Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla commander Pablo Beltran (left) and Colombian government delegation member Otty Patino (right) listen to the reading of a document after a meeting within the framework of the peace talks at "La Casona Cultural Aquiles Nazoa" complex in Caracas on January 21, 2023. (YURI CORTEZ / AFP) CARACAS – The […]
Washington, D.C., Jan 17, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is pleased to announce the publication of the Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM) (bit.ly/3Xe9gC2) Overview Document. It is available for download at bit.ly/3Xe9gC2, and provides an in-depth look at the content, structure, use, and maintenance of the GBA BMM. The […]
People march during a protest in support of public health care in Madrid, Spain on Jan 15, 2023. (MANU FERNANDEZ / AP) MADRID – Tens of thousands of health workers protested in Madrid on Sunday over what they say is the destruction of the public health system by the conservative regional government. Dressed in white […]
In this file photo taken on Jan 16, 2022, government soldiers look at the scene of suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia. (PHOTO / AFP) MOGADISHU – One person was killed and at least six others injured in a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint manned by Somali government troops in the central region of […]
This photo posted on the official Facebook page of Libya’s Government of National Unity on Jan 12, 2023 shows Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah shaking hands with CIA Director William Burns. (GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY, LIBYA VIA FACEBOOK) TRIPOLI – US Central Intelligence Agency chief William Burns made a rare trip to Libya on Thursday, […]
Kiril Petkov and Assen Vassilev, leaders of the centrist "We Continue The Change" (PP) party, speak to the media after the first exit polls during a general election, in Sofia, Bulgaria Oct 2, 2022. (SPASIYANA SERGIEVA / REUTERS) SOFIA — Bulgaria's second largest party, the anti-corruption We Continue the Change (PP), gave up plans on […]
People raise a new Venezuelan flag on the dome of the Federal Legislative Palace before a session for the installation of the National Parliament for the legislative period 2023-2024 at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, on Jan 5, 2023. (FEDERICO PARRA / AFP) CARACAS — Venezuela's splintered opposition, which appointed new leadership this week, […]
MOGADISHU – Two car bombs detonated by al Shabaab militants killed at least 15 people and flattened homes in central Somalia's Hiraan region on Wednesday, a resident involved in the rescue operations said. It was the latest in a string of attacks launched by al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab since government forces and allied clan […]
Panoramic view of the city of Caracas, on Sept 12, 2022. (YURI CORTEZ / AFP) MADRID – The Spanish government has appointed a new ambassador to Venezuela, signalling a thaw in relations that comes two years after Madrid vacated the post to protest over what it said was the absence of free elections in the […]
Soldiers awaiting the arrival of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans during the 62nd anniversary of the creation of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces at the Nation Square in Ouagadougou on Nov 1, 2022. (MARTIN DEMAY / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The United […]
Members of Britain's Border Force tow into the Port of Dover an inflatable boat used by migrants who were rescued while crossing the English Channel, in Dover, Britain, April 14, 2022. (PETER NICHOLLS / REUTERS) LONDON — Britain on Tuesday said it planned to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants who cross the English […]
Jorge Rodriguez, head of Venezuela's National Assembly, attends a session to create a work team to the request of the Senate of Colombia to restore trade relations between both countries in Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 21, 2021. (LEONARDO FERNANDEZ VILORIA / REUTERS) CARACAS – Venezuela's National Assembly, or Congress, on Thursday approved a second partial agreement […]
Jorge Rodriguez, President of Venezuela's National Assembly and Head of Nicolas Maduro's negotiating team, along with Nicolas Maduro Guerra, son of Venezuela's President, and members of Venezuela's government, talks to the media, in Mexico City, Mexico November 26, 2022. (HENRY ROMERO / REUTERS) CARACAS — Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro will enter upcoming talks with […]
MOGADISHU – Islamist militants attacked a hotel used by government officials in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday evening, police and witnesses said. Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, which controls large swathes of the country, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement that it was targeting the nearby presidential palace. "We were shaken by a […]
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds a press conference in Edinburgh on Nov 23, 2022 after the UK Supreme Court blocked a new vote on independence. The UK Supreme Court rejected a bid by the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh to hold a new referendum on independence without the consent of London. (ANDY BUCHANAN / […]
This handout photo taken on Sept 1, 2022 and obtained from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sept 7, 2022 shows a general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during an IAEA Support and Assistance Mission in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (HANDOUT / IAEA) VIENNA/OTTAWA/COPENHAGEN – The International Atomic Energy Agency said on […]
Britain's Defence Minister Gavin Williamson is seen in Downing Street, London, Britain, Nov 2, 2017. (PHOTO / CHINADAILY.COM.CN) LONDON — Gavin Williamson, a cabinet office minister in British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government, resigned on Tuesday after mounting allegations that he had bullied colleagues. The Sunday Times and other local media outlets reported days ago […]
Denmark's Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party Mette Frederiksen gestures as she speaks at the Social Democratic Party location in Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Denmark, early on Nov 2, 2022. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP) COPENHAGEN – Danes on Tuesday handed the Social Democratic Party a mandate to form a new government in a […]
People pass by a house with a Cuban flag hanged on its balcony in Havana, on Oct 24, 2022. (YAMIL LAGE / AFP) HAVANA – For Sandra Cruz, a civil engineer from the Havana district of Marianao, the intensification of the US trade embargo has led to a rising cost of living. "The US unilateral […]
Italy's new prime minister, Giorgia Meloni reacts during the cabinet minister bell handover ceremony at Palazzo Chigi in Rome on Oct 23, 2022. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) ROME – With Italy's newly installed government facing pressing domestic priorities, analysts do not expect immediate changes to the country's foreign policy line. Observers told Xinhua that Giorgia […]