Turkey Reports 30,709 New COVID-19 Cases, 7,570,932 In Total

ANKARA, Oct 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday confirmed 30,709 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 7,570,932, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus rose by 203 to 67,044, while 26,461 people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of 362,217 tests…

Iran Urges “Practical” Steps, “Tangible” Results In Nuke Talks

TEHRAN, Oct 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Taking “practical” steps with “tangible” outcomes should be the purpose of the upcoming nuclear talks between Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri, yesterday. The Iranian…

Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Young Man In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian young man last night, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian young man, whose identity wasn’t immediately known, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers, in the town of Beit Jala, west of…

Myanmar Looks Forward To Confirmation On ASEAN Special Envoy’s Visit: Foreign Ministry

YANGON, Oct 15 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said, the country is looking forward to confirmation on the ASEAN special envoy’s visit, a press release said. Regarding a visit by the special envoy, also the Second Minister of Brunei’s Foreign Affairs, Erywan bin Pehin Yusof, the ministry said, it…

Singapore Reports 2,932 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 15 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,932 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 138,327, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release. Of the new cases, 2,412 were in the community, 517 were in migrant workers’ dormitories, and three were…

5.8 Magnitude Quake Jolts Off Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Oct 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.8, struck off North Sulawesi province, in the central parts of Indonesia yesterday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake hit at 10:16 a.m. Jakarta time (1516 GMT), with the epicentre at 119 km south-east of Bitung…

Indian Govt’s Decision To Extend Jurisdiction Of Border Guards Triggers Row

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government’s decision, to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF), from 15 km to 50 km in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam, triggered a row yesterday. The BSF is a paramilitary force primarily responsible for guarding Indian borders. The opposition…

Iran, EU Officials Discuss Ties, Int’l Issues

TEHRAN, Oct 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service, Enrique Mora, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri, met here yesterday and held talks on issues of mutual interest, the website of Iran’s Foreign Ministry reported. During the meeting, both sides discussed relations between Iran and…

Turkish FM Meets Taliban’s Senior Delegation Over Afghan Issues

ANKARA, Oct 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, yesterday met with a senior delegation of Taliban from Afghanistan, the first meeting of its kind, since the group took power in Aug. “We gave advice to the Taliban administration. We once again said, they should be inclusive for the…

Israeli Missile Attack Kills Syrian Soldier In Palmyra

DAMASCUS, Oct 14 (NNN-SANA) – One Syrian soldier was killed and three others wounded last night, as a fresh Israeli missile strike hit Palmyra area, in the central province of Homs. Citing a military source, report said, the Israeli warplanes fired missiles from over the al-Tanf area in southern Syria,…