Afghan Stakeholders Should Work Together To Secure Agreement: Pakistani PM

ISLAMABAD, Sept 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said that, the Afghan stakeholders should work together, to secure an inclusive and comprehensive political agreement through Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process, the Prime Minister Office said. In a telephone conversation with Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, Khan emphasised the importance of…

APEC Finance Ministers Meet Virtually On Cooperation To Mitigate COVID-19 Impact

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Finance ministers of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) met virtually yesterday to share and exchange ideas on fiscal and monetary interventions, to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as, to build a more resilient economy. Malaysian Finance Minister, Tengku Zafrul Tengku…

Nepali PM Highlights Need For Collaborative, Science-Based Global Partnership To Forge Ahead

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepali Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, told the ongoing United Nations virtual summit that only a collaborative and science-based global partnership can help the world face the difficult months and years ahead. “Only a collaborative, democratic, science-based and coordinated global partnership will help us…

Two Militants Killed In Gunfight In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two militants were yesterday killed, in a gunfight in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The gunfight broke out between government forces and militants, at village Sirhama of Anantnag district, about 68 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. “Yesterday evening a…

Legendary Indian singer SP Balasubramanyam dies

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (NNN) — Legendary Indian playback singer SP Balasubramanyam, 74, died today in Chennai, according to Indian media. Quoting his son, SP Charan, Indian media said the singer took his last breath at 1.04 pm in the afternoon. The singer tested positive for the novel coronavirus in…

Russia dismisses US threats on Iran cooperation, to resume trade after UN embargo ends Oct

MOSCOW, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Russia dismissed the threat of US sanctions and attempts to isolate Iran, saying it intended to trade with Tehran once a UN arms embargo expires next month. The embargo on conventional arms shipments to Iran is set to expire on Oct 18 after the United…

Seoul says North’s Kim apologises over ‘defector’ shooting: Yonhap

SEOUL, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologised over the killing of a South Korean in its waters, Seoul’s presidential office said Friday according to the Yonhap news agency. Kim called the incident a “disgraceful affair” and apologised “for disappointing President Moon and South Koreans”, it…

Update: 65 Taliban insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan

KHOST (Afghanistan), Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Afghan security forces have killed 65 Taliban militants during an intense battle in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, as fighting rages between the two sides despite ongoing peace talks. The latest bloodshed came late Wednesday after the Taliban stormed a military headquarters building in…

Thailand’s Hospital Network Eyes More Chinese Patients When COVID-19 Ebbs

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Sept 25 (Bernama) — Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), Thailand’s largest private hospital network, is eyeing more Chinese patients to seek medical services when the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs and air travel resumes. Its senior vice-president of international marketing, corporate advertising and public relations, Buranut…

Xinjiang: Large numbers of new detention camps uncovered in report

China says the camps are a necessary measure against terrorism  BEIJING, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has expanded its network of detention centres for its Uighur minority despite insisting the “re-education” system was being scaled back, a new report says. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute says there are 380 suspected…
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