Update: Suga Set To Take Office As Japan’s Next Prime Minister

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – The Cabinet of Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, today resigned en masse, ahead of the parliament formally appointing Yoshihide Suga, the newly elected ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader, as the new prime minister. Abe, Japan’s longest serving prime minister, in terms of consecutive days…

Southeast Asia To Be Increasingly Important In China’s “International Circulation”: Singapore Deputy PM

SINGAPORE, Sept 16 (NNN-CNA) – Southeast Asia will be an increasingly important part of China’s “international circulation,” Singapore Deputy Prime Minister, Heng Swee Keat, said, while addressing a virtual forum. He made the remarks while referring to China’s new economic development pattern of “dual circulation” of “domestic circulation” and “international…

Japan’s Suga Fills Key LDP Executive Posts With Veteran Lawmakers, Cabinet Takes Shape

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s presumptive prime minister, following his landslide win in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential vote a day earlier, yesterday picked veteran lawmakers to assume top posts in the party’s new executive lineup, while his Cabinet is also taking shape before being officially…

Iran Rebuts Report On Its Alleged Plot To Kill U.S. Ambassador

TEHRAN, Sept 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on Monday, lambasted an American press report about an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, in revenge for the killing of top Iranian commander, Qasem Soleimani. “We advise U.S. officials to refrain from resorting to repetitive and…

Former Senator, Five Guards Killed In Taliban Ambush In W. Afghanistan

QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Taliban militants killed a former Afghan senator and five of his guards, in the country’s western Badghis province yesterday, the acting provincial governor confirmed. The incident happened when a vehicle carrying Rangeen Mushkwani, a former member of Meshrano Jirga, or upper house of the…

Pakistani Army Chief, U.S. Special Envoy Hold Talks On Afghan Peace Process

ISLAMABAD, Sept 15 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, met with visiting U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, in Rawalpindi yesterday and discussed matters related to the Afghan peace process. Khalilzad arrived in Pakistan, following the start of intra-Afghan negotiations in Qatar, that…

Egyptian, Russian FMs Discuss Developments Of Regional Issues

CAIRO, Sept 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, discussed the developments of regional issues, including the situation in Libya. During a phone conversation, the top diplomats focused on the Libyan issue, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. Shoukry highlighted…

New President Of Japan’s Ruling LDP Vows To Choose Reformists In Key Posts

TOKYO, Sept 15 (NNN-NHK) – Yoshihide Suga, new president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said yesterday that, he would choose reform-minded people to LDP key posts and the cabinet, which he will launch later this week. Suga made the remarks hours after he was elected as the new…

Two Lebanese Political Parties Refuse To Participate In New Cabinet

BEIRUT, Sept 14 (NNN-NNA) – Two political parties announced yesterday their decision not to participate in the next Lebanese cabinet. A statement issued by Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri’s office, indicated that he has informed the newly appointed Prime Minister, Mustapha Adib, of a decision not to participate in the government,…

Pakistani Security Forces Kill Terrorist Commander, Three Others

ISLAMABAD, Sept 14 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani military said, the security forces killed a terrorist commander, along with three others, in the Waziristan area of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. An army statement said, “In a major breakthrough, terrorist commander, Ihsan Ullah alias Ihsan Sanray, along with three other terrorists were…
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