Modi, Putin Hold Phone Talks Amid Rising U.S. Pressure On India-Russia Oil Trade

NEW DELHI, Aug 9 (NNN-PTI) – Amid the ongoing U.S. pressure on India-Russia oil trade, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday, held a phone conversation with Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Modi posted a statement on social media, saying that, he was looking forward to hosting the Russian president, later this…

Soldier Killed, Three Injured In Terrorist Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (NNN-APP) – A frontier corps soldier was killed and at least three others injured, in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said, yesterday. Terrorists attacked a security check post of paramilitary troops’ frontier corps, by dropping explosives with a drone, in Bannu district…

Indonesia Accelerates Construction Of 1st Bioethanol Factory In South Papua

JAKARTA, Aug 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Yuliot Tanjung, said yesterday that, the country was building its first bioethanol factory in Merauke, South Papua province, as part of its efforts to develop alternative energy and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Bioethanol is an ethanol-based…

ASEAN Reaffirms Neutrality, Sustainability, Unity Amid Global Uncertainty

JAKARTA, Aug 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), are striving to uphold neutrality, promote diplomacy, and accelerate sustainability efforts, amid intensifying global tensions and environmental challenges, ASEAN Secretary-General, Kao Kim Hourn, said yesterday. Speaking at the 58th ASEAN Day Celebration, held under the…

Japanese PM Reiterates Intention To Stay On Despite Election Loss

TOKYO, Aug 9 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, yesterday, reiterated his intention to stay on as Japan’s leader, as his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held a key decision-making meeting, following a major parliamentary election loss. “I’d like to listen sincerely and humbly to your views,” Ishiba, who…

UN Human Rights Chief: Israeli Plan For Gaza Takeover Must Be Halted Immediately

GENEVA, Aug 9 (NNN-APA) – UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, said yesterday that, the Israeli regime’s plan, for a complete military takeover of the Gaza Strip “must be immediately halted.” “It runs contrary to the ruling of the International Court of Justice that, Israel must bring its occupation to…

Rescue Underway After Mountain Torrents Leave 10 Dead, 33 Missing In Gansu, China

LANZHOU, Aug 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Rescue efforts are underway, after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County, north-west China’s Gansu Province, leaving 10 dead and 33 missing, as of 3:30 p.m. yesterday, local authorities said. Torrential rain began pounding Yuzhong, which is under the jurisdiction of the provincial…

Israeli Regime’s Cabinet Approves Plan To Take Over Gaza City, In New Escalation of Genocide

JERUSALEM, Aug 8 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli regime’s Security Cabinet, has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, Barbaric Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement, today, in a New Escalation of Genocide. The Zionist Israeli Defence Forces will prepare for the takeover, while distributing humanitarian assistance to…

Teenager Arrested After Man Critically Injured In Sydney Public Park Stabbing

SYDNEY, Aug 8 (NNN-AAP) – A man has been hospitalised in a critical condition, and a teenager has been arrested, following the stabbing attack at a public park in Sydney. Emergency services were called to reports of an assault at the park, in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Annandale, at…

Heavy Rain Emergency Warning Issued For South-Western Japanese City

TOKYO, Aug 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning this morning, for the city of Kirishima, in the south-western prefecture of Kagoshima, calling for the highest level of caution against landslides, and flooding in low-lying areas and overflowing rivers. The highest-level warning on the country’s…