DPRK Leader Says Nuclear Deterrence To Firmly Guarantee National Security

PYONGYANG, July 28 (NNN-KCNA) – Top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, stressed today, the importance of nuclear deterrence, on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the armistice of the 1950-53 Korean War. At the 6th National Conference of War Veterans held here…

Tokyo’s New COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 200-Mark For First Time In Seven Days

TOKYO, July 28 (NNN-NHK) – The Tokyo metropolitan government, said that, 131 new daily COVID-19 cases had been detected in the capital, yesterday, marking the 19th straight day that more than 100 new daily infections had been confirmed. The latest single-day tally, which edged below the 200-mark for the first…

Two Explosions, Fire Hit Air Base In Iraq’s Salahudin

BAGHDAD, July 28 (NNN-NINA) – Two explosions occurred last night which caused a huge fire in an air base in Salahudin Province, north of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, the military said. The explosions came at 11.00 p.m. local time (2000 GMT), at the Majid al-Tamimi air base, previously known as Camp…

Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, July 28 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter Scale, shook Surigao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines before dawn today, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs), said. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 1:32 a.m. local time, hit…

Half Of Bangladesh Affected By Devastating Floods, 119 Dead

DHAKA, July 28 (NNN-BSS) – Almost half of Bangladesh remained in the grip of floods, with scores of casualties reported. According to the daily flood situation report of the country’s disaster response coordination centre, the floods have killed 119 people in 21 (out of 64) districts, since June 30. Of…

Update: U.S. Consulate General In Chengdu Ordered To Close

BEIJING, July 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – At 10.00 a.m. yesterday, as required by China, the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu was closed. Relevant Chinese authorities then entered through the front entrance and took over the premises, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on its website. On July 24, the ministry informed the…

Egyptian, Saudi FMs Call For Political Settlement In Libya

CAIRO, July 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, stressed here yesterday, the importance of reaching a political settlement in Libya. In a joint televised press conference, Shoukry highlighted that, “Egypt aims at reaching a ceasefire in Libya and seeks…

Russia Does Not Seek To Rejoin G7: Kremlin

MOSCOW, July 28 (NNN-TASS) – Russia has no plan to rejoin the Group of Seven, given its satisfaction with the Group of 20, the Kremlin said Monday. “The G20 probably better meets modern economic realities, from the point of view of economic development centres in the world,” Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry…

More Than 60 Killed In Violence In Sudan’s Darfur

KHARTOUM, July 27 (NNN-SUNA) – More than 60 people have been killed and another 60 injured, in violence in Sudan’s West Darfur region, the United Nations (UN), said. About 500 militants attacked the village of Masteri in the West Darfur state on Saturday afternoon, the UN Office for the Coordination…

Chile Reports 345,790 COVID-19 Cases, 9,112 Deaths

SANTIAGO, July 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile on Sunday reported, a total of 345,790 people have tested positive for the COVID-19, since the outbreak began, and 9,112 people have died from the disease. According to the Health Ministry, in the previous 24 hours, tests detected 2,198 new cases of infection…