Two More Hostages Killed In Israeli Bombing In Rafah: Palestinian Death Toll has risen to 37,266

GAZA, Jun 15 (NNN-WAFA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, announced yesterday that, two more Israeli hostages were killed, in Israeli bombing in Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip. In a video released on Telegram, Al-Qassam Brigades said, the two hostages were killed in an airstrike “a few days ago.” There…

Lebanon, Pakistan Ink Agreement To Combat Illicit Drug Trafficking

BEIRUT, Jun 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon and Pakistan signed, yesterday, an agreement to boost cooperation in combating illicit trafficking and abuse of narcotic drugs. The agreement was signed in Beirut by Imad Othman, chief of Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces, and Salman Athar, ambassador of Pakistan to Lebanon. While underlining the…

Two Terrorists Killed In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 15 (NNN-APP) – Two terrorists, including one in police custody, were killed, in a shoot-out, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said in a statement, yesterday. The incident happened in the provincial capital city of Peshawar, where police raided a hideout, based on information…

Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force Recovers Around 784 Kg Of Drugs

ISLAMABAD, Jun 15 (NNN-APP) – The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan, has recovered about 784 kg of narcotics, and arrested eight drug traffickers, during separate operations in the country, the ANF said in a statement, yesterday. The force raided the airport in the capital city Peshawar of the north-western Khyber…

Myanmar Designates New Protected Public Forest Areas

YANGON, Jun 15 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar has designated two new protected public forest areas, in Chin and Shan states, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, yesterday. The two designations have been completed and three more are awaiting approval, with notifications to be released before the end…

Fisherman Discovers War-Left U.S. Aerial Bomb MK-82 In Cambodian Capital: Official

PHNOM PENH, Jun 15 (NNN-AKP) – A fisherman found a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in a pit lake, on the western outskirts of Phnom Penh, a mine clearance chief said, yesterday. Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s director-general, Heng Ratana, said, the MK-82 aerial bomb, weighing around 230 kg, had…

Iran, Azerbaijan Staged Joint Military Drill

TEHRAN, Jun 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Azerbaijan, yesterday held their first joint military drill, in Poldasht County, in the north-western Iranian province of West Azarbaijan. The one-day military exercise was aimed at countering terrorism and ensuring lasting security of the Aras River, which straddles the two countries’ common border,…

Afghanistan Expects 17 Percent Growth In Wheat Harvest

KABUL, Jun 14 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan will harvest about 4.9 million tonnes of wheat, during the current Persian calendar year 1403, which started on Mar 20, up 13 percent year on year, according to a report of the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, yesterday. The wheat is expected…

Philippines Confirms Filipino Crew Aboard Ship Attacked In Red Sea

MANILA, Jun 14 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines today said, Filipino sailors were among the crew on board a commercial ship, attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea on Jun 12. “The Philippine government will take all necessary measures to secure the safety and well-being of the Filipino crew on…

Japan To Begin Deep-Sea Search For Crashed MSDF Helicopters Next Month

TOKYO, Jun 14 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government said today that, a deep-sea search will begin next month, for the two Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) helicopters that crashed into the Pacific in Apr. At the request of the defence ministry, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC,…