Iran Says Missile Programme Non-Negotiable

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 27 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has rejected France’s proposal, to include the missile programme in a new round of negotiations, an informed source said. The source said, Iran has responded to the French President, Emmanuel Macron’s proposal, stressing, the country’s missile programme is not up for discussions. Iranian…

Kuwait Prepares Operating Room For Flood Victims In Sudan

KUWAIT, Aug 27 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), has equipped a hospital in Sudan, with a miniature operating room, to treat people affected by floods across the country, KRCS chairman, Hilal al-Sayer, said on Monday. KRCS is collaborating with Kuwait’s foreign and defence ministries, as well as, the…

Iran’s FM starts China visit

BEIJING, Aug 26 (NNN-IRNA) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Chinese capital early on Monday for talks about the latest regional and international developments and issues of mutual interests. Zarif’s visit to China is being paid upon an official invitation by his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.…

Situation not normal in Kashmir

HYDERABAD, Aug 25 (NNN- PTI) Describing the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 by the NDA government as “unconstitutional and undemocratic,” Communist Party of India general secretary D Raja said on Sunday the situation was not normal in Kashmir.Raja was part of the 11-member delegation of opposition parties from Delhi which…

Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as Amazon outrage grows

Some 1,663 new fires were ignited between Thursday and Friday in the Amazon BRASILIA, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed, as thousands of troops were made available to help fight the worst blazes in years following a global…

UK Sends Third Warship to Strait of Hormuz Amid Tensions With Iran – Defence Secretary

TEHRAN, Aug 25 (NNN-SPUNTIK) – The British Royal Navy is sending a third warship, the Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender, to the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the safe passage of merchant shipping amid growing tensions with Iran. “Wherever the red ensign flies around the world, the UK stands by…

Iranian Oil Tanker Switches Destination to Turkey After US Issues Threats to Greece

TEHRAN, Aug 24 (NNN-SPUNTIK) – An Iranian supertanker that is passing south of Sicily has changed its destination in its Automatic Identification System (AIS) and now is heading to Mesrin, Turkey, according to ship-tracking website MarineTraffic.com. However, any destination could be entered into the AIS, meaning that Turkey may not be…

China releases British consulate worker detained at border

BEIJING, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Chinese police said Saturday an employee at the British Consulate in Hong Kong who was detained on the mainland has been released. ublic security authorities in Shenzhen said Simon Cheng Man-kit was released as scheduled after 15 days of administrative detention. The Luohu public security bureau in…

Brazil sends army to tackle Amazon fires

BRASILIA, Aug 24 (NNN-TELESUR) – A record number of wildfires have raged for weeks and are decimating the Brazilian Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest whose protection scientists say is critical to the fight against climate change. The blazes have nearly doubled this year compared with the same period in…

N. Korea says it would be ‘miscalculation’ if U.S. confronts Pyongyang with sanctions

SEOUL, Aug 23 (NNN-YONHAP) — North Korea said Friday it would be a “miscalculation” if the United States tries to confront Pyongyang with sanctions, urging it to drop its hostile stance. In a statement, North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho also warned that Pyongyang will remain “the biggest threat” to…
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