Terrorist Attack At PSX Triggers Security High Alert Across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, June 30 (NNN-APP) – Following a terrorist attack at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) building in southern port city of Karachi on Monday, a security high alert has been declared across the country, to avoid any other possible attack, local media reported. Local media quoted official sources as saying…

Japan Sees Surge In Online Banking Thefts

TOKYO, June 30 (NNN-NHK) – Thefts from online bank accounts have been surging in Japan, as unsuspecting victims have been duped by fake websites of financial institutions into giving up their IDs and passwords, Japan’s Financial Services Agency said. According to a survey conducted by the agency, such cases of…

Thailand Reopens 37 Border Checkpoints For Cross-Border Cargo Transport

BANGKOK, June 30 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand will reopen checkpoints on the border with all neighbouring states, to resume cross-border cargo transport and trading from July 1, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), chaired by Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha. CCSA decided to reopen a total of 37 checkpoints…

Nine Bodies Found In Mass Graves In Libya’s Tarhuna: Official

TRIPOLI, June 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nine additional unidentified bodies were recovered inside mass graves, in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of Tripoli, said a local official. The new finding brought the total number of recovered bodies to 19, since the the Libyan General Authority for Research and…

Nine Killed In Airstrikes On Iranian-Backed Forces In Eastern Syria In 24 Hours

DAMASCUS, June 29 (NNN-SANA) – Fresh airstrikes targeted Iranian-backed forces in eastern Syria on Sunday, killing nine, a day after similar strikes hit the same area, a war monitor reported. The airstrikes targeted positions of Iranian-backed forces in the desert region, in the countryside of al-Bukamal city in the eastern…

Hezbollah Supporters Protest Against U.S. Envoy Over Diplomatic Spat

BEIRUT, June 29 (NNN-NNA) – A number of Hezbollah supporters protested on Sunday, in Dahie, Beirut’s southern suburbs, against the U.S. ambassador in Lebanon, for her remarks blaming Hezbollah for the economic crisis in the country. The envoy, Dorothy Shea, announced earlier this week that, Hezbollah stands behind the economic…

Jordan Condemns Israeli Decision To Install Elevator In Occupied Jerusalem

AMMAN, June 29 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Sunday, condemned an Israeli decision, to install an elevator, linking parts of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem, with the Buraq Wall, which is also known as the Western Wall or Wailing Wall. Expressing Jordan’s rejection to all unilateral Israeli measures, Daifallah…

Palestinian Official Warns Of Possible Collapse Of Palestinian Authority

RAMALLAH, June 29 (NNN-PNN) – The collapse of the Palestinian Authority (PA) would “not be unlikely,” if Israel continues with its measures that are strangling the PA, “politically, as well as, financially,” a senior member of Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Movement, warned on Sunday. Sabri Saidam, a member of…

Peru’s COVID-19 Cases Near 280,000, Deaths Climb To 9,317

LIMA, June 29 (NNN-ANDINA) – The Peruvian Health Ministry reported Sunday, 3,430 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 279,419 with a total of 9,317 deaths. A total of 10,861 people required hospital care, including 1,178 in intensive care units and on ventilators, according to the ministry. The capital…

S.Korea Reports 42 More COVID-19 Cases, 12,757 In Total

SEOUL, June 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 42 more cases of the COVID-19, compared to 24 hours ago, as of 0:00 a.m. Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 12,757. The daily caseload moved roughly between 30 and 60 in recent weeks, due to the continued…