New Gecko Discoveries Hint At Hidden Depths Of Wildlife Haven In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jul 1 (NNN-AKP) – Several gecko species found during a series of surveys in unexplored limestone hills, in western Cambodia’s Battambang province, have been confirmed as new to science, a conservationist group said, in a press release, yesterday. The gecko species were found by a survey team, including…

Death Toll In Chemical Factory Blast In India’s Telangana Rises To 12

NEW DELHI, Jul 1 (NNN-PTI) – With the recovery of four more bodies, the death toll in yesterday’s blast at a chemical factory in the southern Indian state of Telangana, has risen to 12, officials said. Thirty-four others injured in the blast are undergoing treatment at various hospitals. The blast…

UN Security Council Extends Mandate Of Peacekeeping Force On Golan Heights

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Security Council, yesterday, unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights for six months, until Dec 31, 2025. Resolution 2782, regarding the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), stresses the obligation of both Israel and…

Leader Of Colombian Criminal Ring Captured In UAE, Says Ecuador’s Interior Minister

QUITO, Jul 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Ecuadorian-born top leader of the Colombian criminal organisation, “Border Commandos,” has been captured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ecuador’s Interior Minister, John Reimberg, announced. The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) arrested Roberto Carlos Alvarez Vera in Abu Dhabi, Reimberg said, at a press…

Floods Hit Western Venezuela

CARACAS, Jul 1 (NNN-ABN) – Heavy rains continued to lash western Venezuela, with rivers overflowing in several states and hundreds of homes damaged, authorities said. In the western state of Merida, Governor Arnaldo Sanchez, said, at least 370 homes have been affected by the rains and flooding, with 103 houses…

Egypt’s FM Discusses Iranian Nuclear Issue With Iran’s FM, IAEA Chief

CAIRO, Jul 1 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, yesterday, held phone conversations with his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief, Rafael Grossi, on the resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. During the call with Araghchi, the Egyptian minister underscored the importance…

Two Rockets Hit Airbase Area In N. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jul 1 (NNN-NINA) – Two rockets hit an airbase area late yesterday, in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk, without causing casualties, it was reported. The agency quoted a senior security source as saying that, two Katyusha rockets were fired at the Kirkuk airbase. One rocket landed between the first…

Gunmen Shot Dead Four In India’s Manipur

NEW DELHI, Jul 1 (NNN-PTI) – At least four people, including an elderly woman, were shot dead yesterday, by unidentified gunmen, in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur, officials said. The attack took place near Mongjang village, in Churachandpur district, about 96 km south of Imphal, the capital city of Manipur.…

Israeli Airstrike On Gaza Beachfront Cafe Kills At Least 34; Total Death Toll: 56,531+

GAZA, Jul 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 34 Palestinians, mostly women and children, were killed and dozens more wounded, yesterday, when an Israeli airstrike hit a beachfront cafe in Gaza City, according to Palestinian medical and security sources. Al-Shifa Hospital said in a brief statement that, most of the victims…

Iran Says U.S. “Betrayed” Diplomacy By “Encouraging” Israeli Attacks

TEHRAN, Jul 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, yesterday, accused the United States of “betraying” diplomacy, claiming Washington’s alleged role in recent Israeli military strikes threatens the future of indirect nuclear negotiations. At a weekly press conference in Tehran, ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said, the U.S. encouraged an Israeli attack…