DPRK’s Top Leader Receives Russian Military Delegation

PYONGYANG, Jul 19 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), received yesterday, a Russian military delegation, led by Deputy Defence Minister, Alexei Krivoruchko, in Pyongyang. Kim and Krivoruchko held talks…

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Hospitalised Over Persistent Coughing

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has been hospitalised, according to his office yesterday. The 99-year-old was admitted over persistent coughing, to the National Heart Institute on Monday, according to a spokesman for his office. He has been hospitalised several times over recent…

Challenges For Aid Deliveries In Northern Gaza Increase: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Workers delivering relief to northern Gaza, in addition to everyday Gaza challenges, must now coordinate with Israeli authorities, before passing through a military checkpoint, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said, the routine challenges of working…

Explosions Shook Iraqi Paramilitary Forces’ Ammo Depot

BAGHDAD, Jul 19 (NNN-NINA) – A series of explosions occurred yesterday, at an ammunition depot of the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces, near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. A statement by the paramilitary forces said that, the first explosion occurred at 7:00 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), at logistical support depots of…

Five Killed, 18 Injured In Israeli Airstrikes On Lebanese Villages

BEIRUT, Jul 19 (NNN-NNA) – Five people were killed and 18 others injured yesterday, in Israeli airstrikes targeting three villages in the central sector of the border area, in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources said. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that, the casualties resulted from five…

Egypt’s Wheat Reserve Sufficient For Nearly Seven Months

CAIRO, Jul 19 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Sherif Farouk, said, the country’s reserve of wheat is enough for 6.9 months. Farouk said that, this reserve has been secured via the procurement of wheat from local farmers, and the ministry’s recent procurement of 770,000 tonnes of…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocked Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted, off Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province, last night, without generating giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The quake occurred at 22:01 Jakarta time (1501 GMT), with the epicentre situated 144 km north-west of Enggano island, and a depth…

Pakistanis Warned Of Torrential Monsoon Rains, Flooding

ISLAMABAD, Jul 19 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), has urged citizens and tourists yesterday, to take precautionary measures, in light of monsoon rainfall predictions, said an official. PMD Director General, Mahr Sahibzad Khan, told local media that, everyone should refrain from unnecessary travelling and avoid landslide-prone areas. The…

Türkiye Detains Six Suspects Over Links To 2016 Coup Attempt

ISTANBUL, Jul 19 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish police detained six individuals yesterday, in coordinated operations across three provinces, suspecting their involvement in a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The raids took place in the provinces of Izmir, Yalova, and Gaziantep, after the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office…

Emergency Control Zones Set Up As Second Sydney Farm Reports Bird Flu

SYDNEY, Jul 18 (NNN-AAP) – Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has spread to a second farm in Sydney’s north-west, with emergency control zones established, to curb the transmission of the highly contagious disease. In a statement released today, a local council said that, emergency control zones have been…