Japanese Court Hands Life Sentence To Shooter Of Ex-PM Abe

TOKYO, Jan 21 (NNN-NHK) – A court in western Japan, today, sentenced a man to life in prison, for fatally shooting former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in 2022. Prosecutors had demanded a life sentence for Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, calling the act of killing the former state leader by a handmade…

Around 2,000 Candidates To Contest Bangladesh’s General Election

DHAKA, Jan 21 (NNN-BSS) – Around 2,000 candidates are set to contest the polls, for Bangladesh’s 13th general election, to be held next month, according to the Bangladeshi Election Commission. The commission released the updated figures last night, following the completion of nomination submission, scrutiny, appeals, withdrawals, and the finalisation…

Around 3,500 Candidates To Contest Nepal’s Parliamentary Elections

KATHMANDU, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 3,484 candidates from various political parties and independents, filed their nominations, under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category, for the Mar 5 election of the House of Representatives, said an official, last night. Of the total, 2,297 candidates are from 68 parties, while the…

UN Chief Condemns Israeli Demolition Of UN Compound In East Jerusalem

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday, condemned Israel’s demolition of a UN compound in East Jerusalem, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN chief, said in a statement. “The secretary-general condemns in the strongest terms, the Israeli authorities’ actions to demolish” the Sheikh Jarrah…

Iraqi PM, Syrian Interim Leader Discussed Border Security Over Phone

BAGHDAD, Jan 21 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, spoke yesterday with Syrian interim leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, over the phone, to discuss border security, amid concerns about potential Daesh militants’ infiltration from Syria. Al-Sharaa affirmed his country’s commitment to securing the shared borders between the two countries, and…

Japan’s Remaining Twin Pandas To Depart For China On Jan 27

TOKYO, Jan 20 (NNN-NHK) – Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. The twin pandas will be…

Man Attacked By Crocodile In North-East Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 20 (NNN-AAP) – A man was taken to hospital this morning, after he was attacked by a crocodile, in the north-east Australian state of Queensland. Emergency services were called to reports of an animal-related incident at a stream, near the small town of Ingham, over 1,000 km north…

Five Terrorists Killed In Counter-Terrorism Operation In Balochistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (NNN-APP) – Five terrorists, belonging to a banned outfit, were killed yesterday, during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, said a statement from the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Police. The CTD said that, the operation was conducted in Dasht area of Mastung district,…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hit Mindanao, Philippines – GFZ

MANILA, Jan 20 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, jolted Mindanao, Philippines, at 1853 GMT yesterday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.43 degrees north latitude, and 123.78 degrees east longitude.–…

Zionist Israeli army launches large-scale operation in West Bank’s Hebron

RAMALLAH, Jan 20 (NNN-WAFA) – The Barbaric Israeli army has launched a large-scale military operation in the city of Hebron, in the southern West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli sources said, yesterday. Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said that, the marauding Israeli forces, imposed a closure on several neighbourhoods in southern…