Hamas Leader Urges Blinken To End Gaza Conflict On Mideast Tour

GAZA, Jan 6 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, yesterday urged the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to put the focus of his tour in the Middle East on ending Israel’s “aggression” on the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Haniyeh said, he expected Blinken to “glean lessons from the…

Three Killed, More Than 10 Injured In Indonesia’s Train Accident

JAKARTA, Jan 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Three people were killed and more than 10 others injured, as two trains were involved in a head-on collision, in Indonesia’s West Java province, a police officer said. The casualties were a train driver, his assistant and an employee, police spokesman of the provincial Police…

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi Volcano Erupts Again

JAKARTA, Jan 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – The first volcanic eruption of 2024 painted the night sky with a fiery spectacle at Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes. The dramatic event, captured in a long exposure photograph by Agung Supriyanto, took place in the early hours of Jan 4, 2024.…

Palestinian Death Toll Rises To 22,600 In Gaza: Ministry

GAZA, Jan 6 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip rose to 22,600, since the onset of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said yesterday. The ministry said in a statement that, the Israeli army, within the past 24 hours, launched 15…

Top DPRK Leader Inspects Factory Producing Strategic Missile Launching Vehicles

PYONGYANG, Jan 6 (NNN-KCNA) – The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspected a major factory that produces strategic missile launching vehicles, it was reported yesterday. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK,…

Evacuation Orders Issued For S. Korean Island

SEOUL, Jan 6 (NNN-YONHAP) – Evacuation orders were issued yesterday, for residents in South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. The orders were issued at 12:02 a.m. local time (0302 GMT) and 12:30 a.m. each, to evacuate residents in the island. The island office sent out evacuation broadcasts at the request of…

1.5 Million People In Need Of Humanitarian Assistance In Kenya

NAIROBI, Jan 5 (NNN-KBC) – The number of Kenyans in need of humanitarian assistance stands at 1.5 million, with a majority of them having been affected by floods, caused by the recent El Nino rains, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said in a report, yesterday. “An assessment of the…

Sudan Recalls Ambassador From Kenya In Protest Against Receiving Paramilitary Forces Leader

KHARTOUM, Jan 5 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan yesterday, recalled its ambassador to Kenya, in protest against the official reception for Commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. “Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Nairobi for consultations, in protest against the official reception, organised by the Kenyan government,…

Four Dead In Bolivia Car Crash

LA PAZ, Jan 5 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Four people were killed, after their car crashed into a wall and burst into flames, near a lithium carbonate plant in Uyuni Salt Flats, in the Bolivian department of Potosi, said local authorities yesterday. “The vehicle was likely travelling at excessive speed” when…

New Zealand’s Queenstown Beach Safe For Swimming Following Contamination Concerns

WELLINGTON, Jan 5 (NNN-RNZ) – A popular Queenstown beach in New Zealand has been deemed safe for swimming, after wastewater contamination concerns. Results from testing of water quality at Sunshine Bay in Queenstown have come back negative regarding contamination, after a wastewater overflow at the bottom of Arawata Terrace was…