Russia Informs Turkey About Completion Of Kurdish Fighters’ Pullout From Border

ANKARA, Oct 30 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Defence Ministry said, Russia informed Turkey, Kurdish fighters had finished withdrawing 30 km from Turkey’s border. Russia informed Turkey that the People’s Protection Units (YPG) had also pulled out of the cities of Manbij and Tel Rifat, with their heavy weapons, at the end…

Al-Baghdadi’s Remains Buried At Sea: Reports

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Daesh leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s remains, were buried at sea, following his death in a U.S. military raid, U.S. media reported. The United States gave al-Baghdadi, who committed suicide in a U.S. commando raid, in northwestern Syria on Saturday night, a burial at sea,…

Egyptian, U.S. FMs Discuss Latest Developments On Nile Dam Issue

CAIRO, Oct 29 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry and U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, discussed the latest developments pertaining to the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD, which is built by Ethiopia on the Nile River, is causing spat between Cairo and Addis…

U.S. House To Vote On Resolution Affirming Impeachment Inquiry, Procedures

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week, on a resolution intended to affirm an impeachment inquiry, against President Donald Trump, as well as, relevant procedures, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, on Monday. “This week, we will bring a resolution to the Floor that affirms…

Iran Says Death Of Daesh Leader Should End “U.S. Intervention In Middle East”

TEHRAN, Iran, Oct 29 (NNN-IRNA) – “The death of Daesh leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, should end U.S. interventions in the Middle East,” Iran’s government Spokesman, Ali Rabiee, was quoted as saying by Press TV on Monday. “Washington’s policies are the main reason for the proliferation of terror outfits in the…

Presidential helicopter crash kills 6 in Colombia

BOGOTA, Oct 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — A helicopter, which was part of the presidential fleet, crashed in a countryside in central Colombia’s Cundinamarca department, killing all the six crew members, the Colombian Air Force (FAC) said on Sunday. “The Colombian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of the six crew members…

Colombia elects first woman mayor of Bogota

BOGOTA, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Claudia Lopez, a symbol of the fightagainst corruption in Colombia, on Sunday became the first woman to beelected mayor of the capital Bogota. The 49-year-old center-left candidate, who is openly gay, won the localelection with 35.2 percent of the vote ahead of liberal Carlos Fernando…

Two dead as hundreds of police, supporters march in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 28 (AFP) – Two people were killed as severalhundred police and their supporters demonstrated in Haiti’s capital forbetter law enforcement salaries on Sunday, police said, while anti-government marchers also took to the streets. The first victim was shot during a protest demanding that President JovenelMoise step down. The…

Chile president lifts state of emergency, protests continue

SANTIAGO, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Monday ended a state of emergency that lasted more than a week amid mass protests, but demonstrations continued nonetheless. The decision to lift the decree at midnight, just two days after more thana million people took to the country’s streets…

Peronist Fernandez wins Argentine presidential election

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peronist candidate Alberto Fernandez swept to a first-round triumph in Argentina’s presidential election Sunday, official results showed, bringing to an end the crisis-plagued rule ofmarket-friendly incumbent Mauricio Macri. Fernandez, a 60-year-old law professor, had nearly 48 percent of the votes— crossing the threshold for…
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