Kazakhstan, Turkey To Expand Military Cooperation

NUR-SULTAN, Dec 22 (NNN-CAN) – Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, signed a bill into law, that boosts military cooperation with Turkey, the press service of the head of state said, in a statement. According to the bill, the two countries would promote cooperation in military training and education, joint exercises, cartography,…

Top DPRK Leader Holds Meeting To Discuss Boosting Military Capability

PYONGYANG, Dec 22 (NNN-KCNA) – The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, presided over a meeting of top military officials, in an effort to enhance the country’s military capability, it was reported today (Sunday). The meeting “discussed and decided organisational and structural measures…

Update: Death Toll In Protests Against India’s Controversial Citizenship Law Rises To 22

NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in violent protests against the controversial new citizenship law in India rose to 22 on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was killed during clashes with police, in Rampur district of the northern Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll to 15 in the…

Iran Urges Japan To Protect Nuke Deal, Regional Stability

TEHRAN, Dec 22 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran urged Japan’s initiatives to protect the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, as well as, support peace and stability in the Middle East, Iranian media reported. The remarks were made by Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in Tokyo…

Update: Death Toll Rises To 10 In Violent Protests Over Citizenship Law In India’s Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll, during protests against the controversial new citizenship law, has risen to 10, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said today (Saturday). The dead include an 8-year-old boy, who was trampled in the stampede, after police resorted to baton…

India Flight-Tests Two Pinaka Missiles In Salvo Mode

NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (NNN-PTI) – India successfully carried out flight trials of Pinaka missile system Friday, in the eastern state of Odisha, officials said. The tests were carried out by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), off Chandipur coast, in Balasore district, about…

Kazakhstan Set To Abolish Death Penalty

NUR-SULTAN, Dec 21 (NNN-RIA) – President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, said, he ordered procedures, to abolish the death penalty in the country. Tokayev made the remarks, at the second meeting of the National Council of Public Trust, held in the capital, Nur-Sultan. The council, comprising prominent social activists, deputies of…

60,907 Firearms Removed As Next Stage Gun Control Begins In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The six-month firearms buyback and amnesty was officially over, with around 60,907 prohibited firearms removed from circulation, said New Zealand Minister of Police, Stuart Nash, today (Saturday). The objective of gun buyback and amnesty was to make New Zealand a safer place. Assault rifles, high-capacity…

Second Person Died In Catastrophic South Australian Bush-fires

CANBERRA, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One more person died and many houses destroyed in bush-fires in South Australia (SA). About 200 fires broke out across the state in catastrophic conditions on Friday, as temperatures soared to 40 degrees Celsius. Authorities on Friday night confirmed that another person died in a…

China slams EU parliament over Uighur sanctions resolution

BEIJING/BRUSSELS, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Beijing on Friday accused the European Parliament of hypocrisy, after a resolution called for targeted sanctions against Chinese officials over the treatment of the Uighur minority. China has faced international condemnation for rounding up an estimated one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities…
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