Two Killed, 42 Injured In Israeli Retaliatory Airstrikes On Yemen’s Port City: Health Authorities

SANAA, May 6 (NNN-YPA) – Israeli warplanes conducted dozens of airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah province yesterday, killing at least two people and wounding 42 others, according to health authorities run by the Houthis. The strikes caused significant damage to infrastructure, including a port, airport, and factories, escalating regional tensions, a…

Iran Not Seeking To Militarise Nuclear Programme

TEHRAN, May 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei said yesterday that, Iran will not seek to militarise its nuclear programme. “If the American side is honest in its request that the Islamic Republic of Iran should not have a nuclear bomb, many of the issues will be…

Zionist PM Warns Of “Intensive” Gaza Offensive; Latest Death Toll: 52,567 Palestinians

JERUSALEM/GAZA, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Recalcitrant Israeli regime’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned yesterday that, the regime’s new offensive in the Gaza Strip would be “intensive,” referring to a plan approved by his security cabinet, on escalating the ongoing campaign in Gaza. The security cabinet voted overnight in favour of…

Rally Held In Tokyo On Japan’s Constitution Day To Honour Peace, Oppose War

TOKYO, May 5 (NNN-NHK) – Nearly 40,000 peace-seeking Japanese, participated in a rally in a park in Tokyo, on Constitution Memorial Day on Saturday, calling for honouring the country’s pacifist constitution and opposition to war and arms expansion. Many Japanese lawmakers, scholars and citizens were invited to speak at the…

Two Dead, Two Injured In Crash In South-Eastern Australia

SYDNEY, May 5 (NNN-AAP) – Two people were killed and two others were fighting for their lives, following a vehicle crash yesterday, in Australia’s south-eastern state of Victoria. Emergency services were called to reports of the single-vehicle crash on a road, near the small town of Briagolong, some 238 km…

Sri Lanka To Deploy 65,000 Police Officers For Local Gov’t Elections

COLOMBO, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government will deploy around 65,000 police officers, to maintain order, during the upcoming local government elections, said a police spokesman, yesterday. Buddhika Manatunga told reporters that, military personnel will also be mobilised as needed for the elections, which are scheduled for May…

80 Percent Of Post-Quake Building Clearance Done In Myanmar’s Mandalay

YANGON, May 5 (NNN-MNA) – The clearance of buildings damaged by the massive earthquake that struck Myanmar on Mar 28, is approximately 80 percent complete in Mandalay, and about 50 percent complete in Sagaing, state-owned daily, The Global New Light of Myanmar, reported. In Mandalay, major roads affected by the…

Iran Vows Retaliation If Attacked, Cites Missile Readiness

TEHRAN, May 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Defence Minister, Aziz Nasirzadeh, warned that, Iran would strike U.S. and Israeli interests, bases, and troops, “wherever and whenever deemed necessary,” if either country initiates a war against the Islamic Republic. He made the remarks in an interview with Iran’s IRIB news agency, published…

Missile From Yemen Hit Israel’s Airport, Injuring Two

JERUSALEM, May 5 (NNN-MA’AN) – A missile, launched by Yemen’s Houthi forces, struck Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport yesterday, injuring two people and causing damage, the Israeli military and local authorities said. Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said, two people were injured due to the blast and a third…

Romanians Voted In Presidential Election Rerun

BUCHAREST, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Romanians headed to the polls yesterday, for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from…