World Leaders Gather At UN Headquarters For High-Level Week To Tackle Pressing Global Issues

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – World leaders are gathering at the UN headquarters in New York this week, to address pressing global issues like wars, poverty and climate change. Representatives from UN member states, including some 150 heads of state and government, are in New York for the High-level…

DPRK-U.S. Dialogue Possible If Washington Abandons Denuclearisation, Says DPRK Top Leader

PYONGYANG, Sept 23 (NNN-KCNA) – The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said, it could resume talks with the United States, if Washington drops its preoccupation with denuclearisation and seeks peaceful coexistence with the DPRK. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea…

Super Typhoon Ragasa Batters Northern Philippines

MANILA, Sept 23 (NNN-PNA) – Super Typhoon Ragasa, slammed into the northern Philippines yesterday, unleashing torrential rains and strong winds that triggered flooding, toppled trees, and tore roofs off homes. The intense weather prompted the evacuation of more than 10,000 residents, as authorities scrambled to ensure public safety. Roads in…

Mutharika Leads Malawi Presidential Race As Partial Results Show Chakwera In 2nd Place

LILONGWE, Sept 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The second round of partial official presidential results from Malawi’s Sept 16 general election, showed former President, Peter Mutharika, maintaining the lead, followed by incumbent President, Lazarus Chakwera, while former Reserve Bank Governor, Dalitso Kabambe, ranked third, according to the electoral commission. According to cumulative…

Afghan Gov’t Rejects U.S. Threats Over Bagram, Urges Adherence To Doha Agreement

KABUL, Sept 22 (NNN-BNA) – The Afghan government has firmly rejected recent U.S. calls to reclaim Bagram Air Base, reaffirming its unwavering commitment to national sovereignty and urging Washington to honour the 2020 Doha Agreement’s pledge, against military interference, said a statement issued, yesterday. “In accordance with Islamic principles and…

Brazil Says U.S. Blocks Health Minister From Attending Regional Health Meeting In Washington

SAO PAULO, Sept 22 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil said that, the United States barred Brazilian Health Minister, Alexandre Padilha, from attending a Pan American Health Organisation meeting in Washington by restricting his visa. Padilha received a visa to join Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the UN General Assembly…

Venezuela Calls On UN To Stop U.S. Military Moves In Caribbean

CARACAS, Sept 22 (NNN-ABN) – Venezuela called on the United Nations Security Council, to demand an immediate halt to U.S. military operations in the Caribbean. In a post on the social platform Telegram, Foreign Minister, Yvan Gil, shared a video of a related speech at the UN by Venezuela’s permanent…

Arab League Welcomes Britain, Canada And Australia’s Recognition Of Palestine

CAIRO, Sept 22 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, yesterday, welcomed the recognition of an independent State of Palestine by Britain, Canada and Australia. In a post on his X account, Aboul-Gheit said, the recognition “corrects a historical error that has persisted for years.” He added that, the move…

Syria Sets Date For Parliamentary Elections

DAMASCUS, Sept 22 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s supreme committee for parliamentary elections, announced yesterday that, voting for the 250-seat People’s Assembly will take place on Oct 5, the first legislative election, since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, last year. The committee said, the decision was made under the constitutional declaration…

Israel Slams Recognition Of Palestinian State By Britain, Australia, Canada

JERUSALEM, Sept 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Recalcitrant Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, yesterday denounced the decision by Britain, Canada, and Australia to recognise a Palestinian state. “I have a clear message to those leaders who recognise a Palestinian state, after the “terrible massacre of Oct 7,” Netanyahu said, referring to Hamas’…