Israel’s 12-Month Budget Deficit Surges To 16.8 Billion USD Due To Conflict

JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli government’s 12-month budget deficit, sharply rose to 62.3 billion shekels (about 16.8 billion U.S. dollars), or 3.4 percent of its GDP, the regime’s Finance Ministry said yesterday. The deficit figure, for the period between Dec, 2022, and Nov, 2023, is 31.99 percent higher…

Putin, Netanyahu Discuss Gaza Over Phone

MOSCOW, Dec 11 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed the humanitarian situation in Gaza, during a telephone conversation yesterday, the Kremlin said in a statement. “The discussion focused on the critical situation in the Palestine-Israel conflict zone, in particular, the disastrous humanitarian situation…

Body Of Plane Crash Victim Found In Northern Philippines

MANILA, Dec 11 (NNN-PNA) – Rescuers yesterday, found the body of a female passenger of a Piper plane that crashed in Isabela province, in the northern Philippines over a week ago, Constante Foronda, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said. He said, the rescuers found the…

Roundup: Bangladesh Discovers New Oil, Gas Reserves

DHAKA, Dec 11 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh announced the discovery of new oil and gas reserves in its north-eastern Sylhet region. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid, made the announcement in a press briefing yesterday, saying, the deposit, capable of producing 500-600 barrels of crude oil per…

Australian Scientists Successfully Test World-First Water Quality Monitoring System

CANBERRA, Dec 11 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s national science agency, has successfully tested a world-first monitoring and forecasting system for water quality, in the country’s “seafood basket.” The AquaWatch Australia Mission, at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), today announced its technology that acts as a weather service for…

China Calls For Ceasefire In Gaza

GENEVA, Dec 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – China, yesterday called for a truce in Gaza, and a response to the health crisis unfolding there, stressing that, the fundamental way out of this conflict lies in the two-state solution. Chen Xu, head of the Chinese Mission to the United Nations (UN) Office in…

Israeli Missile Attack Targets Military Sites In Syrian Capital

DAMASCUS, Dec 11 (NNN-SANA) – An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of the capital, Damascus, last night, the latest in a string of attacks targeting military sites in Syria. Multiple powerful explosions reverberated across Damascus overnight. A military statement by the Syrian army said that, the…

Roundup: Israeli Troops Continue To Advance Into Southern Gaza

JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli forces continued to push into Khan Younis, the largest city in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday, where thousands of people were taking refuge, after fleeing the deadly bombardments in other parts of the enclave. Ground, aerial and naval forces struck more than 250 locations…

WHO Calls For Urgent Humanitarian Aid To Gaza

GENEVA, Dec 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board, adopted a resolution, yesterday, urging for prompt and unobstructed humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip. At the request of 17 member states, the Executive Board convened a special session at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, to discuss…

Policeman Killed, Two Injured In Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (NNN-APP) – A blast hit a police vehicle in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province yesterday, leaving one policeman dead and injuring two others, police said. The blast took place near Sultan Ibrahim Chowk area of Khuzdar district of the province, killing a station house officer of the Counter-Terrorism…