India Acts To Curb Spread Of Hoax Bomb Threats On Social Media

NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday directed social media platforms to prevent the dissemination of hoax bomb threats, targeting airlines, schools, hospitals and hotels across the country. In an advisory issued to social media companies, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, instructed them to promptly…

Voting For Japan’s Lower House Election Starts In Tightening Races

TOKYO, Oct 27 (NNN-NHK) – Voting for Japan’s lower house election began this morning, amid public discontent over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)’s slush funds scandal, and a rising cost of living that squeezes Japanese households. With 465 seats up for grabs, in the country’s 50th House of Representatives…

17 YPG Members “Neutralised” In N. Syria After Ankara Terror Attack

ANKARA, Oct 27 (NNN-TRT) – At least 17 members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) were “neutralised” yesterday, by Turkish forces in northern Syria, according to Türkiye’s Defence Ministry. In a statement, the ministry said, the YPG members were “neutralised” in the zones covered by Operation Euphrates Shield…

DPRK Slams U.S. For Military Drill With Allies

PYONGYANG, Oct 27 (NNN-KCNA) – The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), yesterday condemned the United States, for the latest military drill conducted with its allies, along with other provocations, saying, these actions exacerbated the already heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In a press statement,…

Lebanese PM Condemns Zionists’ Killing Of Journalists In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Oct 26 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, condemned yesterday, the Israeli Zionist attack that killed journalists and correspondents in south-east Lebanon, saying, it represents a continuation of the “war crimes” committed by the Israeli regime’s forces. “This deliberate aggression indeed aims to terrorise the media, to cover…

Three Dead After Light Planes Collided In South-West Sydney

SYDNEY, Oct 26 (NNN-AAP) – Three people were killed, after two light planes collided in mid-air before crashing, in Sydney’s south-west today. Emergency crews were called to Belimbla Park, approximately 65 kilometres south-west of central Sydney, just before midday local time, following reports that two aircraft had collided and crashed.…

53 More Palestinians Murdered Overnight By Zionist Strikes Across Gaza; Death Toll: 42,847

GAZA, Oct 26 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 53 Palestinians were brutally murdered in Zionist strikes on the northern and southern Gaza Strip from Thursday night through Friday, Palestinian sources said. In northern Gaza, an Israeli drone targeted, yesterday, a gathering of Palestinians in the Al-Mashtal area, north of the Al-Shati…

81 Killed, 20 Missing In Philippines Due To Tropical Storm Trami

MANILA, Oct 26 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from tropical storm Trami, that slammed into the Philippines this week, has risen to 81, with around 20 other people still missing, due to massive flooding and landslides, authorities said, yesterday. Police said, the deaths include 47 in Batangas province, south of…

Hezbollah Launches Air Attacks On N. Israel In Latest Exchange Of Fire

BEIRUT, Oct 26 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah announced yesterday that, it launched air attacks using squadrons of suicide drones and missiles, targeting the northern Israeli city of Safed and other locations in northern Israel. The targets included Ramat David Airbase, Filon Air Force Base, the Israeli city of Karmiel, as well…

Elephant Deaths Halved In Sri Lanka Compared To Last Year

COLOMBO, Oct 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of elephant deaths has dropped by 50 percent, so far this year, compared with the corresponding period last year, Sri Lanka’s environment ministry said, yesterday. According to the statement, the number of human deaths, due to the conflict with wild elephants has come…