US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Sudan on tour to boost Israel’s Arab ties

KHARTOUM, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Sudan Tuesday on a tour urging more Arab countries to normalise ties with Israel, following the US-brokered Israel-UAE agreement. Pompeo, the first American top diplomat to visit Sudan since 2005, arrivedon a historic “first official non-stop flight”…

Storm Laura upgraded to hurricane, to hit US Gulf Coast: meteorologists

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Storm Laura was upgraded to a hurricane and is forecast to make landfall along the Texas or Louisiana coasts on Wednesday night, US meteorologists said. “Laura has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), with higher gusts,” the US National…

US unrest: Unrest continues in Wisconsin following police shooting of black man

KENOSHA (Wisconsin, US), Aug 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — The unrest following police shooting of a black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday evening continued into Monday, when crowds tried to cram into the Public Safety Building for a news conference, knocking a door off its hinges. Riot police tried to disperse…

U.S. Officials’ Mideast Tours Aim To Use Arab Division To Boost Israeli Role: Palestinian Official

RAMALLAH, Aug 25 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official, said that, the visits of U.S. officials to the Middle East, aim at using the Arab division to boost the role of Israel in the region. The United States and Israel are trying to “implement their plans and deals at this…

Iran Says UAE Will Not Be More Secure Through Deal With Israel

TEHRAN, Aug 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s foreign minister, said that, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will not become more secure, through a recent normalisation deal with Israel, Press TV reported. “The UAE turned to Israel to buy security, while Israel is unable to keep even itself secure,” Mohammad Javad Zarif…

Update: California wildfires – US Pres Trump declares major disaster

Fire-fighters are working 72-hour shifts but say it is not enough to contain the blazes WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has declared that wildfires burning through homes and devastating precious forestry in parts of California are a major disaster and has released federal aid. Over 14,000…

Tropical storm Laura lashes Cuba, expected to become hurricane by US landfall

HAVANA, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Laura pounded Cuba with heavy rains Monday as it barrelled toward the US, where forecasters predicted it would strengthen to a hurricane after leaving 24 people dead and a swath of destruction in the Caribbean. “Strengthening is expected when the storm moves over…

Fire crews make progress battling historic California blazes

LOS ANGELES, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of firefighters made small progress on Monday as they battled to contain historic wildfires in California, with potentially dangerous lighting storms proving milder than expected and temperatures easing. Governor Gavin Newsom said some 625 fires were burning throughout the state and had scorched…

US Pres Trump gets Republican nomination and claims election being rigged

CHARLOTTE (North Carolina, US), Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump opened his bid for a second term after securing the Republican nomination Monday in typically combative fashion by claiming Democrats want to “steal” the election that polls currently show him losing. Minutes after the party completed the nomination vote…

US Pres Trump’s postal-vote tweet misleading – Twitter

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twitter has hidden a tweet by Donald Trump for containing “misleading claims” that could “dissuade voters” ahead of the November election. The US president tweeted on Sunday postal voting could encourage fraud and puts users at risk of contracting coronavirus. The tweet can be viewed…
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