Spotlight: Trump’s threat to target cultural sites spawns criticism
Trump said, the United States had targeted dozens of Iranian sites, and Iran will be hit “very fast and very…
Stop escalation of tensions and renew international cooperation – Guterres
NEW YORK, Jan 7 (NNN) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on world leaders to renew “international cooperation”,…
Update: Hundreds arrested for deliberately starting catastrophic Australian bushfires
Bushfires rage between the towns of Orbost and Lakes Entrance in east Gippsland. CANBERRA, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Hundreds of…
Australian bushfire cloud visible in Chile and Argentina
Bushfires burn on Kangaroo island, Australia SANTIAGO (Chile), Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The cloud of smoke caused by raging bushfires…
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes near Indonesia’s Aceh province
The location of the quake in Indonesia BANDA ACEH (Sumatra, Indonesia), Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck…
India suffers hottest decade on record
A shepherd and their livestock walk across a dried out reservoir on the outskirts of Chennai NEW DELHI, Jan 7…
US and Iran must protect cultural sites, UNESCO says after Trump threat
PARIS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Both Iran and the United States must observe a convention obliging states to preserve cultural…
Australia fires: RSAF Chinooks to bring relief supplies, help with evacuation
SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (NNN-CNA) — Two Chinook helicopters from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will be used to bring…
Singapore Red Cross pledges S$100,000 for victims of Australia bushfires, Jakarta floods
SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (NNN-CNA) — The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has pledged S$100,000 to support relief and recovery efforts for…
US-Iran tension: UK reduces embassy staff in Iran, Iraq; Australia troops to remain in Iraq
LONDON/CANBERRA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has reduced staff at its embassies in Tehran and Baghdad to a minimum level…