Russian, Indonesian Presidents Discussed Ukraine, Food Supplies

MOSCOW, Jul 1 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and visiting Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday, discussed the current situation in Ukraine, and the supplies of grain and fertilisers, amid a global food shortage. During a joint briefing after their talks at the Kremlin, Putin said that, he informed Widodo…

NATO Summit Concluded Amid Criticisms Of Bloc’s Aggression

MADRID, Jul 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 2022 Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), wrapped up here yesterday, amid mounting criticisms of the military alliance’s increasingly aggressive and destabilising security policies, unveiled at the meeting. Twenty-two NATO members yesterday agreed to launch the NATO Innovation Fund, a multi-sovereign venture…

First African American Woman Sworn In As U.S. Supreme Court Judge

WASHINGTON, Jul 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ketanji Brown Jackson, was sworn in at noon yesterday, to formally become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the nation’s first African American woman to serve in that role. Chief Justice, John Roberts, administered the constitutional oath for Jackson, while Associate…

Chinese UN Envoy Urged U.S. To Respond Positively To Reasonable Demands By Iran

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese UN envoy, yesterday, urged the U.S., as the party responsible for the Iranian nuclear crisis, to respond positively to the demands by Iran. “The United States should face up to its responsibility, correct its mistake, once and for all, make a political decision,…

Azerbaijani President Reveals Plan On Non-Aligned Movement Office In New York

BAKU, Jul 1 (NNN-TNA) – Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev, announced yesterday that, the country, which currently chairs the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), put forward an initiative, on establishing the organisation’s support office in New York. Addressing the Baku Conference of the NAM Parliamentary Network, Aliyev said, the initiative is backed by…

Houthi Delegation In Jordan To Resume UN-Sponsored Yemeni Truce Talks

SANAA, Jul 1 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthi group sent a delegation to Jordan’s capital, Amman to resume the UN-sponsored truce talks with the Yemeni government, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported, yesterday. The delegation would discuss violations of the ongoing truce and the opening of roads in Taiz. There was no…

Saudi Arabia Unveiled Priorities In Research, Innovation

RIYADH, Jul 1 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, announced yesterday, national priorities in research, development and innovation in the next 20 years. The national “priorities and aspirations” aim to boost the contribution of the sector to GDP, to 60 billion Saudi riyals (about 16…

Quake-Affected Afghan Families In Dire Need Of Support To Rebuild Their Houses

GAYAN, Afghanistan, Jul 1 (NNN-ANA) – Thousands of families have been left homeless, following a devastating quake that struck the Gayan district of Afghansitan’s eastern Paktika province, on Jun 22. The quake victims are appealing for support to rebuilding their houses. Gul Mohammad, 70, whose 17-year old son was killed…

14 Killed, 50 Missing As Massive Landslide Hit India’s Manipur State

NEW DELHI, Jul 1 (NNN-PTI) – At least 14 people were killed and over 50 others missing, after a massive landslide hit India’s north-eastern state of Manipur, local media reports said, yesterday. The landslide has completely blocked a river flowing through Tamenglong and Noney districts. According to officials, the Ezei…

Israeli Parliament Dissolved, Lapid Becomes Caretaker PM

JERUSALEM, Jul 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament yesterday, ending Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett’s year-long coalition government, and sending the country back to polls for the fifth time in fewer than four years, in a move that could see former Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, back in power.…