Russia Ready For Dialogue With Ukraine: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Apr 13 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, confirmed his readiness for dialogue with Ukraine, and that, an aborted 2022 peace deal could serve as the basis for resuming negotiation, Kremlin Spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said yesterday. In a meeting with Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko, on Thursday, Putin noted that,…

Rwanda Honours Genocide Victims In Dignified Burial Ceremony

KIGALI, Apr 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The remains of 1,095 victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, were laid to rest at the Mutete Genocide Memorial in Gicumbi District, Northern Province, Rwanda, in a solemn ceremony that took place during the country’s mourning week. The event, which aimed to honour…

Cambodia’s Garment, Footwear, Travel Goods Export Up 20 Percent In Q1

PHNOM PENH, Apr 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported 2,941 million U.S. dollars worth of garment, footwear and travel products (GFTs) to international markets, in the first quarter of 2024, up 20 percent from 2,449 million dollars over the same period last year, said a report released by the Ministry of…

Maldives To Allow Settling Import Payments Using Chinese Currency

 MALÉ, Apr 12 (NNN-IPS) – Maldivian Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Mohamed Saeed, said that, Maldivians will soon have the option to settle their import payments using Chinese currency, the renminbi (RMB). Saeed told a gathering yesterday that, the government’s objective is to diversify its settling currency from the…

IAEA Chief Calls For “Maximum Restraint” Over Zaporizhzhia Attacks

VIENNA, Apr 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), yesterday called for “maximum restraint,” after Sunday’s drone attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), which he said have significantly increased the risk of a nuclear accident. “Direct attacks against the ZNPP marked a major…

Uzbekistan To Host CIS Anti-Terror Exercise This Year

TASHKENT, Apr 12 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbekistan will host a joint anti-terror exercise of the Commonwealth of Independence States (CIS), on its territory, Uzbek media reported, yesterday. Citing the press service of the CIS Anti-terrorism Centre, after a meeting held in Moscow on Wednesday, the report said, the delegates noted that,…

Vietnam’s Van Thinh Phat’s Chairwoman, Faced Death Sentence For Embezzlement

HANOI, Apr 12 (NNN-VNA) – Truong My Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer, Van Thinh Phat, faced the death penalty yesterday, for embezzlement. She faced other charges of 20 years in prison each, for giving bribe and violating bank regulations. The highest sentence she faced was the death penalty. The…

Five Killed As Mooring Line Snapped In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Apr 12 (NNN-BSS) – At least five people, including three of a family, were killed yesterday, when a mooring line snapped and hit some passengers at a ferry terminal in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. Zainul Abedin, a senior official of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), told reporters that,…

Israel Vows “Appropriate Response” If Iran Attacks Its Territory

JERUSALEM, Apr 12 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, yesterday vowed an “appropriate response,” if Iran attacks his country’s territory. “A direct Iranian attack on Israeli territory will require an appropriate Israeli response against Iran,” Gallant told U.S. Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, during a phone conversation on preparations…

Moroccan Navy Rescued 54 Migrants Off Atlantic Coast

RABAT, Apr 12 (NNN-MAP) – The Moroccan navy rescued 54 migrants from a boat, off the Atlantic coast, 186 km south of the port of Dakhla, said a statement from the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, yesterday. The navy unit in charge of coastal surveillance, intercepted the boat heading to the…