At Least 16 Women, Children Killed in Tribal Massacre in Papua New Guinea

Picture for illustration purposes only. Photo courtesy of Free images/  ianknabel66 from Pixabay  MOSCOW, July 10 (NNN-Sputnik) – Tribal massacre in Papua New Guinea’s Hela province killed at least 16 women and children, media reported, citing Hela Governor Philip Undialu. Undialu told the killing took place on Monday in the village of…

S Korea, Malaysia to hold first round of FTA talks this week

President Moon Jae-in (left) speaks at a joint press conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 13. Photo courtesy of Yonhap SEOUL, July 10 (NNN-Bernama) — South Korea plans to hold the first round of negotiations on the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with…

US sanctions 2 Hezbollah MPs, 1 security official

From left, top Hezbollah security official, and Lebanon Parliament members Muhammad Hasan Ra’d, Wafiq Safa, and Amin Sherri WASHINGTON, July 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The U.S. on Tuesday sanctioned two Hezbollah representatives in Lebanon’s parliament, as well as a top Hezbollah security official. Hezbollah MPs Amin Sherri and Muhammad Hasan Ra’d were blacklisted as was Hezbollah…

Azerbaijani president hosts EU’s Tusk in Baku

President of the European Council Donald Tusk and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Photo courtesy of Anadolu BAKU, July 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday met President of the European Council Donald Tusk in Baku.  The two leaders discussed ongoing negotiations between the European Commission and Azerbaijan on…

Qatari leader ready to mediate between US and Iran

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1148679238431793152 WASHINGTON, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The ruler of Qatar, one of the handful of Arab nations on good terms with Tehran, met here Tuesday with President Donald Trump for talks expected to touch on Doha’s offer to help ease tensions between the United States and Iran. Two years after…

U.S., China’s Top Trade Officials Make First Contact Since Truce

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US and Chinese trade officials held a “constructive” phone conversation on Tuesday (July 9), White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said, marking a new round of talks after the world’s two largest economies agreed to a truce in a year-long trade war. US Trade…

Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is ‘dead’

Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam. Photo courtesy of Kyodo HONG KONG, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday- July 9, that a widely-loathed proposal to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland “is dead”, but she again stopped short of protester demands to immediately…

UN study: Asia’s homicide rate is lowest in the world

Picture for illustration purposes only. Photo courteys of Free images/Gerd Altmann from Pixabay NEW YORK, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A study by the United Nations on Monday showed that Asia’s average homicide rate is the lowest in the world with only 2.3 killings per 100,000 people per year, making the…

Trump rips UK’s May over Brexit after leaked memos

WASHINGTON, July 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) -U.S. President Donald Trump tore into British Prime Minister Theresa May Monday over her handling of the UK’s withdraw from the European Union following leaked diplomatic emails. “What a mess she and her representatives have created,” Trump lashed out on Twitter. “I told her how it should be done, but…

S. Korea urges Japan to lift export restrictions

SEOUL, July 8 (NNN-Yonhap) — South Korea’s finance minister on Monday pressed Japan to withdraw its export restrictions on key semiconductor materials as the Japanese move could have a negative impact on the global economy. Hong Nam-ki, the minister of economy and finance, said Japan’s export restrictions run counter to…