Tropical Storm Julia became a hurricane late Saturday as it passed the Colombian islands and is headed to Nicaragua. “Life-threatening flash floods and mudslides possible from heavy rains over Central America and Southern Mexico through early next week,” according to the US National Hurricane Center. Julia is packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 […]
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By Michelle Nichols and Kanishka Singh UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that one or several countries send “a rapid action force” to help Haiti’s police remove a threat posed by armed gangs, according to a letter to the U.N. Security Council, seen by Reuters on Sunday. Guterres is […]
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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Colombia’s security forces will keep up their offensive against drug traffickers and illegal armed groups, even as President Gustavo Petro pushes for “total peace” in the Andean country, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez told Reuters. Petro, who took office in August as Colombia’s first left-wing president, has […]
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Today’s Headlines Russia strikes Kyiv, multiple Ukrainian cities; many dead KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least…Read More N. Korea confirms nuke missiles tests to ‘wipe out’ enemies SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said […]
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Image source, EPA Protests and gang violence have rocked Haiti, plunging the country into a worsening political, economic and security crisis. By Merlyn Thomas BBC News Haiti has asked for foreign military support to curb its gang violence crisis which has paralysed the country. The Haitian government authorised Prime Minister Ariel Henry to request […]
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Image source, Getty ImagesAn Indian family seeking asylum in the US at the Arizona-Mexico border on 20 May By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News As an openly gay man living in a deeply conservative part of India’s Punjab, life had long been hard for Jashan Preet Singh. Over the years, Mr Singh, 34, had grown […]
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Image source, AFP Rescue efforts continue in Las Tejerias, as torrential rain has caused deadly landslides By Malu Cursino BBC News Deadly landslides have swept away homes in Venezuela’s Las Tejerias city, south of the capital Caracas. At least 22 people have been reported dead, and a further 52 are missing after the torrential rainfall […]
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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon Dr Terrance Drew, has announced that his first official state visit will be to the Republic of China (Taiwan) next month, November, stating that the relationship between the two countries which was established in 1983 has stood the […]
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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, October 8, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The Republic of China (Taiwan) which was the first country to establish diplomatic relations with the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in 1983, a few days after the latter attained its independence, will be celebrating the 111th anniversary of its independence on Monday October 10 (Double […]
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COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start By Ludwig Burger and Natalie Grover Commuters travel on an underground subway train, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and after Omicron has become the dominant coronavirus variant in Europe, in Barcelona, Spain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo Oct 6 (Reuters) […]
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