Brunei’s Sultan Meets Chinese Defence Minister On Ties, Cooperation

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, met here yesterday afternoon, with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister, Wei Fenghe, and the two sides discussed bilateral relations and cooperation. The Sultan said, the peoples of Brunei and China enjoyed close ties in history. Brunei…

U.S. To Reduce Troop Presence In Iraq, Afghanistan By Nov

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Commander of the U.S. Central Command, Kenneth McKenzie, confirmed that, the United States would withdraw thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan by Nov, U.S. media reported yesterday. The Politico reported that, McKenzie, during a ceremony for Operation Inherent Resolve with the Iraqi minister of…

Iran’s FM To Visit Europe Amid Mounting U.S. Pressures

TEHRAN, Sept 10 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, will visit European countries next week, it was reported yesterday. During his European tour, Zarif will visit Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The imminent trip of the minister comes at a time when the United States has mounted…

Nearly 60 bridges, 2,000 houses wrecked by typhoon in North Korea

PYONGYANG, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A typhoon that struck North Korea wrecked nearly 60 bridges and destroyed or inundated more than 2,000 houses, state media reported Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the damage had disrupted central planning for the rest of the year. Typhoon Maysak brought days of…

New Zealand Confirms Six New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 today, which were all community cases, including children. All six cases have epidemiological links to existing cases and link back to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship group in Auckland, the country’s largest city, according to the Ministry…

Iran Builds New Centrifuge Hall Near Natanz After July Blast

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s chief nuclear official, Ali Akbar Salehi, said that, a new and more modern centrifuge hall is under construction, in the mountainous areas near Natanz, after the July 2 explosion. “It has been decided to establish a more modern, vaster and more comprehensive hall, in…

Iran’s Rouhani Calls For Expanding Ties With Turkey To “Overcome Foreign Plots”

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, Iran and Turkey, as two big regional powers, must expand their cooperation to defeat “foreign plots.” Rouhani said, the only way to overcome “foreign plots” is further expanding relations between the two countries. “Iran and Turkey are the two…

Trump to announce US troop withdrawals from Iraq, Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump will announce further troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan in the next few days, a senior administration official said. The official told reporters traveling with the president to expect an announcement Wednesday on Iraq, and on Afghanistan in the coming days.…

Car-Truck Collision Kills Four In India’s Tamil Nadu State

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (NNN-UNI) – Four people died and five others injured yesterday, after a car collided head-on with a truck, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, state-run broadcaster, All India Radio (AIR) said. “The car driver lost control over the vehicle, while trying to avoid a…

53rd Asean foreign ministers meet begin in Hanoi

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) and related meetings kicked-off via video conference today, with discussions on COVID-19 set to be one of the main agenda together with the preparation for the 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in November. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri…
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