UN Chief Concerned Over Reports Of Iran’s Low-Grade Enriched Uranium Stockpile

UNITED NATIONS, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is concerned by reports that Iran may have exceeded limits on its low-grade enriched uranium stockpile, his spokesperson said. “The secretary-general is very much aware of the reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran may have surpassed its JCPOA (Joint…

Train Service From Bangkok To Thailand-Cambodia Border Resumes

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 2 (NNN-TNA) – Train service between Thailand’s capital Bangkok, to the Baan Khlong Luek station, bordering Cambodia, started running on Monday (yesterday). The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) launched the service with four trains per day, two in each direction. The route, which runs from Aranyaprathet railway…

WFP To Spend 100 Million U.S. Dollars On Food Relief For Refugees In Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 2 (NNN-KBC) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking to spend 10.2 billion Kenyan shillings (100 million U.S. dollars) for food relief for refugees hosted in Kenya, officials said. Antonio Salort-pons, head of government and private sector partnerships at WFP Kenya Country Office, said…

26 Killed, 10 Injured As Vehicle Falls Into Gorge In Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 1 (NNN-PTI) – At least 26 people were killed and 10 others injured, Monday, after a bus they were travelling in skidded off the mountainous road and fell into a deep gorge, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The accident took place near Keshwan village, in Kishtwar…

Armenian PM To Visit Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam, July 1 (NNN-VNA) – Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, will make an official visit to Vietnam on July 4-7, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (Monday). The Armenian prime minister is scheduled to hold talks with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and meet with…

34 Killed, 68 Injured As Blast Rocks Kabul: Local Media

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Up to 34 people have been confirmed dead, and 68 injured people have been taken to hospitals, after a powerful blast rocked Kabul, in the morning rush hour on Monday (today), local broadcaster, the Tolo TV reported.– NNN-AGENCIES

Thousands Displaced In Papua New Guinea Following Double Volcanic Eruptions

SYDNEY, Australia, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Villagers caught up in last week’s dual volcano eruptions in Papua New Guinea, remain in need of assistance on Monday (today), with Prime Minister, James Marape, visiting victims near Mount Ulawun to assess the damage. Mount Ulawun, in the West New Britain Province, erupted…

World Heritage Committee to consider three sites in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 1 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), on Sunday, announced that, the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee meeting has taken into consideration three sites in Thailand, for listing as World Heritage sites. The three sites include Si…

India Proposes Meeting With Pakistan On Kartarpur Corridor

NEW DELHI, India, July 1 (NNN-PTI) – India has proposed a meeting with Pakistan, in the second week of July, to finalise modalities and infrastructure requirements, to open the Kartarpur corridor. “India proposed July 11-14 to Pakistan, to hold a fresh round of talks on the Kartarpur corridor.” The first…

UN Official Expresses Concerns Over UNRWA’s Fiscal Crisis Affecting Schools

GAZA, Palestine, July 1 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior United Nations official, expressed deep concerns that a financial crisis of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), may influence schools that the agency runs for Palestinian refugees. Matthias Schmale, UNRWA Operations Director in the…