U.S. House Passes Resolution Opposing Trump’s Syria Decision

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly, to pass a resolution rebuking President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria. The vote was 354 to 60 for the resolution, wining bipartisan support. The resolution “opposes the decision to end certain United…

Trump vetoes resolution to end national emergency at southern border

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday again vetoed a Congress resolution to end the national emergency at the southern border, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a letter sent by Trump to the Senate. “The southern border continues to be a major entry point for criminals, gang…

Venezuelan government protests exclusion from 141st IPU Assembly

BELGRADE, Oct 16 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuelan deputies of the ruling party protested to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) that they were prevented from being accredited to participate in the 141st IPU Assembly taking place in this capital. Darío Vivas and Nosliw Rodríguez, lawmakers for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela…

At least 15 killed in Mexico armed clashes, a day after 13 policemen killed in ambush

MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 15 people were killed Tuesday in a gunfight between Mexican military and armed men in the southern state of Guerrero, authorities said. The shootout occurred around 5 p.m. after local police received an emergency call which reported the presence of a group…

Mexican president downplays alarm over dengue

MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador denied an increase in the number of dengue cases around the country was the cause for alarm. “It is nothing out of the ordinary, dengue is not something that cannot be controlled,” Lopez Obrador said a day after…

Fuel prices, transit fares drop to pre-protest levels in Ecuador

QUITO, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Fuel prices and transit fares in Ecuador dropped to their previous levels, following more than 10 days of violent anti-government protests against the elimination of fuel subsidies. At gas stations in Quito, a gallon (3.785 liters) of gasoline was selling for 1.85 U.S. dollars, and…

Mexican Senate set to pass bill to legalize marijuana in next few days

MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s Senate will vote for a bill to fully legalize marijuana in the next few days, marking a major step toward changing the country’s approach to the drug by removing it as a source of income for violent drug gangs. President Andres Manuel Lopez…

Brazil probes whether ‘ghost ship’ carrying Venezuelan oil involved in spill

  RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A huge oil spill off Brazil’s northeastern coast may have involved a “ghost ship” carrying Venezuelan oil in breach of US sanctions, an expert close to the probe into the disaster said. Brazil has accused its South American neighbor of responsibility for…

Mexico: Pres Obrador defends security plan as families mourn slain cops

Police officers patrol at a road after fellow police officers were killed during an ambush by suspected cartel hitmen in El Aguaje, in Michoacan state MORELIA (Mexico), Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended his strategy for fighting the violent crime racking Mexico, as relatives mourned 13 police…

UN ends Haiti peacekeeping operations, urges end to crisis

A UN van enters into the Logistic Base of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) in Port-au-Prince UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council ended 15 years of peacekeeping operations in Haiti on Tuesday, voicing regret that the country is still saddled with…
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