Japan’s Tallest Skyscraper Opened In Tokyo

TOKYO, Nov 25 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s tallest skyscraper was opened to the public yesterday, as a new landmark in Tokyo. The Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, about 330 metres high, is located near the well-known landscape of Tokyo Tower. Prior to the completion of the Azabudai Hills building, the tallest…

Kuwait Ready To Receive Injured Palestinians From Gaza: Ministry

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 25 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait’s Ministry of Health announced yesterday, the readiness of its hospitals and various sectors to receive injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip for treatment. The ministry said in a statement on social media platform X that, it is “continuing coordination and cooperation with relevant…

Chinese-Invested Cambodia Int’l Airport Received First Direct Flight With Large Plane From Australia

PHNOM PENH, Nov 25 (NNN-AKP) – Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI), yesterday, welcomed the first direct flight with a large plane from Australia, said Cambodia’s aviation authority. EuroAtlantic Airways’ Boeing 777-200 flight, carrying 208 passengers from Sydney, landed at the SAI and was greeted by Mao Havannall, minister…

Over 5,000 People Remain Affected By Weather-Related Disasters In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Nov 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 5,000 people, belonging to more than 1,400 families, still remained affected by weather-related disasters in Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said in a report, yesterday. The DMC said, these people, living in 11 administrative districts of the country, are affected by various…

Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Prisoners Freed As Truce Begins, However, Israeli Forces Still Shoot Palestinians

GAZA/CAIRO, Nov 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – As a cease-fire with Israel entered into force, Hamas yesterday released 24 hostages, including 13 Israelis, while buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed at night, from Israeli Ofer prison. The 13 Israeli hostages, all children and women, were sent to Egypt from Gaza, and then…

Powerful Explosion Heard In Kabul: Witnesses

KABUL, Nov 25 (NNN-ANA) – A powerful explosion was heard in the fifth district of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, last night, witnesses said. Authorities have not commented on the report, so far.– NNN-ANA  

Two Labourers Killed In IED Blast At Iron Ore Mine In India

NEW DELHI, Nov 25 (NNN-PTI) – Two labourers were killed and one wounded yesterday, after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off, at an iron ore mine in the central Indian state of Chattisgarh, police said. The blast took place in the Narayanpur district, about 350 km south of Raipur,…

12 Thai Hostages Released From Gaza: Thai PM

BANGKOK, Nov 25 (NNN-TNA) – A total of 12 Thai nationals, who were being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, have been released, Thai Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, said, yesterday. Thai Embassy officials are on their way to pick up the released hostages, Srettha said, in a social media post.…

Pakistan Confirms Making Formal Request To Join BRICS

ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said, Pakistan has made a formal request to join BRICS, saying, it is an important group of developing countries. “We have taken this decision after having noted the BRICS proclaimed openness to inclusive multilateralism,” the ministry’s spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, told…

Afghan Embassy In Indian Capital Shuts Down Permanently

NEW DELHI, Nov 25 (NNN-PTI) – Afghanistan’s Embassy in the Indian capital, New Delhi, has been closed permanently, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan said in a statement yesterday. “The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in New Delhi regrets to announce the permanent closure of its…