U.S. Military Plane Damaged At Air Base Near Iraq’s Capital

BAGHDAD, June 9 (NNN-NINA) – A U.S. C-130 Hercules air plane, on Monday, sustained damage when landing at a military air base to the north of Iraq’s capital Baghdad, an Iraqi army source said. The incident took place at night, when the plane slid off the runway, at Camp Taji,…

Rocket Hits Perimeter Of Iraq’s Baghdad Airport

BAGHDAD, June 9 (NNN-NINA) – A rocket, Monday evening, landed on the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi military said. The rocket was launched from the Arab Khudair area, south of the airport, said the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) in a statement, without giving…

Covid-19: Brazil sows further confusion by releasing contradictory sets of data

Grave diggers wearing protective suits bury the coffin of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim at a cemetery in Para state, Brazil BRASILIA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After removing cumulative numbers for how many people have died in Brazil of coronavirus from a national website, the government sowed further confusion and…

George Floyd protests in France give bereaved family of killed Adama Traore, new hope for justice

People attend a demonstration in memory of Adama Traore, a 24-year-old black Frenchman who died in a 2016 police operation PARIS, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Since the wave of protests triggered by the brutal killing of George Floyd in the US reached France, protesters have been chanting another name too:…

US unrest: George Floyd murder suspect Derek Chauvin has bail set at $1.25m

 MINNEAPOLIS, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd has made his first court appearance, where his bail was set at $1.25m. Prosecutors cited the “severity of the charges” and public outrage as the reason for upping his bail from $1m. Derek Chauvin faces charges…

West Should Not Teach China On Hong Kong: Russian Diplomat

MOSCOW, June 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Western countries, faced with mass protests, after the killing of African American George Floyd, in the United States, are in no position to teach China what it should do with Hong Kong, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said Monday. “After all this universal shame…

Iraqi Foreign Ministry To Complete Preparations For Strategic Dialogue With U.S.

BAGHDAD, June 9 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi newly-appointed Foreign Minister, Fuad Mohammed Hussein, said, the Iraqi foreign ministry is preparing for an upcoming round of U.S.-Iraqi strategic dialogue. A statement by Hussein’s media office said, Hussein made these comments, during his meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Matthew Tueller, in which…

US unrest: Man drives car into Seattle protest crowd, shoots bystander – Police

A man tries to enter the vehicle of a man who tried to drive through the crowd during a protest against racial inequality, in Seattle, Washington SEATTLE, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man drove his car into a crowd of protesters in Seattle on Sunday, then shot and wounded a…

Brazilians hold rival rallies for and against president

Many protesters against President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia were dressed in black and wore face masks BRASILIA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilians took to the streets in Sao Paulo and Brasilia for rival demonstrations for and against President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been widely criticised over his response to the…

Tropical Storm Cristobal nears Louisiana coast

Tropical Storm Cristobal is seen on a northern track over the Gulf of Mexico WASHINGTON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Cristobal rumbled northward through the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, on track to bring powerful winds, damaging storm surges and heavy rains to Louisiana when it makes landfall later…
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