Apartment Fire Killed One In Tokyo’s Setagaya

TOKYO, Feb 25 (NNN-NHK) – A fire broke out early today, in a three-storey apartment building, in a residential area of Setagaya Ward of Tokyo, leaving one dead. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department, emergency services received a report of the fire at around…

Trump Says Tariffs On Mexico, Canada To “Go Forward”

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, said yesterday that, tariffs on Mexico and Canada will “go forward.” When asked about an upcoming deadline for tariffs on Mexico and Canada, Trump told reporters at a joint press conference with French President, Emmanuel Macron, at the White House that…

Zionist Israeli Military Conducts Raids On Syrian Army Bases

JERUSALEM, Feb 25 (NNN-MA’AN) – Marauding Israeli troops, raided Syrian army bases and seized or destroyed weapons found there, the Zionist Israeli military said in a statement. During the raids, the barbaric soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade “located rifles, ammunition, and other military equipment left behind by the old Syrian…

Syria Welcomes EU Decision To Suspend Certain Sanctions

DAMASCUS, Feb 25 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s interim Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, yesterday, welcomed the decision by the European Union (EU), to suspend certain sanctions on the country, calling it a step towards alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people. In a post on social media platform X, al-Shaibani stated that,…

Iran Summoned Polish Envoy Over FM’s Comments

TEHRAN, Feb 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, yesterday, summoned Poland’s charge d’affaires, to formally protest remarks by Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski. The Polish diplomat, Marcin Wilczek, said, he would relay Iran’s protest to the Polish Foreign Ministry. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that, Sikorski, during his ongoing…

Pakistan, Azerbaijan Agreed To Boost Trade

ISLAMABAD, Feb 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan and Azerbaijan agreed yesterday, to enhance trade and investment, focusing on joint projects in energy, infrastructure and connectivity, the Pakistani Prime Minister’s Office, said, in a statement. The media wing of the office said that, the decision came, during a high-level meeting between Pakistani…

Illegal Migration Channel Shut Down In Southern Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Feb 25 (NNN-KTA) – A group of individuals, suspected of organising illegal migration, has been apprehended in the Kyzylorda region, and the city of Baikonur, in southern Kazakhstan, said the press service of the Kazakh National Security Committee, yesterday. According to preliminary data, the perpetrators unlawfully issued over 80…

Kyrgyz, Tajik Heads Of Government Discussed Current Cooperation Issues

BISHKEK, Feb 25 (NNN-KNA) – A telephone conversation took place between Kyrgyz Prime Minister, Adylbek Kasymaliyev and Tajik Prime Minister, Kokhir Rasulzoda, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan said, yesterday. During the conversation, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation, paying…

Bangladesh Declares Feb 25 As “Army Martyrs Day”

DHAKA, Feb 24 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi interim government, has declared Feb 25, as “Army Martyrs Day” to commemorate the army officers killed, during a mutiny inside the headquarters of the paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh, previously known as Bangladesh Rifles (BDR). A notification issued by the country’s Cabinet Division yesterday,…

Elderly Couple Killed By Wild Elephant In Kerala

NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (NNN-PTI) – An elderly tribal couple, was trampled to death by a wild elephant, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said, today. The duo was killed last night, when they were collecting cashew nuts, and were attacked by an elephant at Aralam farm in…