Ukraine Claims Attack On Oil Depot Supplying Russia’s Engels-2 Airfield

KIEV, Jan 9 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukrainian forces struck the Kombinat Kristal oil depot, in south-west Russia’s Saratov region, yesterday, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said. “This oil depot supplied fuel to the Engels-2 military airfield, where the enemy’s strategic aviation is based,” it said in a statement.…

Indonesia Provides Four Million Vaccines To Combat FMD Outbreak

JAKARTA, Jan 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has supplied four million vaccines, valued at 100 billion rupiahs (around six million U.S. dollars), to address the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), according to the Ministry of Agriculture. These FMD vaccines are being distributed across all regions in Indonesia, through local…

Kluivert Appointed As Indonesia’s National Football Team Coach

JAKARTA, Jan 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia announced Dutch football legend, Patrick Kluivert, as the new coach for its national men’s football team, the country’s football governing body said yesterday. On its official website, the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) said that, Kluivert, who replaces South Korean coach, Shin Tae-yong, dismissed on…

Austrian FM To Serve As Interim Chancellor, Local Media

VIENNA, Jan 9 (NNN-APA) – Austrian Foreign Minister, Alexander Schallenberg, will serve as the country’s interim chancellor, following Karl Nehammer’s recent resignation from the post, it was reported, yesterday. Schallenberg will lead the caretaker government, after Nehammer’s formal resignation tomorrow, until a new government is formed, the office of the…

Kazakhstan Cuts 2025 Oil Production Forecast To 96.2 Million Tonnes

ALMATY, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kazakhstan cut its 2025 oil production forecast to 96.2 million tonnes, down from the previous estimate of 97.2 million tonnes, the Ministry of Energy said, yesterday. The adjustment is attributed to several factors, including extensive maintenance at the Tengiz oil field (spanning 50 days in…

Four Killed, Dozens Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash In E. Java

JAKARTA, Jan 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four people died and dozens were injured, when a tour bus crashed into several other vehicles in Batu City, East Java, Indonesia, last night. “The accident occurred at around 7.15 p.m., as the bus lost control, due to brake failure, speeding down Imam Bonjol Street,…

Woman Critically Injured In Shooting In Northeast Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 9 (NNN-AAP) – A woman has been critically injured in a shooting, in the Australian state of Queensland. Queensland Police said that, the 33-year-old woman was shot in the centre of her back, while sitting in a car at a property in Tallebudgera, about 80 km south of…

Panamanian Control Over Panama Canal Non-Negotiable, Say Former LatAm FMs

PANAMA CITY, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Former foreign ministers from various Latin American countries, expressed their support for Panamanian sovereignty over the Panama Canal, in response to recent comments made by U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump, suggesting the possibility of retaking control of the waterway. In a joint statement, the top…

Feature: Gazan Children Forced To Study In Tents Amid Conflict

GAZA, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – In the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where formal education has ground to a halt, Palestinian teachers are crafting makeshift classrooms in refugee camps, determined to prevent what the United Nations warns could become a “lost generation” of students. “Our students have missed more than 15 months…

UAE Adds 19 Individuals, Entities To Terrorist List

ABU DHABI, Jan 9 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), added 19 individuals and entities to its terrorist list, citing their links to the Muslim Brotherhood organisation, it was reported yesterday. The decision, made under Resolution No. 1 of 2025, issued by the UAE cabinet, involves 11 individuals and…