Video Showing Thousands Of Gazans Rushing For Aid Heartbreaking: UN

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The video, showing thousands of desperate Gazans rushing for aid is heartbreaking, said a UN spokesman, yesterday. “We have been watching the video coming out of Gaza, around one of the distribution points, set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), and frankly, these…

India Approves 5th-Gen Fighter Jet Programme’s Execution Model

NEW DELHI, May 28 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, yesterday, approved the execution model to develop the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), the country’s planned fifth-generation fighter jet, officials said. “The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), is set to execute the programme through industry partnership,” India’s defence ministry said…

China’s BYD Gains Ground In Sri Lanka’s Auto Market

COLOMBO, May 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – BYD, a Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker, is expanding its footprint in Sri Lanka, with plans to introduce DENZA, its premium luxury brand, through local distributor John Keells CG Auto. This was revealed at a press conference held here yesterday. Representatives of BYD and…

National Bank Of Kyrgyzstan Keeps Key Rate At Nine Percent

BISHKEK, May 28 (NNN-KNA) – The Board of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, decided to keep the key rate at nine percent, the bank said in its statement, yesterday. Taking into account the volatility of prices in the global food and raw materials markets, as well as, the impact on…

2nd ASEAN-GCC Summit Paves Way For Enhanced Inter-Regional Collaboration, Resilience Building

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Enhancing inter-regional collaboration and building resilience to navigate an increasingly complex global landscape, marked by economic uncertainty and geopolitical challenges, will be high on the agenda of the 2nd ASEAN-GCC Summit, Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim said here, yesterday. In his remarks at the…

S. Korean Police Ban Ex-PM, Ex-Deputy PM From Leaving Country For Alleged Insurrection

SEOUL, May 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s police, banned former Prime Minister, Han Duck-soo, and Choi Sang-mok, former deputy prime minister for economic affairs, from leaving the country, for alleged insurrection charges, multiple media outlets said, today. Han and Choi have been under investigation, as suspects of insurrection, and prevented…

Trump Threatens To Send Harvard Grant Money To Trade Schools

NEW YORK, May 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, yesterday, threatened to divert billions in grant dollars away from Harvard University, and give those funds to trade schools across the United States, escalating his clash with the elite institution. “I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money…

Kremlin Calls Europe’s Decision To Lift Range Limits On Weapons For Kiev “Dangerous”

MOSCOW, May 27 (NNN-TASS) – The decision of several European countries to remove range restrictions on missiles supplied to Kiev is “dangerous,” Kremlin Spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said, yesterday. Peskov said that, if such decisions were actually made, “they absolutely run counter to our aspirations to reach a political settlement, and…

Tensions Flare As Israeli Ultranationalists March Through East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, May 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Crowds of young far-right Israeli activists attacked Palestinians in East Jerusalem’s Old City yesterday, as they marched through the narrow streets to mark Israel’s occupation of the eastern part of the city. The annual event, known as the “Flag March,” drew mainly ultranationalist religious Jewish…

Nigerian Gov’t To Change Agricultural Practices Through Biotechnology Innovations

ABUJA, May 27 (NNN-NAN) – The Nigerian government, yesterday, reiterated its commitment to building public trust, in biotechnology innovations, that will revolutionise agricultural practices. Abdullahi Mustapha, director-general of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency, told reporters at a forum themed “Advancing Agricultural Biotechnology for Food Security and Economic Growth…