Fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games Opened In S. Korea

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – The fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games, officially opened last night with a grand ceremony in South Korea’s eastern Gangwon Province. The opening ceremony was held concurrently in the Gangneung Oval and the PyeongChang Dome under the theme of “The Universe.” The theme symbolised…

Iranian, Dutch FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, Iran’s Strike In Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

TEHRAN, Jan 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and his Dutch counterpart, Hanke Bruins Slot, yesterday, exchanged views on bilateral ties and Iran’s recent missile strike on “a base of Israeli intelligence service Mossad” in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. In a phone call, the two sides discussed bilateral…

U.S.-UK Strikes Hit Yemen’s Red Sea Port City Of Hodeidah: Houthi TV

SANAA, Jan 20 (NNN-SABA) – The Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported yesterday that the U.S. and the United Kingdom, launched airstrikes on Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, late last night. The Houthi-run television did not disclose the specific targets or other details. Meanwhile, in the early hours of today, the U.S.…

Japan’s Lunar Probe Not Generating Power Despite Moon Landing

TOKYO, Jan 20 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s national space agency, today confirmed its first moon landing, with the Small Lunar Landing Demonstrator (SLIM), but the spacecraft’s solar cells failed to generate electricity. The unmanned probe landed on the moon at 12:20 a.m. today local time, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)…

Xinhua Commentary: U.S. Invites Itself To The Middle East And Brings Destruction Along

BAGHDAD, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – What if an uninvited “guest” comes and refuses to leave? Naturally, the host would get furious and try by all means to kick the uninvited guest out. This scenario parallels America’s current situation in Iraq. Despite the Iraqi prime minister’s repeated orders, to expel U.S.…

Japan’s Largest LDP Faction To Be Dissolved Amid Fund Scandal

TOKYO, Jan 20 (NNN-NHK) – The largest faction of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the centre of the enduring slush fund scandal, has decided to dissolve itself, local media reported yesterday. The decision of the faction, formerly led by the late former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, or Seiwaken,…

Emergency Situation Declared For Flooding In Northern Australia

CANBERRA, Jan 19 (NNN-AAP) – An emergency situation has been declared and remote communities evacuated, in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), amid flooding. NT Police yesterday, declared an emergency situation for the small towns of Pigeon Hole and Daguragu – both located approximately 550 kilometres south of Darwin, in the Australian…

Indonesia Allows Boeing 737 Max 9 Planes To Fly Again After Checks

JAKARTA, Jan 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Three Boeing 737 Max 9 planes, belonging to Indonesia’s budget airline Lion Air, have been allowed to fly again, after having been temporarily grounded following the Alaska Airlines incident earlier this month. Transportation Ministry spokesperson, Adita Irawati, explained to local media here yesterday that, the…

Urgent: DPRK Conducts Test Of Underwater Nuclear Weapon System

PYONGYANG, Jan 19 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapon system, in the eastern waters, it was officially reported today. A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK, announced the move in a press statement. The test…

New Zealand Saw Record Annual Migrant Arrivals, Departures

WELLINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand saw 249,500 migrant arrivals and 122,100 migrant departures, in the one year to Nov, 2023, the highest on record for an annual period, the statistics department Stats NZ said, today. The migrant arrivals were up 135 percent and the migrant departures were up…