private mission to the International Space Station departed the orbiting laboratory on Monday to head back to Earth. The three businessmen and a former NASA astronaut had spent more than two weeks on the station on a history-making mission…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelensky meets Blinken, Austin in Kyiv

KYIV, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv, his office said. It was the first meeting between Zelensky and US officials since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on Feb 24. “Today the Ukrainian…

No ‘significant’ harm from Galapagos diesel spill: Reserve

Volunteers spread absorbent cloths on a beach in Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, to absorb the spilled oil PUERTO AYORA (Ecuador), April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A diesel spill off one of Ecuador’s ecologically sensitive Galapagos islands caused no “significant” damage, the protected nature reserve said. A scuba diving boat sank off Santa…
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