Fire Broke Out At Parking Area Of Int’l Airport In Pasay City, Philippines Burnt 19 Vehicles

MANILA, Apr 23 (NNN-PNA) – A fire that broke out yesterday, in the parking lot extension of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), damaged 19 vehicles. According to unofficial reports, the fire originated from a “small grass fire” that rapidly grew and burned 19 vehicles in Terminal 3’s extension parking…

Philippine Terrorist Group Leader, 11 Others Killed In Clash

MANILA, Apr 23 (NNN-PNA) – Top leader of the terrorist group, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)-Karialan Faction, and 11 of his men were killed, and seven soldiers were injured, in a clash in the southern Philippines yesterday, local media reported. Rappler reported last night that, Mohiden Animbang, alias Kagui Karialan,…

Urgent: DPRK Top Leader Guides Simulated Nuclear Counterattack Drill

PYONGYANG, Apr 23 (NNN-KCNA) – The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), oversaw a simulated nuclear counterattack drill, involving super-large multiple rocket units yesterday, in a bid to demonstrate and strenghten the ability of the country’s nuclear force, it was reported today.– NNN-KCNA  

U.S. Forces Smuggle Stolen Syrian Resources Into Iraq

DAMASCUS, Apr 23 (NNN-SANA) – A convoy of U.S. forces plundered more Syrian resources yesterday, taking out trucks of oil and grain, through an illegal crossing with Iraq. According to the report, 69 vehicles, including 45 tankers with oil and 24 trucks with wheat, were observed exiting the illegal Al-Mahmudiyah…

Indonesia’s Trade Balance Surplus Surged To 4.47 Billion USD In March

JAKARTA, Apr 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia registered a trade balance surplus of 4.47 billion U.S. dollars in March, surging from 870 million dollars in the previous month, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported, today. The figure marked Indonesia’s 47th consecutive month with a trade balance surplus since May, 2020. The total export…

Israeli Raid Kills One In S. Lebanon, Hezbollah Downs Israeli Drone

BEIRUT, Apr 22 (NNN-NNA) – One Lebanese was killed and two others wounded yesterday, in an Israeli airstrike on a southern Lebanese village, according to Lebanese military sources. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, the casualties resulted from a raid on a house, in the centre of the…

Israel Urges U.S. To Reconsider Sanctions On Israeli Military Unit

JERUSALEM, Apr 22 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli regime war Cabinet minister, Benny Gantz, urged U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in a phone call, to reconsider potential sanctions against an Israeli military unit, his office said, yesterday. The call with Blinken came, after Israeli media reported that, the U.S. State…

Australian Energy Minister Announces Largest Renewable Project Tender

CANBERRA, Apr 22 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian federal and state governments struck a deal, to significantly boost the nation’s renewable electricity generation capacity. Chris Bowen, the minister for climate change and energy, today announced the largest-ever tender for renewable energy in Australia, under a deal between the federal and state…

S. Korean President Names 5-Term Lawmaker As Chief Of Staff

SEOUL, Apr 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol, today named a five-term lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party as his new chief of staff. Yoon told a televised press conference that, Chung Jin-suk, the five-term lawmaker, who served as senior secretary for political affairs for former President…

Bangladesh Swelters In Scorching Heat, Four Deaths Reported

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Apr 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Streets in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, yesterday, had fewer pedestrians than usual. Also, work had stopped in some open-air construction sites, in view of the deadly heat scorching in Dhaka, where bitumen on several roads had melted in the midday heat, further evidence of…