Five Killed In House Fire In Vietnam’s Capital

HANOI, Oct 11 (NNN-VNA) – Five members of a family, including a six-year-old child, were killed in a house fire, in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, this morning, local media VnExpress reported. The fire broke out at around 5.00 a.m., in a four-storey house with an attic, each floor covering about 30…

India FM Says New Delhi To Reopen Its Embassy In Kabul

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, yesterday, announced the reopening of India’s embassy in Kabul. Jaishankar made the announcement, during his opening remarks at the meeting with visiting Afghan counterpart, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, in New Delhi. Muttaqi arrived in India on Thursday for…

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Raises Base Rate To 18 Percent

ALMATY, Oct 11 (NNN-KNA) – The National Bank of Kazakhstan, yesterday, raised its base rate to 18 percent per annum, with a corridor of plus or minus one percentage point. “The easing of monetary conditions, amid accelerating inflation, signs of excess demand over supply expansion, and active fiscal policy, required…

World Press Briefing For 2026 Asian Games Wraps Up In Nagoya

NAGOYA, Oct 11 (NNN-NHK) – The two-day World Press Briefing, for the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, came to a conclusion yesterday, attracting over 110 media representatives from around the globe. The 20th Asian Games are scheduled to take place from Sept 19 to Oct 4, 2026, in Nagoya, and…

Egypt Moves To Deliver Aid To Gaza After Ceasefire: President

CAIRO, Oct 11 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, said yesterday that, Egypt has begun sending urgent food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Sisi made the remarks in a phone call with UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, stressing the need…

Palestinians Resume Movement To Northern Gaza After Ceasefire: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Within minutes of the Gaza ceasefire taking effect, displaced Palestinians resumed movement to the north, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that, Israeli tanks had blocked Al Rashid Road along the coast, after people attempted…

Malaysia Foresees Economy To Grow By 4-4.5 Percent In 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s economy is projected to grow by four to 4.5 percent in 2026, amid U.S. tariff risks, according to the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) Economic Outlook 2026 report, revealed yesterday. MOF said in the report, growth will mainly be underpinned by strong domestic demand,…

Malaysia Unveiled National Budget Eyeing Food Security, Flood Mitigation

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, unveiled an expansionary budget for 2026, yesterday, the largest in the country’s history, aimed at developing high-value economic activities, while improving the people’s living standards. The budget allocates 470 billion ringgit (111.3 billion U.S. dollars), reflecting the government’s commitment…

Japan Ruling Party’s Junior Ally Komeito To End Coalition

TOKYO, Oct 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Komeito, said yesterday that, the political party plans to terminate its coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and will not vote for new LDP chief, Sanae Takaichi, as prime minister, citing differences over their response to political funding issues, local media reported.…

Terrorist Attacks On Military Posts In NW Pakistan Killed Eight Troops

ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (NNN-APP) – Eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and five others injured, when militants opened fire on an army post and a security patrol in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, early yesterday morning, security sources said. The incident happened at about 4:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT Thursday)…