Pakistan Urges Vigilance Against Digital Extremist Threats To Minors

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani authorities said yesterday that, terrorists and extremist groups are using online platforms for radicalisation targeting vulnerable children, making it a serious digital threat. Interior Minister of the country’s southern Sindh province, Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar, said that, the online radicalisation, followed a structured pattern,…

Road Accident Killed Seven, Injured Two In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan

KABUL, Dec 30 (NNN-BNA) – Seven commuters were killed and two others sustained injuries, due to a road accident that occurred in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, today, provincial police spokesman, Ehsanullah Kamgar, said. The deadly mishap took place in Maimay district of the mountainous Darwaz region, early this morning, the…

Measles Death Toll Reaches 12 In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Dec 30 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s measles death toll has reached 12, after one more related death was registered, the National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), said, today. Meanwhile, 22 people remained in hospital, including four critically ill children, the NCCD said, in a statement. The NCCD advised parents…

16 Killed In Nursing Home Fire In Indonesia’s Manado, Identification Underway

JAKARTA, Dec 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian police are conducting identification procedures, for 16 people killed in a fire, that broke out at a nursing home in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, local authorities, said. The victims’ bodies are being identified at Bhayangkara Hospital, of the North Sulawesi Regional…

Laos Expects Fifth Lao-Thai Bridge To Bring Benefits To Residents, Boost Connectivity

VIENTIANE, Dec 30 (NNN-KPL) – The opening of the fifth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge, sparked optimism among people in Laos, who hope it will improve livelihoods and regional connectivity, boost trade, tourism and transportation, and further strengthen the long-standing friendship between Laos and Thailand. The bridge, linking Bolikhamxay province in Laos,…

Over 3,000 Nomination Papers Collected For Bangladesh’s 13th General Election

DHAKA, Dec 30 (NNN-BSS) – More than 3,000 nomination papers have been collected, from 69 returning officers, to contest the polls for Bangladesh’s 13th general election, to be held on Feb 12 next year, according to the Bangladeshi Election Commission. The deadline for submitting nomination papers for the election expired…

Monument honouring China’s contribution to Panama Canal torn down

The site where a Chinese monument once stood before it was demolished in Arraijan, Panama on Dec 28 PANAMA CITY, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Near the entrance to the Panama Canal, a monument to China’s contributions to the interoceanic waterway was torn down Saturday night (Dec 27) by order of…

US pledges $2 bn for UN aid, with ‘adapt, shrink or die’ warning

GENEVA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Washington on Monday pledged an initial $2 billion for United Nations humanitarian aid in 2026 — far less than it has provided in recent years — warning UN agencies to “adapt, shrink or die”. With its pledge, announced at the US mission in Geneva alongside…

UN Sec-Gen Guterres says ‘get serious’ in grim New Year message

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations urged global leaders Monday to focus on people and the planet in a New Year’s message depicting the world in chaos. “As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads. Chaos and uncertainty surround us. Division. Violence. Climate…

Floods, Blizzard Leave Four Killed, Nine Missing Across Iran In 48 Hours

TEHRAN, Dec 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Floods and blizzard, left at least four people dead and nine others missing across Iran, over the past two days, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said, late yesterday. In a statement published on its website, the IRCS said, the victims were from the north-western…
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