Iran Marks National Army Day With Parades

TEHRAN, Apr 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday held military parades across the country, to mark its National Army Day. In the capital Tehran, a parade was attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Baqeri, Chief Commander of the Iranian Army Abdolrahim Mousavi, and…

Hezbollah Leader Rejects Disarmament Demands, Labels Them “Gift” To Israel

BEIRUT, Apr 19 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Naim Qassem, yesterday dismissed calls for the Hezbollah to disarm, warning, any such effort was a “delusion” that would serve Israeli interests. “No one will be allowed to remove the weapons of the resistance,” Qassem said, during a public address, focused on Lebanon’s…

Death Toll From U.S. Airstrikes On Yemeni Fuel Port Rises To 38: Houthis

SANAA, April 18 (Xinhua) — The death toll from U.S. overnight airstrikes on the Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa has increased to 38, with 102 others wounded, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on Friday, citing Houthi-controlled local health authorities. According to al-Masirah, the casualties include five paramedics who were killed…

Road Accident Killed Four In E. Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 18 (NNN-ANA) – Four commuters lost their lives on the spot, as their car collided with a mini-truck coming from the opposite direction, in eastern Afghanistan’s Wardak province, last night, reported the state-owned Bakhtar news agency, today. Blaming reckless driving for the deadly mishap, the news agency called…

Cambodia Sees 115,090 Foreign Tourists During Traditional New Year

PHNOM PENH, Apr 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia recorded a total of 115,090 foreign tourists travelling across the country, during its three-day traditional New Year holiday, said a Ministry of Tourism report, released yesterday. “During the New Year celebrations, from Apr 14 to 16, a total of 115,090 foreign holidaymakers had…

Canada’s Countermeasures Against Auto Imports From U.S. To Take Effect From Today

OTTAWA, Apr 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canadian Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne on Tuesday confirmed that Canada’s new countermeasures announced last week in response to the U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto industry will come into force at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 9. Champagne said Canada would continue to “respond…

Japanese PM Ishiba’s Cabinet Approval Sinks To 23 Percent: Poll

TOKYO, April 17 (NNN-NHK) – The public approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet, slipped 4.8 percentage points from the previous month to 23.1 percent this month, the lowest level since the launch of his administration in Oct last year, a Jiji Press survey showed, yesterday. The disapproval…

Indonesia To Cooperate With Jordan To Grow Wheat At Home

JAKARTA, Apr 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will collaborate with Jordan, on wheat planting trials, to reduce the shipments of the commodity from abroad, a minister said here, yesterday. Indonesian Agriculture Minister, Andi Amran Sulaiman, made the statement, after accompanying President Prabowo Subianto, in visiting Jordan and other nations. He signed…

Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police In Melbourne’s West

SYDNEY, Apr 18 (NNN-AAP) – A man has been shot dead by police, in Melbourne’s western suburbs, after allegedly charging at officers with a knife. A police statement issued today said that, officers were called to reports of a man armed with a knife, in the inner-west suburb of Footscray…

Eight Filipino Seafarers Detained By Malaysia Over Immigration Law Breach

MANILA, Apr 18 (NNN-PNA) – Eight Filipino seafarers have been detained by Malaysia, over alleged violations of Malaysian immigration laws and regulations, the Philippines’ Migrant Workers (DMW) said, today. DMW Secretary, Hans Cacdac, said, the crew members are being detained in a police station in Kota Tinggi, a town in…