Cambodia’s Civilian Death Toll Over Border Clashes With Thailand Rises To 30

PHNOM PENH, Dec 25 (NNN-AKP) – The civilian death toll in Cambodia has increased to 30, amid the border conflict with Thailand, Cambodian Minister of Information, Neth Pheaktra said, last night. In a social media post, Pheaktra said, as of the evening of Dec 24, a total of 30 Cambodian…

EU Slams U.S. Travel Bans On Europeans Over Tech Regulations

BRUSSELS, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The European Union (EU), French, German, and British senior officials, yesterday, strongly condemned a U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner, Thierry Breton. Alleging their involvement in content censorship on U.S. social media platforms, the U.S. State Department…

Russia Thwarted Terrorist Plot Targeting Oil Facilities In Tyumen Region

MOSCOW, Dec 25 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), said yesterday that, it had thwarted a planned sabotage and terrorist attack, targeting critical infrastructure in the Tyumen Region. According to the FSB, the suspect acted on orders from Ukrainian special services, and planned an attack on a dispatch station…

Kazakh President Calls For Patience, Flexibility In Resolving Ukraine Crisis

ALMATY, Dec 24 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, yesterday called on all sides involved in the Ukraine crisis, to demonstrate patience, flexibility and professionalism, and continue pursuing a peace formula. Tokayev made the remarks, while holding a phone conversation with U.S. President, Donald Trump, earlier in the day, during…

Macron Joins European Partners In Expressing Solidarity Over Greenland Issue

PARIS, Dec 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, yesterday, joined European partners in expressing “full solidarity” over the Greenland issue, after U.S. President, Donald Trump, recently reiterated his call to take over the Danish autonomous territory. “Greenland belongs to its people. Denmark stands as its guarantor. I join my…

Venezuelan President Condemns Escalation Of U.S. Actions In Caribbean

CARACAS, Dec 23 (NNN-ABN) – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, sent a letter to heads of state of countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region, denouncing the escalation of U.S. aggression against Venezuela, and their impact on the region, Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yvan Gil, said, yesterday. “I am writing to…

Iran Says Missile Programme Aimed At Defending National Sovereignty, “Non-Negotiable”

TEHRAN, Dec 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei said yesterday that, Iran’s missile programme has been developed to defend the country’s sovereignty and is “non-negotiable.” He made the remarks at a weekly press conference, in response to a question about whether recent reports in U.S. media, regarding…

New Zealand, India Concluded Free Trade Agreement

WELLINGTON, Dec 23 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand and India, yesterday, announced the conclusion of a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), that will eliminate or reduce tariffs on 95 percent of New Zealand’s exports, while granting zero-duty market access to all of India’s exports. The deal, to be signed in the…

Syrian, Turkish FMs Discussed Refugees, Economy And Security In Damascus

DAMASCUS, Dec 23 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani and Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, met here yesterday, to discuss refugee returns, economic cooperation and regional security, Syrian state media, Al-Ikhbariya TV, reported. At a joint press conference, al-Shibani said, they discussed counter-terrorism efforts, measures to prevent the…

Nine Terrorists Killed In Separate Operations In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (NNN-APP) – Nine terrorists were killed in two intelligence-based operations, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said, yesterday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, four terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire in Dera Ismail Khan…
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