Palestine Calls For Help To Stop Israeli Settlement Expansion, Protect Two-State Solution

RAMALLAH, Aug 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday, called for international intervention to stop the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and protect the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The international community has to intervene to stop Israel from confiscating land, demolishing homes, burning trees, and destroying infrastructure…

Israel Deploys Drones Over Gaza Amid Tensions

JERUSALEM, Aug 5 (NNN-PNA) – Israel yesterday, deployed attack drones over the Gaza Strip, and continued to close major roads in the south, amid rising tensions with the Palestinians. The Israeli Air Force deployed “dozens” of attack drones over Gaza, as part of its preparations for locating and intercepting possible…

Five Killed, 37 Injured In S.Korea’s Hospital Building Fire

SEOUL, Aug 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – Five people were killed, and 37 others were injured, in a South Korean fire accident, that took place at a hospital building in Icheon, around 50 km south-east of the capital, Seoul. The fire broke out at 10:17 a.m. local time (0117 GMT), yesterday, from…

India’s Daily COVID-19 Caseload Breached 20,000 Mark Again

NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s daily COVID-19 caseload today, again surpassed the 20,000 mark, after remaining below it for the past five days, officials said. According to federal health ministry data, released this morning, 20,551 new cases of COVID-19 were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the…

12 Injured As 22-Wheeled Lorry Hit Passenger Bus In Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 5 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 12 people were injured last night, when a 22-wheeled lorry hit a passenger bus in south-eastern Myanmar’s Kayin state. The accident occurred on an Asian Highway at 4:15 p.m. local time, involving a passenger bus, carrying Myanmar workers, heading for Thailand, according…

Indonesian Train Company To Receive 274 Million USD To Accelerate Railway Construction

JAKARTA, Aug 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government will give 4.1 trillion rupiahs (274 million U.S. dollars) of additional fund, to state-owned railway company, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI), to speed up the construction of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR). PT KAI’s vice president of public relations, Joni Martinus,…

China, ASEAN Laud Achievements Under Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Vow To Deepen Ties

PHNOM PENH, Aug 5 (NNN-AKP) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, attended the China-ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting here yesterday, during which the Chinese and ASEAN sides spoke highly of the achievements in their cooperation and pledged to build a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future. The…

Iran’s Nuclear Talks Resumed In Vienna After Five-Month Hiatus

TEHRAN, Aug 5 (NNN-IRNA) – A new round of talks, on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, began in Vienna yesterday, after a 150-day hiatus. The Iranian negotiating team, headed by Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, held a meeting with the Russian…

Israel Sends More Troops Near Gaza Amid Tensions

JERUSALEM, Aug 5 (NNN-PNA) – Israel’s military announced yesterday, it was sending more troops to the area near the Gaza Strip, in case there were possible reprisal attacks, following the arrest of a senior militant in the West Bank this week. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement…

Chinese, Turkish FMs Met To Enhance Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Aug 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, met with Türkiye’s Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, here Wednesday, on the sidelines of the meetings of foreign ministers on East Asia cooperation, vowing to promote cooperation between the two countries. Wang said, China and Türkiye are…