Policeman Killed, Two Injured In Terrorist Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (NNN-APP) – A policeman was killed and at least two others were injured, in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province yesterday, an official said. A group of terrorists attacked a police check post, in the Lachi area of Kohat district of the province,…

Central Vietnam Warned Of Flash Floods, Landslides Under Impact Of Typhoon Nongfa

HANOI, Aug 31 (NNN-VNA) – Central Vietnam localities, from Thanh Hoa province to Hue city, are facing high risks of flash floods, landslides and flooding, as Typhoon Nongfa approaches. Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, yesterday, instructed localities to call on and guide vessels, to return to safe shelters. Authorities…

Drug Seized, Smuggler Detained In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 31 (NNN-BNA) – Police have confiscated 40 kg of opium poppy, and arrested an individual, on charges of attempting to smuggle the contraband from the northern Afghanistan Baghlan province, provincial director for counter-narcotics police, Mullah Mohammad Nabi Kamran, said yesterday. The alleged drug smuggler had hidden the contraband…

ADB Announces Three Million USD Aid To Support Pakistan’s Flood Relief

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (NNN-APP) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), announced three million U.S. dollars in emergency assistance, to support Pakistan’s relief operations, following devastating floods across the country. “Pakistan is experiencing devastating flooding, that has displaced families and communities, and ADB stands firmly with Pakistan during this crisis,” ADB…

Malaysia’s Petronas Records Lower Profit Amid Challenging Environment

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas firm, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), announced yesterday that, its profit after tax for the first half of 2025 fell 19 percent, year-on-year, to 26.2 billion ringgit (6.2 billion U.S. dollars), in line with lower revenue. The firm said in…

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Ranked TripAdvisor’s Most Attractive Tourist Destination In Asia For 2025: PM

PHNOM PENH, Aug 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, said today that, the Angkor Wat has been ranked as Asia’s most attractive tourist destination by TripAdvisor. The prime minister announced this in a text, posted on his official social media platforms, with a TripAdvisor list of Asia’s top…

Japan Requests Largest-Ever Defence Budget For Fiscal 2026 Amid Concerns

TOKYO, Aug 30 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s defence ministry, yesterday, submitted a record defence budget request of 8.8 trillion yen, for the fiscal year 2026, with a focus on deploying various missiles and drones. The budget request, up from last year’s record 8.5 trillion yen initial request, is the fourth in…

Netanyahu Thrives On Conflict To Save His Own Political Career: Jordanian FM

AMMAN, Aug 30 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, condemned ‘Israel’s’ ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip and urged the international community to take decisive action. In a tweet on X, Safadi praised the unequivocal condemnation of the ‘Israeli’ attacks, by the foreign ministers of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway,…

Palestine Expresses “Deep Regret” At U.S. Decision Over Visas For Palestinian Officials

RAMALLAH, Aug 30 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine, yesterday, expressed “deep regret and astonishment,” at the U.S. decision, not to grant visas to the Palestinian delegation, for the upcoming UN General Assembly. The Palestinian presidency “stressed that, this decision stands in clear contradiction to international law and the UN Headquarters Agreement, particularly…

Aid Convoy Reaches Syria’s Sweida Via Major Highway For First Time In Weeks: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (NNN-SANA) – An aid convoy via Syria’s Damascus-Sweida Highway 110, blocked for weeks by fighting, has reached the southernmost Sweida governorate, for the first time since July 12, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said, aid convoys had…