Egyptian President Calls For Political Settlement Of Major Regional Affairs

CAIRO, Sept 23 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said, the various hotspot issues that weigh on regional peace and stability should be solved via political means, based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions. Sisi’s remarks came during his address to the general debate of the 75th session of the…

Afghan Army Defuses 4,776 Improvised Bombs, Landmines In Six Months

KABUL, Sept 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan National Army (ANA), during the past six months, discovered and defused 4,776 improvised bombs and landmines planted by militants, the Defence Ministry said. “The enemies have generally hidden IEDs and roadside bombs along main roads, highways and heavily populated areas, to target security…

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 5,646,010 In India, Death Toll Surpasses 90,000

NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (NNN-PTI) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India rose to 5,646,010 this morning, the health ministry said. During the past 24 hours, 83,347 new cases were reported from across the country. Besides, 1,085 deaths were also recorded, bringing the toll to 90,020. According to…

Thai PM Orders Law Enforcers To Extradite Red Bull Scion Home To Face Trial

BANGKOK, Sept 23 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, said, he already instructed the authorities, to seek help from Interpol to nab Red Bull scion, Vorayuth Yoovidhya, and have him extradited to Thailand, to stand trial in the high-profile hit-and-run case that took place eight years ago. “Please rest…

Jordan King Highlights Role Of Re-Globalisation In Dealing With Global Challenges

AMMAN, Sept 23 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, said that, countries can only overcome global challenges, including the COVID-19, through re-globalisation, which makes the well-being of all peoples the ultimate goal. The Jordanian King made the remarks in an address at the 75th session of the United Nations…

Turkey’s Erdogan Proposes Regional Conference Over East Med Issue

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Tuesday, proposed a regional conference over the maritime dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean. “I would like to repeat here our call for establishing dialogue and cooperation between coastal countries of the Eastern Mediterranean,” Erdogan said, in his video…

No Nobel Awarding Ceremony In 2020 Due To Pandemic

STOCKHOLM, Sept 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – There will be no traditional Nobel Awarding Ceremony in Stockholm this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Swedish media reported. The Nobel Foundation’s Executive Director, Lars Heikensten, was quoted by Swedish Television (SVT) yesterday as saying that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there would be…

Russia Accuses U.S. Of Using Russian Opposition Leader’s Case To Block Nord Stream 2

MOSCOW, Sept 23 (NNN-TASS) – Washington is using the case of the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, to block the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, designed to ship Russian natural gas to Europe, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director, Sergei Naryshkin, said yesterday. “It is…

U.S. Democratic Leader Urges Republicans To Pass Three-Trillion-USD Relief Bill As COVID-19 Deaths Top 200,000

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, slammed the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and urged the Republicans to support the House Democrats’ three-trillion-U.S.-dollar relief bill to blunt the economic fallout. “Republicans must accept the gravity of this crisis and vote on the science-based strategy…

U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Top 200,000 — Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. COVID-19 deaths surpassed 200,000 yesterday, according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. With the national caseload topping 6.8 million, the death toll across the United States rose to 200,005, as of 11:23 a.m. local time (1523…