Iran To Hold Joint Naval Drill With Caspian Sea States Soon

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran said, Tuesday, that, it will stage a joint naval drill with Caspian Sea littoral states, in the near future, Tehran Times daily reported. Iranian Navy Commander, Hossein Khanzadi, was quoted as saying that, the naval drill aims “to counter any insecurity and terrorist…

Duterte To Lift Martial Law In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Dec 11 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, decided to lift martial law in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, his spokesman said, after three times of extension since 2017. “(Duterte) made the decision, following the assessment of his security and defence advisers, of the weakening of terrorist and extremist…

Update: Sixth Person Dies In Hospital After New Zealand Volcanic Eruption

WELLINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The death toll after New Zealand’s White Island’s volcanic eruption on Monday, rose to six, after one of the 31 people injured has died in hospital. Eight others are still missing and are presumed dead, the New Zealand police said. Two Chinese nationals were among…

Documents Show Senior U.S. Officials Misled Public On Afghan War: Report

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Senior U.S. officials misled the American public about the war in Afghanistan by consistently painting a rosier picture, reported The Washington Post on Monday, citing exclusively obtained confidential documents. The documents, which include over 400 interviews with U.S. officials and insiders, from the administrations of…

North Korea Officials Warn U.S. Over Trump’s Words, Actions

PYONGYANG, Dec 10 (NNN-KCNA) – Senior officials of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), issued a warning to the United States, over the recent actions and words of U.S. President, Donald Trump. In a statement, Ri Su Yong, member of the Political Bureau and vice-chairman of the Central Committee…

Update: No Signs Of Life After New Zealand Volcanic Eruption: PM

WELLINGTON, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, confirmed Tuesday (today), that, “no signs of life have been seen at any point,” after helicopters and aircraft have undertaken a number of aerial reconnaissance flights over the island, since a volcanic eruption. Five people have been confirmed dead…

Iran Dismisses Israel’s Threats As “Sign Of Weakness”

TEHRAN, Dec 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, dismissed the recent Israeli anti-Iran threats as a sign of weakness. “We consider the threats from Jerusalem’s occupying regime (Israel) as a sign of weakness,” Mousavi said. Israeli threats are also “desperate attempts to cover up crises and domestic…

Taliban Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombing In S. Afghanistan Amid Peace Talks With U.S.

KABUL, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Taliban outfit claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that rocked Nad Ali district, in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, which left eight soldiers dead. Sohail Shaheen, the spokesman for Taliban’s liaison office in Qatar, according to media reports, wrote in his twitter account, “Talks between…

Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said. The baby boy from Tuaran in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island tested positive for polio on Friday after…

Thailand delays deporting family of Rakhine insurgent leader

Tun Myat Naing is the commander-in-chief of the Arakan Army, which has been fighting the Myanmar army in Rakhine state BANGKOK, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thailand will delay the deportation of the wife and children of the top commander of the Arakan Army insurgent group that is fighting Myanmar’s army…
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