India Ups Restrictions In Capital Region Over Escalated Air Pollution

NEW DELHI, Oct 20 (NNN-PTI) – As air quality in the Indian capital region deteriorated into the “very poor” category, the Indian federal government imposed restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-II, in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), yesterday. The decision was taken during an emergency review meeting, following…

Military Escalation In Gaza Causes At Least 44 Palestinian Deaths Despite Ceasefire Deal

JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Military escalation in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, has resulted in at least 44 Palestinian deaths yesterday, despite an ongoing ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. The Israeli army said in a statement that, the IDF launched a series of airstrikes and artillery…

Iran Executed Man Convicted Of Spying For Israel

TEHRAN, Oct 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran executed a man, convicted of espionage on behalf of Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported, yesterday. The man, whose identity was not revealed, was executed at a prison, in Iran’s central Qom province on Saturday, Mizan quoted…

Egypt Pushes Gaza Security Handover As Hamas Delegation Visits Cairo

CAIRO, Oct 20 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt pressed Hamas yesterday, to agree to a post-war security plan in Gaza, as a senior delegation from the group held talks in Cairo, on consolidating a fragile ceasefire, Egyptian sources said. During the meeting with the delegation, led by senior Hamas leader, Khalil al-Hayya,…

Eight Killed, Two Missing As Tropical Storm Fengshen Slammed Philippines

MANILA, Oct 20 (NNN-PNA) – Eight people were killed and two remain missing, as tropical storm Fengshen slammed the Philippines yesterday, the Office of Civil Defence (OCD), said. OCD spokesperson, Junie Castillo, said, five people were pinned to death by a fallen tree in the municipality of Pitogo in Quezon…

53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Opened In Jakarta

JAKARTA, Oct 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – The 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, kicked off in Jakarta, yesterday. The opening day featured six subdivisions of men’s qualification, where Japan’s three-time gold medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Shinnosuke Oka, made several errors in his routines, while his teammate, Hashimoto Daiki, delivered…

Hamas Rejects U.S. Statement On Its “Planned Attack On Palestinian Civilians”

GAZA/WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, yesterday, rejected a statement from the U.S. Department of State that, Hamas would launch an attack against Palestinian civilians. The U.S. State Department said yesterday that, it had received “credible reports” suggesting that Hamas is planning an imminent attack against Palestinian civilians. The United…

Flights Resumed After Fire At Bangladesh’s Main Airport

DHAKA, Oct 20 (NNN-BSS) – A blaze that broke out at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, yesterday afternoon, has been fully brought under control, and flight operations resumed later last night, according to the Bangladeshi Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. The fire, which erupted at around…

Brunei’s 12th National Development Plan Awareness Programme Held

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 19 (NNN-PELITA) – A dissemination programme for Brunei’s 12th national development plan (NDP) was held in Brunei’s Temburong district, yesterday, as part of an ongoing initiative by the Ministry of Finance and Economy, to raise public awareness of the plan. The 12th NDP serves as the…

170 Afghan Inmates Set Free From Pakistan, Iraq

KABUL, Oct 19 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 170 Afghan inmates, imprisoned in Pakistan and Iraq, have been released and returned home on Friday, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said, yesterday. According to the ministry, 148 detainees, who had been held in Pakistan for two months, came back through…