Death Toll Rises To 62 In Strong Japan Quakes As Aftershocks Continue

TOKYO, Jan 3 (NNN-NHK) – The death toll has risen to 62 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, as of 8.00 a.m. local time today, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and its vicinity, with aftershocks and more damage reports coming in. A…

UN Chief Sees Assassination Of Hamas Leader In Beirut As Worrying Development

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, sees the assassination of a senior Hamas leader in a suspected Israeli strike in Beirut, as a worrying development, said a UN spokesperson, yesterday. “Obviously, the developments are extremely worrying. And I think, this just really highlights what the secretary-general…

Syrian Army Shot Down Nine Rebel Drones In N Region

DAMASCUS, Jan 3 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army, yesterday, intercepted nine drones launched by rebel groups in the rural areas across Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama provinces, in northern Syria, the Syrian Ministry of Defence said. The ministry said in a statement that, it is of strategic importance to shoot down…

Hamas Freezes Talks With Israel After Deputy Leader Killed In Beirut

GAZA/BEIRUT, Jan 3 (NNN-WAFA/NNA) – Hamas announced a freeze on ceasefire negotiations with Israel, after the faction’s deputy chief, Saleh al-Arouri, was killed last night, in an Israeli attack in Lebanon, a Palestinian source said. “We have informed the brothers in Qatar and Egypt of the freezing of negotiations,” the…

ICRC Handed Over 16 Ambulances To Afghan Red Crescent Society

KABUL, Jan 3 (NNN-ANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), handed over 16 ambulances to the Red Crescent Society of Afghanistan yesterday. Expressing gratitude over receiving the assistance, Mawlawi Matiul Haq Khalis, chairman of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, said that, the contribution would help provide better…

Five Aboard Japan Coast Guard Aircraft Unaccounted For After Collision

TOKYO, Jan 3 (NNN-NHK) – One person aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, colliding with a Japan Airlines plane, at Haneda Airport, was confirmed to have survived the incident yesterday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported yesterday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Exceeds 22,000: Ministry

GAZA, Jan 3 (NNN-WAFA) – The death toll of Palestinians has exceeded 22,000, after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct 7, the Palestine Health Ministry said, yesterday. The ministry said in a press statement that, the Israeli army killed 207 Palestinians and wounded 338 others in the Gaza…

Foreign Tourist Arrivals To Indonesia Surpassed 10 Million Last Year

JAKARTA, Jan 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia received over 10.4 million foreign tourists in the first 11 months of 2023, marking a 110.8 percent increase, compared to the same period in 2022, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced, yesterday. Nov alone saw 917,410 foreign tourist arrivals, reflecting a 30.17 percent year-on-year growth,…

Death Toll Rises To 55 In Strong Japan Quakes Amid Aftershocks, Rising Damage Reports

TOKYO, Jan 3 (NNN-NHK) – The death toll has risen to at least 55, in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, as of yesterday afternoon, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, with aftershocks and more damage reports coming in. As of…

S. Korea’s Opposition Party Leader Injured After Being Stabbed In Neck

SEOUL, Jan 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, was injured today, after being stabbed in the neck by an unidentified man, during his visit to the country’s south-eastern port city of Busan, multiple local media reported. While taking questions from reporters at about…