Lao, Vietnamese Officials Met To Enhance Cooperation

VIENTIANE, Jul 11 (NNN-KPL) – Lao Deputy Prime Minister, Saleumxay Kommasith, and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister, Nguyen Chi Dung, met, to strengthen the two neighbours’ long-standing friendship and comprehensive cooperation. The meeting took place in the Lao capital, Vientiane, on Wednesday, as part of the Vietnamese deputy prime minister’s official…

Türkiye’s President Appoints New Communications Chief

ANKARA, Jul 11 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appointed Burhanettin Duran, as the new head of the Directorate of Communications at the presidency, according to a presidential decree, published in the Official Gazette yesterday. Duran, a deputy foreign minister, will replace Fahrettin Altun, who has held the role…

Sri Lanka Seeks Further Cuts As U.S. Imposes 30-Percent Tariff

COLOMBO, Jul 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka will continue talks with U.S. officials, to secure further reductions in tariffs, a senior official said, yesterday. Central Bank Governor, Nandalal Weerasinghe, said at a press conference that, the United States has reduced tariffs on Sri Lankan exports from 44 percent to 30…

119 Confirmed Dead In Texas Flooding, Death Toll To Continue Surging

HOUSTON, Jul 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Jul 4 devastating flooding in central Texas, has claimed at least 119 lives as of yesterday morning, with the death toll widely expected to further climb, local authorities said. Kerr County Sheriff, Larry Leitha, confirmed that, at least 161 people remain missing in the…

EU Seeks Trade Deal Framework With U.S., Keeps Retaliation Option Open: Officials

BRUSSELS, Jul 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The European Union (EU) is pushing for a framework of trade agreement in principle with the United States, while retaining the options to retaliate, multiple EU officials said yesterday. “We are looking for a reliable framework – from which we can keep building our common…

BiH Court Lifts Detention For Serb Leaders

SARAJEVO, Jul 10 (NNN-SRNA) – The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), lifted detention measures for Radovan Viskovic, prime minister of Republika Srpska (RS) of BiH, and Nenad Stevandic, president of the RS National Assembly, replacing them with precautionary reporting obligations, the Court announced yesterday. Under the new measures, Stevandic…

Brazilian President Slammed Foreign Meddling In Internal Affairs

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 10 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, condemned foreign interference in Brazil’s domestic affairs, after U.S. President, Donald Trump, urged Brazilian authorities to end prosecution of ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for attempting a coup. “Defending Brazil’s democracy is an issue…

Argentina Disbands National Highway Safety, Management Agencies

BUENOS AIRES, Jul 10 (NNN-TELAM) – Argentine President, Javier Milei, issued executive orders, to disband national highway safety and management agencies. The orders to disband the National Transit and Road Safety Commission, National Road Safety Agency, and the National Highway Directorate (DNV), were published Tuesday in the government gazette and…

Wildfires In Syria’s Latakia Affect Nearly 2,000 Families

DAMASCUS, Jul 10 (NNN-SANA) – Some 1,900 Syrian families have been directly affected, with thousands more at risk, as wildfires continue to ravage Syria’s north-western province of Latakia, for an eighth consecutive day, the United Nations (UN) humanitarian agency, said yesterday. According to a report by the UN Office for…

Syria Urges Integration Of Kurdish Forces Into National Army

DAMASCUS, Jul 10 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian interim government, yesterday, reaffirmed its rejection of any form of partition, following a meeting between Syrian leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the top commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Damascus. In a statement carried by al-Ikhbaria TV, a government…