Okinawa Demands Explanation From Gov’t On New Security Documents

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – Governor of Okinawa Prefecture, Denny Tamaki, has requested a detailed explanation from the Japanese government, on its plan to strengthen defence forces in the south-west region, which was mentioned in the updated security documents. The governor made the request when submitting a petition to the…

US military kills senior Daesh figure in Somalia raid

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Daesh group, Bilal al-Sudani, senior US officials said. Sudani and 10 other Daesh fighters were killed during a gunfight after US troops descended on a mountainous cave…

Next Australian Budget To Tackle Entrenched Disadvantages: Treasurer

CANBERRA, Jan 28 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Treasurer, Jim Chalmers promised, the next federal budget will prioritise addressing entrenched disadvantages for vulnerable communities. Ahead of handing down his second budget in May, Chalmers revealed, he and Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth, are working to identify Australia’s most vulnerable communities, and…

Thai Palang Pracharath Party Named Prawit As PM Candidate

BANGKOK, Jan 28 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Palang Pracharath Party, yesterday, nominated Prawit Wongsuwan, 77, leader of the party and deputy prime minister of Thailand, as its candidate for prime minister, in the upcoming general election. The party has made all preparations for the upcoming election, and is heading towards the…

Record Rainfall Overnight In Auckland Caused Massive Flooding

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Record rainfall from yesterday morning through overnight to this morning in Auckland, has caused massive flooding across the biggest city in New Zealand. The country’s national meteorological service, MetService, issued Red Heavy Rain Warning for the Auckland area overnight, and recorded 249mm of…

India’s Private Airline Fined For Leaving Passengers Behind

NEW DELHI, Jan 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s air traffic regulator, yesterday, imposed a monetary fine of one million Indian Rupees (about 12,252 U.S. dollars), on the private airline “Go First,” for leaving 55 passengers behind. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), there were around 180 seats in…

Pakistan Strongly Condemned Israel’s Attack On West Bank

ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday, strongly condemned Israel’s attack on the occupied northern West Bank, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry. The Israeli armed forces stormed the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank on Thursday, and killed nine Palestinians, including an elderly woman, and wounded 16,…

India Released 17 Pakistani Prisoners

NEW DELHI, Jan 28 (NNN-PTI) – India, yesterday, released as many as 17 Pakistani nationals, who had completed their respective jail terms, confirmed the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi. They were released through the Attari-Wagah Border, that divides the two countries, and is adjacent to India’s northern state of…

Three-Metre-High Flood Submerged Indonesia’s North Sulawesi, One Killed

JAKARTA, Jan 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – One person died, after floods, 80 to 300 cm high, destroyed dozens of homes in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi yesterday. “Heavy rains in several areas of Manado City have caused the Tondano River to overflow, and flooding cannot be avoided,” said Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for the…

Nepal’s Deputy PM Loses Citizenship Case

KATHMANDU, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s Supreme Court, yesterday, scrapped Rabi Lamichhane’s status as a member of the House of Representatives, on the grounds that he did not have Nepali citizenship, when he contested the elections, thus rendering his post as deputy prime minister and home minister, void. “As Lamichhane…
Load More