Australian PM Calls For Israel, Palestine Living Side By Side In Peace, Security

SYDNEY, Oct 8 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, said in a media statement yesterday that, Australia must do everything in its power to make Israel and Palestine co-exist in peace and security. Australia has consistently been part of the international pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza, the return…

World Bank Foresees Malaysia’s Economy To Grow 4.1 Percent Next Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The World Bank forecast Malaysia’s economy to grow 4.1 percent year-on-year, in 2026. Its lead economist for Malaysia, Apurva Sanghi, told a press conference yesterday that, the growth of the Malaysian economy is expected to continue moderating in 2026, as external headwinds are likely…

Death Toll Hits 61 In Nepal’s Rain-Induced Disasters

KATHMANDU, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from rain-sparked disasters in Nepal has reached 51, a government agency said, yesterday. Among the dead, 38 were killed in landslides, 10 in floods and three in lightning strikes, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said, in a statement. Six…

Hamas Links Hostage Release To Full Israeli Withdrawal From Gaza In Ceasefire Talks

GAZA/CAIRO, Oct 8 (NNN-WAFA/MENA) – A senior Hamas source, said yesterday, they demanded that, any release of Israeli hostages be “directly tied to” a clear timetable for Israel’s complete withdrawal from Gaza, as the indirect negotiations with Israel continue in Egypt. The Hamas delegation, during the negotiations in the Red…

Syrian Authorities, Kurdish Forces Agree On Immediate Ceasefire After Aleppo Clashes

DAMASCUS, Oct 8 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s chief of defence authorities, said yesterday, he met with Kurdish-led forces’ commander, Mazloum Abdi, in Damascus, and agreed to an immediate ceasefire across all fronts, in northern and north-eastern Syria, following a day of fierce clashes between government-aligned forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic…

Senior Qatari, Turkish Officials To Join Ongoing Gaza Ceasefire Talks In Egypt

CAIRO, Oct 8 (NNN-MENA) – Top diplomatic and intelligence officials from Qatar and Türkiye, are set to join the Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Egypt, today, as mediators push to end the devastating conflict. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, will travel to…

Urgent: 6.7-Magnitude Quake Hit 21 Km W Of Lae, Papua New Guinea – USGS

LAE, Papua New Guinea, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.7, jolted 21 km west of Lae, Papua New Guinea, at 1105 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 107.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.70 degrees south…

Thai Cabinet Approves Stimulus Scheme To Boost Growth

BANGKOK, Oct 8 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s cabinet, yesterday, approved an economic stimulus scheme, worth 44 billion baht (1.35 billion U.S. dollars), to boost domestic consumption and alleviate the cost of living for up to 20 million people. According to the finance ministry, the co-payment programme aims to counteract slowing economic…

18 Dead As Landslide Hit A Bus In North India

NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least 18 persons died and several others were injured, in India’s northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh, yesterday, when a landslide hit a moving bus, as a result of which the bus fell into a deep gorge, confirmed the local police. The mishap…

Kazakhstan To Boost Monthly Oil Export To Germany To 130,000 Tonnes Next Year

ALMATY, Oct 8 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan will increase its oil exports to Germany to 130,000 tonnes per month next year, the press service of Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, KazMunayGas (KMG) reported, yesterday. Following talks between KMG Chairman, Askhat Khassenov, and Johannes Bremer, CEO of Germany’s petroleum refining company,…