Chinese, Japanese Experts Hold Dialogue On World Economy, Bilateral Cooperation

TOKYO, May 25 (NNN-NHK) – Chinese and Japanese economists had a constructive dialogue in Tokyo, yesterday, exchanging views on the global economy, under geopolitical tensions and areas where the two countries can strengthen cooperation. More than 50 experts and scholars from China and Japan attended the dialogue, co-sponsored by the…

Iran, Saudi Arabia Reaffirm Commitment To Promoting Bilateral Ties

TEHRAN, May 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Interim President, Mohammad Mokhber, and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, yesterday, reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to expanding bilateral ties. In a phone call, the Saudi crown prince extended condolences over the deaths of Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister, Hossein…

Egypt To Work With Palestine To Resume Sending Aid To Gaza

CAIRO, May 25 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt will work out a mechanism with the Palestinian Authority (PA), to resume sending humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, Al-Qahera News reported yesterday, by quoting a “high-ranking” source. The report said, the unnamed source stressed, the Rafah crossing is “an Egyptian-Palestinian crossing” and the…

Severe Cyclone Heading Towards Eastern India

NEW DELHI, May 25 (NNN-PTI) – A severe cyclonic storm, codenamed “Remal,” is most likely to hit India’s eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha, during the intervening night of today, Saturday and tomorrow, Sunday, said the India Meteorological Department, yesterday. It cautioned that, the cyclone might leave a spate…

Incessant Rains Killed 11 In India’s Kerala

NEW DELHI, May 25 (NNN-PTI) – Incessant rains wreaked havoc, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, killing at least 11 people, in the rain-related incidents, officials said, yesterday. “Among the 11 deaths in the rain-related accidents, six lost their lives in various drowning incidents, two fell into water-filled quarries,…

Two Killed, Another Rushed To Hospital After Shooting In West Australia

SYDNEY, May 25 (NNN-AAP) – Two people have died and a third has been rushed to hospital, in critical condition, after a shooting incident yesterday, in the suburbs of Perth in Western Australia, local media reported. A Western Australia Police spokesperson said, emergency services responded to reports of a firearm…

UN Court Orders Israel To Halt Military Operation In Gaza

THE HAGUE, May 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ), yesterday, issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah, in southern Gaza, and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries. This follows a request from South Africa, in a…

European Countries’ Recognition Of Palestinian State Deepens U.S. Isolation

RAMALLAH, May 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The widely-applauded decisions by Norway, Ireland and Spain, to recognise Palestine as a state, show that more countries now stand on the side of justice over the issue, leaving the United States increasingly isolated. Palestinians have long craved statehood. Back in 1988, the Palestine National…

Israeli War Cabinet Directs Negotiating Team To Resume Talks On Hostage Deal

JERUSALEM, May 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Israeli war cabinet, on Wednesday night, instructed the Israeli negotiation team to renew talks for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli state-owned Kan TV news reported. The approval for the resumption of talks was given, following a four-hour…

Scores Of Palestinians Killed, Injured As Israel Bombs Aid Truck In Central Gaza

GAZA, May 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 12 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting an aid distribution centre in central Gaza, Palestinian security and medical sources said, yesterday. Security sources told Xinhua that an Israeli aircraft targeted the centre in the east of Deir al-Balah city with a…