Arquivo de withdraws

LONDON, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The British government said Monday that the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford used by the United States remains safe after Washington withdrew all of its bombers from the base. A Downing Street spokesperson declined to comment on "foreign nations' military operations," but said the base was safe. The spokesperson cited Defence Secretary Wes Streeting as saying last week that Britain had "tried and tested approaches to defend our bases around the country and throughout the world." U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that he would not directly link an incident near the base last week to the decision to withdraw the bombers, describing movements at that time as routine exercises and redeployments. Rubio said that the United States continued to have fu...

MANAGUA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Nicaragua on Monday announced its immediate withdrawal from the Central American Parliament (Parlacen), saying the regional body has failed to fulfill the goals for which it was created. "We have respectfully notified the board of directors of the Central American Parliament of the immediate termination of our membership agreement with that body," Nicaraguan co-president Rosario Murillo said. Murillo questioned the forum's effectiveness, saying it had failed to reach agreements that would improve the lives of Central American families. In a statement, Nicaraguan deputies to Parlacen expressed their "full support for the sovereign decision ... to withdraw from the Constituent Treaty of the Central American Parliament and other political bodies." ■ Sourc...

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British gov’t says RAF Fairford base safe after U.S. withdraws bombers-Xinhua

Nicaragua withdraws from Central American Parliament-Xinhua