Eight Killed, Nine Injured In Cylinder Blast In Pakistan’s Capital

ISLAMABAD, Jan 11 (NNN-APP) – At least eight people, including a newlywed couple, were killed, and nine others injured, in a gas cylinder explosion at a wedding house, in Pakistan’s federal capital, Islamabad, early today, local authorities said. The explosion occurred at around 2.00 a.m. local time, inside a residential…

U.S. Launched Large-Scale Strikes Against Daesh Targets In Syria

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. Central Command said yesterday that, its forces conducted large-scale strikes against multiple Daesh targets across Syria. “Today (yesterday), at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, U.S. Central Command forces, alongside partner forces, conducted large-scale strikes against multiple Daesh targets across Syria,” the command posted on…

Column: Japan’s Dangerous Return To Militarism, And Why We Must Remember Its Past

by Zhang Yuebin and Xu Shijia In recent years, Japan has been steadily rebuilding its military power and rewriting the rules that long restrained it. This shift hit a worrying new note when Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi implied Japan could intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait. To understand why…

Four Years On, RCEP Continues To Be Catalyst For Cambodia’s Trade Growth

PHNOM PENH, Jan 11 (NNN-AKP) – Four years on, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, continued to be a driving force for Cambodia’s trade growth, a Cambodian official and experts said yesterday. Cambodia’s trade volume with the RCEP member countries amounted to 40.24 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, a…

Yemen Completed Evacuation Of Stranded Foreign Tourists From Socotra

ADEN, Jan 11 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s government, today announced the completion of an operation, to evacuate all foreign tourists stranded on Socotra Island, transferring hundreds of visitors to Saudi Arabia, amid recent security tensions in the country’s south. The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, posted on…

Yemen Forms Supreme Military Committee Under Saudi-Led Coalition

ADEN, Yemen, Jan 11 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), announced yesterday, the formation of a Supreme Military Committee, under the command of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, signaling a new phase of military preparedness, amid stalled peace efforts with the Houthis. In a televised address, the PLC’s chairman, Rashad…

Iraq Eyes Global Partnerships To Boost Energy Development: PM

BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, inaugurated here yesterday, the 11th Iraq Energy Exhibition and Conference, calling for expanded international cooperation, to advance the country’s energy development. The three-day event drew more than 450 companies from over 16 countries and regions, signaling Iraq’s position as…

7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Off Indonesia’s Talaud Islands

JAKARTA, Jan 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake, struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Talaud Islands, yesterday, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), reported. The quake occurred at 9:58 p.m. local time, with the epicentre located 52 km south-east of Melonguane, capital of the Talaud Islands Regency, in…

Myanmar Begins Second Phase Of General Election

YANGON, Jan 11 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar kicked off the second phase of its multi-party democratic general election this morning, with polling stations opening across 100 townships. Voting began at 6.00 a.m. local time, in areas scheduled for the second phase, which include a mix of urban and rural constituencies, across…

Myanmar Begins Second Phase Of General Election

YANGON, Jan 11 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar kicked off the second phase of its multi-party democratic general election this morning, with polling stations opening across 100 townships. Voting began at 6.00 a.m. local time, in areas scheduled for the second phase, which include a mix of urban and rural constituencies across…