Asia

Blinken Warns Of “Other Options” If Diplomacy Fails On Iran Nuclear Issue

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, yesterday warned that the United States would turn to…

EU envoy to visit Iran Thursday amid nuclear talks push

  TEHRAN, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU envoy charged with coordinating talks on reviving a troubled nuclear deal between…

Assisted dying to be legal in New Zealand from November

WELLINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand Minister of Health Andrew Little said that the country’s health system is ready…

Malaysia Urges Sudan To Honour Bilateral Treaty, Observe Sanctity of A Diplomatic Premise

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The Sudanese Charge d’ Affaires in Kuala Lumpur was summoned by the Foreign Ministry…

Israel, UAE ministers in US as Pres Biden seeks to expand normalisation

US Vice President Kamala Harris meets Israeli’s foreign affair minister Yair Lapid at the White House WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Afghanistan: Challenges and Threats Abound, As Well As New Opportunities

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) — Afghanistan is a source of not only challenges and threats, but also new opportunities…

UN rights report warns of North Korea ‘starvation risk’

SEOUL, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea’s most vulnerable are “at risk of starvation” with the economy worsening due to…

Covid-19: Australian economy to “bounce back” as lockdowns end – Treasurer

CANBERRA, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Recent coronavirus lockdowns have cost the Australian economy billions of dollars as the country continues…

ADB announces climate financing $100b for member countries

   MANILA, Oct 13 (NNN-BSS) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced its elevated ambition of delivering climate financing of…

Several killed, nearly 2m affected, as China’s Shanxi deluged

Rescue workers drain off flood waters after heavy rainfall in the area of Jiexiu in the city of Jinzhong in…