Security Forces Killed Five Terrorists In Operation In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces killed five terrorists, during an intelligence-based operation in the Kohlu district, of the country’s south-west Balochistan province, the military said, yesterday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, the operation was launched on Thursday, after…

Cambodia Confirmed Ceasefire Agreement Signed With Thailand

PHNOM PENH, Dec 27 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia confirmed today that, it has signed a joint statement with Thailand, on an immediate ceasefire, which will be effective from 12:00 p.m. local time today, the state-run National Television of Cambodia (TVK), reported.– NNN-AKP  

Thai Defence Minister Authorised To Attend Border Committee Meeting

BANGKOK, Dec 27 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, confirmed yesterday that, the National Security Council has authorised Defence Minister, Natthapon Nakpanich, to attend the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting, today. Speaking after chairing the council meeting, Anutin expressed hope that a joint statement could be signed, to reaffirm…

Malaysia’s Former PM Najib Found Guilty On All Charges In 1MDB-Related Case

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s High Court, yesterday ruled that, former Prime Minister, Najib Razak, was found guilty on all charges, including four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering, in a case related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The High Court delivered its…

Japanese Gov’t Adopts Record 122.3 Trillion Yen Draft Budget For Fiscal 2026

TOKYO, Dec 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Cabinet, today, approved a draft budget worth about 122.3 trillion yen (about 785 billion U.S. dollars), for the next fiscal year starting April, local media reported. The huge spending, the first full-scale budget under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, marks a record high for the…

Militant Commander Killed In Police Operation In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (NNN-APP) – A top militant commander, wanted by law enforcement agencies, was killed in a joint police operation, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said, yesterday. The Counter-Terrorism Department and district police, launched the operation on intelligence reports and engaged militants at a suspected hideout, police…

Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Acting Chairperson Returned Home After 17 Years In Exile

DHAKA, Dec 26 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s acting chairperson, Tarique Rahman, returned to the country yesterday, after spending 17 years in exile in Britain. Senior leaders of the BNP welcomed him at the airport in Dhaka, amid a heavy presence of law enforcement. Rahman, 60, is the elder…

Former Thai PM Abhisit Announces Bid For Next PM

BANGKOK, Dec 26 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Democrat Party, announced today that, three candidates, led by party leader and former Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, will run for the country’s next prime minister, in the upcoming general election. The party unveiled its candidate lineup in a campaign video, released on social media,…

Hezbollah Member Killed In Israeli Airstrike In S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Dec 26 (NNN-NNA) – A Hezbollah member was killed yesterday afternoon, in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources and the Israeli military. An Israeli drone targeted a pickup at the entrance to the border village of Majdal Selm, yesterday afternoon. The Emergency Operations Centre of…

Former Afghan Police Commander Killed In Iran: Media

TEHRAN, Dec 26 (NNN-IRNA) – A former Afghan police commander was killed in an armed attack, in the Iranian capital, Tehran, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, yesterday. Identified as Ikramuddin Saree, a police commander of northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province, in the former Afghan government, he was shot dead after…
Load More