Turkey denies shooting down Armenian warplane

ANKARA, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Turkey denied on Tuesday an Armenian claim that a Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down an Armenian Su-25 warplane during conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, reported Xinhua news agency. “The claim that Turkey shot down an Armenian fighter jet is absolutely untrue,” said Fahrettin Altun, communications…

UK Reports Highest Daily Rise Of COVID-19 Cases Since Start Of Outbreak

LONDON, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Another 7,143 people in the UK tested positive for COVID-19, the highest daily total, since the start of the pandemic in Britain, according to official figures released Tuesday. The newly confirmed infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 439,013, the official…

Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses One Million: WHO

GENEVA, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The COVID-19 death toll worldwide has surpassed one million, reaching 1,000,040 as of Tuesday, according to the latest numbers from the World Health Organisation (WHO). As of 5:08 p.m. (1508 GMT) yesterday, there were 33,249,563 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,000,040 deaths, reported to WHO.…

UN, EU Sign Agreement To Enhance Cooperation, Strengthen Response In Peace Operations

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations and the European Union, yesterday signed an agreement on the side-lines of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, to enhance cooperation and strengthen collective response in peace operations and crisis management. The Framework Agreement Between the United Nations and…

Update: Armenian separatists battle Azerbaijan 3rd day offensive in Karabakh

Yerevan and Baku have been locked in a territorial dispute over the ethnic Armenian region of Nagorny Karabakh for decades BAKU/YEREVAN, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armenian separatists in the Nagorny Karabakh region are resisting an Azerbaijani offensive, officials in Yerevan said, as heavy fighting entered a third day Tuesday ahead…

Spain reports 31,785 new coronavirus cases since Friday

A man wearing a face mask is seen next to Spanish flags set up in memory of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims in a park, in Madrid MADRID, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases reached 748,266 on Monday, rising by 31,785 from Friday’s total, health ministry…

Turkey Reports 1,412 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 315,845 In Total

ANKARA, Sept 29 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s daily COVID-19 cases increased by 1,412 on Monday, raising the total number of diagnosed patients to 315,845, the Turkish Health Ministry announced. Meanwhile, 65 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,062, according to the data, shared by the…

Suspect in downing of flight MH17 denies any involvement at trial

Sabine ten Doesschate and Boudewijn van Eijck, lawyers of Oleg Pulatov THE HAGUE, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of four suspects on trial for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has denied any involvement with firing or supplying the missile allegedly used in its destruction, a lawyer said in…

Brexit deal: Majority of Britons doubt PM can get good deal with EU – poll

LONDON, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — An opinion poll released in London found that 58 percent of people in Britain don’t believe Prime Minister Boris Johnson can get a good deal with the European Union (EU). The majority of people also think the British government has failed to prepare for a…

UN Council likely to meet Tuesday on Nagorny Karabakh: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council is expected to hold emergency talks Tuesday behind closed doors on the ethnic Armenian region of Nagorny Karabakh, where fierce fighting has raged since the weekend. Germany and France are leading the push for the meeting, with other European council…
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