Erdogan, Zelensky Held Talks In Ankara To Revive Diplomacy With Russia

ANKARA, Nov 20 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday, emphasised Türkiye’s commitment to advancing diplomatic efforts, to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, during talks with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Ankara. “It would be beneficial for the Istanbul process to be reactivated with a comprehensive framework that can address…

China Launched Three New Satellites Into Space

JIUQUAN, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – China, yesterday, launched a Long March-2C carrier rocket, sending three new satellites into space. The rocket blasted off at 12:01 p.m. (Beijing Time), from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in north-west China, and sent the Shijian-30A, Shijian-30B, and Shijian-30C into the preset orbits. These satellites…

Torrential Rains, Flooding Left Seven Dead, Seven Missing In Central Vietnam

HANOI, Nov 19 (NNN-VNA) – Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains, left seven people dead and seven others missing in central Vietnam, it was reported yesterday. Seven people were killed due to rain-induced landslides in Khanh Hoa Province. Two others remained unaccounted for in the same province. Three people…

Vietnamese Gov’t Warns Of Potential Flu Outbreak

HANOI, Nov 19 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Health, warned of a potential flu outbreak, after the country logged up to 11,000 cases of seasonal influenza per month, over the past three months, a sharp rise from the mid-year figures, local media VnExpress reported, yesterday. Since the beginning of the…

12 Died In House Fire In Southern Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Nov 19 (NNN-KNA) – Twelve people, including nine children, died, in a house fire, in the Turkestan region, southern Kazakhstan, it was reported, yesterday, citing the regional Department of Emergency Situations. The blaze broke out in a two-story private residential house in the village of Algabas, in the Zhetysai…

Tropical Cyclone Fina Formed Off Australia’s North Coast

CANBERRA, Nov 19 (NNN-AAP) – A tropical cyclone has formed, off the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), and could potentially impact the NT coast by Friday or Saturday, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said. The BoM said that, Tropical Cyclone Fina, formed in the early hours of this morning,…

Hiroshima Governor, Nagasaki Mayor Urge Japanese Gov’t To Uphold Non-Nuclear Principles

TOKYO, Nov 19 (NNN-NHK) – The governor of Hiroshima Prefecture and the mayor of Nagasaki City, voiced opposition to Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi’s attempt to revise the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, a day after the governors of Okinawa and Nagasaki prefectures expressed similar concerns. Hiroshima Governor, Hidehiko Yuzaki, told a press…

Jordan, Palestine Stress Need To Consolidate Gaza Ceasefire, Deploy Int’l Stabilisation Force

AMMAN, Nov 19 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian Prime Minister, Jafar Hassan, and Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa, underlined here yesterday, the importance of building on growing international recognition of the State of Palestine, consolidating the Gaza ceasefire, and facilitating the deployment of an international stabilisation force in Gaza. During their talks,…

Syrian Authorities Seized Large Haul Of Illicit Drugs

DAMASCUS, Nov 19 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s anti-narcotics department, carried out a security raid in the country’s eastern desert region, capturing large quantities of illegal drugs, the Syrian interior authorities said in a statement, yesterday. The operation led to the confiscation of 246,000 Captagon pills, 105 kg of cannabis, and 500…

1st Caspian Governors’ Forum Kicked Off In N. Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran, yesterday, opened the First Caspian Governors’ Forum, in the northern city of Rasht, aiming to strengthen regional cooperation among the Caspian Sea littoral states. Senior Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, and Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister, Seyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, joined…