Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Tops 45,000: Health Authorities

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, Dec 17 (NNN-WAFA) – More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been murdered, in the one-sided war in Gaza, between the barbaric Israeli army and Hamas, health officials in the embattled territory said yesterday.– NNN-WAFA  

S. Korea’s Constitutional Court Picks Presiding Justice For Yoon’s Impeachment Case

SEOUL, Dec 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s constitutional court picked Cheong Hyung-sik, widely seen as conservative, as a presiding justice for President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment case, multiple media outlets said, yesterday. The case was assigned to Cheong, who was nominated and appointed by Yoon, and who took office in Dec,…

Bangladesh Food Festival Features Traditional Food, Culture

DHAKA, Dec 16 (NNN-BSS) – The four-day Taste of Bangladesh Food Festival, featuring traditional dishes from various regions of Bangladesh, concluded here today. The festival attracted 62 stalls presenting diverse and traditional dishes, such as Dhaka’s Beauty Lassi, Lalbagh’s Kacchi Biryani, Faizan-e-Madina’s famous Boba Biryani, Bakarkhani, Bismillah Kabab. During the…

Two Dead After Vehicle Caught Fire West Of Sydney

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (NNN-AAP) – Two people have died, after their vehicle crashed and caught fire, west of Sydney, late last night. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW), said in a statement, today that, the vehicle crashed into a tree in the small town of Ooma –…

Bangladesh Plans National Election By Late 2025 Or Mid 2026

DHAKA, Dec 16 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi interim government’s Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, said today, it may be possible to hold the next national elections at the end of 2025, or the first half of 2026. “The election can be scheduled between the end of 2025 and the first half of…

S. Korea’s Ruling Party Leader Announces Resignation After Yoon’s Impeachment

SEOUL, Dec 16 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s ruling party leader, today, announced his resignation, after President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached by the parliament last Saturday. Han Dong-hoon, leader of the People Power Party, said in a televised press conference that, he resigned, as the party’s supreme council collapsed, with the…

Urgent: Kyrgyz Prime Minister Resigns

BISHKEK, Dec 16 (NNN-KNA) – Akylbek Japarov stepped down as Kyrgyz prime minister, it was officially reported, today. Details will follow.– NNN-KNA

Millions Of Australians Warned To Prepare For Severe Heat, Possible Fires

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (NNN-AAP) – Millions of people in south-east Australia have been warned to prepare for severe heat and possible fires. Temperatures across Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, and in parts of South Australia, were forecast to surpass 40 degrees Celsius today, prompting widespread emergency warnings. In Melbourne, the…

Mount Semeru In Indonesia’s East Java Erupts Again

JAKARTA, Dec 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Semeru, located in Indonesia’s East Java province, erupted again, yesterday, prompting the country’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, to issue an aviation warning. A thick column of white-to-grey ash rose up to 1,000 metres into the air, drifting north-east from the crater,…

Bruneian Military Personnel Return From UN Peacekeeping Mission

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 16 (NNN-ANN) – Twenty-nine Bruneian military personnel, returned from a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission on Saturday, according to Brunei’s Ministry of Defence. The troop comprises three officers and 26 other ranks, two of whom are female personnel, and they safely returned to Brunei Darussalam on…