Iran, Bahrain Agree To Begin Talks On Bilateral Ties Resumption

TEHRAN, Jun 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Bahrain have agreed to start talks on the resumption of bilateral political relations, following an eight-year diplomatic freeze, the two countries announced in a joint statement. Iran’s Caretaker Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, and Bahrain Foreign Minister, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, met…

New Zealand Exports Hit Record Last Month

WELLINGTON, Jun 24 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand’s total exports were valued at 7.2 billion NZ dollars (4.4 billion U.S. dollars) in May, a record high for monthly exports, according to the statistics department Stats NZ, today. The previous high for monthly exports was 6.95 billion NZ dollars (4.25 billion U.S.…

Singapore Airlines To Launch Services To Beijing’s Daxing Airport

SINGAPORE, Jun 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore Airlines (SIA), will launch daily flights between Singapore and Daxing International Airport in Beijing, on Nov 11, subject to regulatory approvals, SIA said, today. The inaugural flight SQ810 to Beijing Daxing is scheduled to depart Singapore at 0:30 a.m. local time and arrive at…

Cambodia Says Thai FM To Visit Country

PHNOM PENH, Jun 24 (NNN-AKP) – Thai Foreign Minister, Maris Sangiampongsa, will pay an official visit to Cambodia, on Jun 27, said a Cambodian foreign ministry’s press statement, today. During the visit, Maris Sangiampongsa will hold bilateral talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sok Chenda Sophea, discussing…

One Killed In S. Korea’s Battery Plant Fire, 21 Trapped Inside

SEOUL, Jun 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – One person was killed in South Korea’s battery plant fire, today, and more casualties were feared, as 21 people were believed to be trapped inside. The fire broke out at a primary battery plant in Hwaseong, around 45 km south of the capital, Seoul, at…

Australian Gov’t To Penalise Supermarkets For Anti-Competitive Behaviour

CANBERRA, Jun 24 (NNN-AAP) – Australian supermarket chains will face large fines, for anti-competitive behaviour, under new laws. The federal government today announced, it has accepted all the recommendations of a review into the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, and will impose new obligations on large supermarket chains, to…

Road Crash In Central Philippines Killed Four, Injured Three

MANILA, Jun 24 (NNN-PNA) – A car and a cement mixer truck collided in Negros Oriental province, in central Philippines, over the weekend, killing four and injuring three others, police said, today. Police said, the car carrying the victims was travelling south, when it crashed with an oncoming truck at…

Five More Palestinians Killed By Israeli Airstrike In Western Gaza City: Death Toll Of Palestinians Rises To 37,598

GAZA, Jun 24 (NNN-WAFA) – Five more Palestinians were killed, in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in western Gaza City, Palestinian sources said, yesterday. Palestinian security sources said that, Israeli aircraft struck…

Yemen’s Houthis Claimed Responsibility For Attacking Two Cargo Ships

SANAA, Jun 24 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis yesterday claimed responsibility for attacking two cargo ships in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. “The naval forces of our armed forces carried out a second targeting operation, for the ship TRANSWORLD NAVIGATOR, in the Red Sea, with an unmanned boat,…

Israelis Call For Immediate Gaza Ceasefire In Demonstration In Tel Aviv

ISRAEL, Jun 24 (NNN-MA’AN) – Thousands of Israeli’s take to the streets of Tel Aviv, to demonstrate against Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s war in Gaza. Protestors are demanding that the Israeli regime stop its offensive against Hamas. The war has claimed thousands of Palestinian lives in Gaza, mostly women and…