Eleventh Plane Carrying S-400 Components Arrives In Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey, July 17 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The eleventh Russian aircraft, with a new batch of components for the S-400 missile systems, has arrived in Ankara, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence reported. “The deliveries of the S-400 air defence systems to Turkey continue. The eleventh plane landed at Murted Air…

US Plans To Discuss Possibility Of New Nuclear Arms Treaty At Consultations With Russia

WASHINGTON, July 17 (NNN-TASS) – The United States plans to discuss a possibility of a new accord, limiting nuclear arms that could eventually include China, at Geneva consultations with Russia on July 17-18, senior US officials said. US officials noted that, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), will…

Russia To Hold Navy Day Parades

MOSCOW, Russia, July 17 (NNN-TASS) – Russia will hold military parades across the country, and in its naval base in Syria, to celebrate its Navy Day, on July 28, Russian Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, said. Shoigu said, at a meeting with the leadership of the armed forces, that, 43 warships…

Five Dead In Rooftop Collapse In E. Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One woman and four children were killed, after the rooftop of a house collapsed, in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province overnight, provincial government spokesman said today (Tuesday). “One woman was also wounded in the incident, which occurred at midnight in Barpchir village of Pachir Wa…

Pakistan Reopens Airspace For Civil Aviation

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 16 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan announced today (Tuesday), to reopen its airspace with immediate effect, for civil aviation, after over a four-month long blockage, following military tension with neighbouring India, local media reported. Local Urdu TV channel, Samaa News, quoting an official from Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA),…

New Zealand Proposes New Digital Service To Make Business Easy

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand announced today, a new digital platform, which aims to make it easier for small businesses to access services from multiple government agencies, leaving them more time to focus on their own priorities. Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and Minister for Small Business,…

11 Dead In Road Accident In Western India

NEW DELHI, India, July 16 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 11 persons, including three women, three children and five men, were killed, in a road mishap in India’s western state of Gujarat, on Monday, local media reports, said. According to the reports, the mishap occurred in Gujarat’s Kutch district, when…

At Least 22 Killed In Cloudburst In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 16 (NNN-PPI) – The Pakistani military, recovered 52 people, during a rescue operation, in a remote village of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, where torrential rains, triggered off by cloud burst, wrecked havoc early on Monday, an army statement said. Fifty-two stranded individuals have been evacuated to camps and safer…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Indonesia’s Bali Island, No Tsunami Alert Issued

File photo of rescue team evacuates a victim from an earthquake on Tangtu Beach, Denpasar, Bali on May 28, 2019. Photo courtesy of Antara JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake of 6.0-magnitude, struck off Indonesia’s Bali Island, earlier today (Tuesday), but there was no potential for tsunami, the…

Cargo Vessel Capsizes In Myanmar, No Casualties Reported

YANGON, Myanmar, July 16 (NNN-MNA) – A cargo vessel laden with charcoal, capsized in the Chindwin River, in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, with no casualties confirmed, according to the Sagaing Region Marine Administration Department, today (Tuesday). The cargo vessel, loaded with over 1,750 tonnes of charcoal, from a private company, met…