Cuban President To Visit Three European Countries, Attend NAM Summit

HAVANA, Oct 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, will visit three European countries and attend the 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit, in Azebaijan, a Cuban newspaper said. Diaz-Canel is scheduled to pay official visits to Ireland, Belarus and Russia from today (Sunday), and attend the NAM Summit to…

41 Subway Stations Damaged During Protests In Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – A total of 41 subway stations were damaged and at least 308 people were arrested, during protests against an increase in metro fares in Santiago, Chilean Minister of National Defence, Javier Iturriaga said, on Saturday. The violent protests prompted the government to declare…

Jordan King Reiterates Two-State Solution As Sole Way To Resolve Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

AMMAN, Oct 20 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, met on Saturday, with a U.S. delegation, stressing the need to reach just, lasting and comprehensive peace, on the basis of the two-state solution, to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The meeting with the delegation, headed by U.S. House Speaker, Nancy…

Syrian Army Captures Previous U.S. Base In Hasakah

DAMASCUS, Oct 20 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army, on Saturday, captured a previous U.S.-run base in the northeastern province of Hasakah, as part of an ongoing military deployment, in Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, a military official said. The army captured the former U.S. base in the village of Qasr…

Argentina’s opposition confirms and displays a unified front in a massive rally

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 19 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — With less than ten days for the Argentine presidential election, the catch-all Peronist movement that has dominated the country’s political scene for decades managed a family picture with all groupings united in support of the presidential ticket headed by Alberto Fernandez and ex-president Cristina…

Bolivia votes on Sunday, but Morales 13-year in office seems to have lost its magic

LA PAZ, Oct 19 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Bolivia’s Evo Morales will seek a controversial fourth term as president on Sunday when voters head to the polls in what is expected to be a tight race for the once-popular left-wing leader. Morales is already the longest-serving president in Bolivian history, having been…

US ground troops will not enforce Syria safe zone – defense secretary

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that no U.S. troops will take part in enforcing the so-called safe zone in northern Syria and the United States “is continuing our deliberate withdrawal from northeastern Syria.” Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan earlier on…

Honduran president hobbled after being implicated in brother’s bribery conviction

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez TEGUCIGALPA, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez emerged battered from the trial and conviction of his brother on Friday after the U.S. Justice Department concluded that the evidence showed narco-traffickers had bribed the president and his party. A U.S. jury on Friday…

Chile president declares state of emergency after violent protests

SANTIAGO, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile’s president declared a state ofemergency in Santiago Friday night and gave the military responsibility forsecurity after a day of violent protests over increases in the price of metrotickets. “I have declared a state of emergency and, to that end, I have appointedMajor General Javier…

US opens door to talks to resolve Airbus tariff dispute with EU

US and European Union flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hours after the United States imposed tariffs on a record US$7.5-billion worth of European Union goods on Friday in a dispute over Airbus, there were signs the combatants might be ready to negotiate a…
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