French Farmers’ Protests Block Highways Around Paris

PARIS, Jan 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – French farmers blocked motorways around Paris on Monday afternoon, as they continued protesting against rising prices, red tape and “unfair competition” from other countries. Eight “blocking points” have been set up on major highways around the French capital. Almost 800 tractors have surrounded the city,…

Georgian Prime Minister Resigns

TBILISI, Jan 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, said yesterday, he has decided to resign. “I want to announce the decision that I am leaving the post of prime minister today (yesterday),” Garibashvili told a press conference. Earlier in the day, local media said Garibashvili will be appointed…

Palestinian Death Toll From Israeli Attacks On Gaza Rises To 26,637: Ministry

GAZA, Jan 30 (NNN-WAFA) – The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said yesterday that, the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli offensive on the enclave has reached 26,637, since it began on Oct 7, 2023. In a press statement, the ministry said that, Israeli forces killed 215 Palestinians and wounded…

Egypt’s President, UN Chief Call For Continuing Funding UN Agency For Palestine Refugees

CAIRO, Jan 30 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, stressed the necessity to keep funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). During a phone conversation, they also discussed the pivotal role played by the UN and its various organisations, in…

Malaysia Saw 40 Percent Rise In Leprosy Cases Last Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia has seen a 40 percent rise in reported cases of leprosy in 2023, the Health Ministry said, late on Monday. There were 256 cases recorded in 2023, compared to 183 cases in 2022, with the rise being attributed to more intensive detection efforts,…

Funding Suspension Forces UNRWA To Halt All Gaza Activities In Weeks: Official

GAZA, Jan 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Funding suspension would force UNRWA to halt all activities in the conflict-ridden Gaza Strip in a few weeks, the UN relief agency’s commissioner-general said. Philippe Lazzarini said on his social media X account that, the suspension decision is “regrettable,” stressing that the agency “relies on…

Iran Says It Has No Link To Drone Strike In Jordan That Killed U.S. Soldiers

TEHRAN, Jan 29 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran said, it had no link to drone strike in Jordan that killed U.S. soldiers, it was officially reported, today. Three U.S. soldiers were killed and many others wounded, in a drone attack targeting U.S. forces stationed in north-east Jordan, near the border with Syria,…

Assailants In Istanbul Church Attack Believed To Be Daesh Members: Minister

ISTANBUL, Jan 29 (NNN-TRT) – The two suspects arrested in the Istanbul church attack are believed to be Daesh members, Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, said today. “Both suspects are foreign nationals … One from Tajikistan and the other from Russia, and we assess that they are Daesh members,” Yerlikaya…

Philippine President Leaves For Vietnam For Two-Day State Visit

MANILA, Jan 29 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, left for Vietnam today for a two-day state visit, to boost cooperation. “Maritime cooperation will be one of the cornerstones of the strategic partnership, which we are going to forge, and we hope to strengthen this aspect during my visit,…

Over 250 Children Die Of Pneumonia In Punjab This Year

ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 (NNN-APP) – Over 250 children have died of pneumonia in Pakistan’s Punjab province, since the beginning of this year, the provincial health department said in a statement. Yesterday, 18 children became the latest victims of the disease in the province, said the statement. Around 870 cases have…