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Iranian Ambassador Says U.S. “Likely” To Remove Military Bases In Iraq

TEHRAN, July 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The U.S. military bases in Iraq will probably be shut down in the future, the…

Pakistan’s 30 Cities Under Smart Lock-Down To Control COVID-19 Spread

ISLAMABAD, July 9 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani government imposed smart lock-down at 227 places in 30 cities across the country,…

Six Killed, 12 Injured In Van-Truck Collision In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, July 9 (NNN-APP) – A fatal road crash occurred yesterday in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, leaving six people killed…

BJP Leader, Two Family Members Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 9 (NNN-UNI) – A young ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and two of his family…

Iran, Syria Sign Agreement To Expand “Comprehensive” Military Cooperation

TEHRAN, July 9 (NNN-FARS) – Iran and Syria signed an agreement yesterday, to expand “comprehensive” military and security cooperation. The…

Poll Shows 66 Percent Of Hong Kong Residents Support National Security Law

HONG KONG, July 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A poll released yesterday showed that, 66 percent of Hong Kong residents are in…

Update: Torrential Rain Pummels Southwest, Central Japan, Widespread Evacuation Orders Issued

TOKYO, July 9 (NNN-NHK) – Downpours continued to inundate wide swathes of southwest and central Japan on Wednesday, leading to…

Australia’s Northern Territory Closes Borders To Pandemic “Hot-Spot” Victoria

CANBERRA, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) closed its borders to the state of Victoria “indefinitely” to prevent…

Thailand expects to receive 8.2 million tourists this year

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, July 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Tourist arrivals in Thailand are ticking up as the kingdom…

Biegun says U.S. ‘strongly’ supports inter-Korean cooperation

Nuke envoys of S. Korea, U.S. meet Lee Do-hoon (R), special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, greets…