Philippine External Debt Rose In Q1, Remained Manageable: Central Bank

MANILA, Jun 14 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ external debt rose in the first quarter of 2025, due to increased borrowings by the national government and the banking sector, the Philippine central bank said, yesterday. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), said, the outstanding external debt reached 146.74 billion U.S. dollars…

Bangladesh Records Two More COVID-19 Deaths

DHAKA, Jun 14 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday, recorded two new COVID-19 deaths, during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 29,502, since the pandemic began. The country, on Jun 5, recorded its first COVID-19 fatality this year, when a man died from the infectious disease in the…

Chinese Envoy To IAEA Condemns Israel’s Attack On Iranian Nuclear Facilities

VIENNA, Jun 14 (NNN-APA) – China condemns Israel’s military action against Iran, and opposes armed attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities, a Chinese envoy said, at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), yesterday. During the IAEA Board of Governors meeting, over Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Li…

Iran Media Says Two Israeli Jets Down, Israel Denies

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM, Jun 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s air defence has downed two Israeli Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, as well as, a large number of micro aerial vehicles, capturing a female Israeli pilot, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The Iranian army has not officially confirmed the report. The…

Israeli Strikes On Iran Draw Mideast Condemnation Over Sovereignty Violation, Escalation Risks

CAIRO, Jun 14 (NNN-MENA) – Israel’s large-scale strike on Iranian military and nuclear sites yesterday, has drawn widespread condemnation across the Middle East, with governments denouncing the assault as a violation of international law and Iran’s sovereignty. In a statement, Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, described the attack as “a…

Kazakhstan To Implement Nine Investment Projects In Light Industry

ASTANA, Jun 14 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakhstan plans to launch nine investment projects in the light industry sector, Kazinform news agency reported, yesterday. The announcement was made by Mukhamed Andakov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Industry, under the Ministry of Industry and Construction, during the second Congress of Light Industry.…

Zionist Israel Launched Preemptive Strike On Iran, Killing IRGC’s Top Commander

TEHRAN/JERUSALEM, Jun 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Recalcitrant Zionist Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said yesterday that, Israel had launched a “preemptive strike” on Iran. The Zionist Defence Forces (IDF), confirmed in a statement that, its jets have completed the first-stage attack, notably strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets…

Indian Minister Confirms Former Gujarat Chief Minister Was Killed In London-Bound Plane Crash

NEW DELHI, Jun 13 (NNN-PTI) – A minister in the Indian government, confirmed the death of former Gujarat chief minister and a senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vijay Rupani, in yesterday’s London-bound Air India flight crash. This seems to be the first official confirmation of the…

Two Hospitalised Following Explosion At Western Sydney Apartment Block

SYDNEY, Jun 13 (NNN-AAP) – Two men have been hospitalised, following an explosion at an apartment block, in western Sydney, this morning. Emergency services in the state of New South Wales (NSW) were called to the three-level complex in Lidcombe, 15 km west of central Sydney, at about 6:30 a.m.,…

Air India Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Thailand’s Phuket After Bomb Threat: Airport

BANGKOK, Jun 13 (NNN-TNA) – An Air India flight, from Thailand’s resort island of Phuket to Delhi, requested an emergency landing today, due to a bomb threat, Phuket’s airport said. Local media reported that, Flight AI 379 has later safely landed, and the airport has responded with a related plan.–…