Asia

EU provides fresh €2 million fund for Rohingya

DHAKA, Sept 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) — The European Union agreed to fund the UN World Food Programme (WFP) with €2 million…

Malaysia’s Selangor state to take to cloud seeding for areas exceeding 200 in API

CNN Indonesia has reported that Indonesian authorities are taking action against a subsidiary of a Malaysian company for allegedly being…

12 drown in India in religious ceremony

A devotee carries an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha for immersing in the waters on the Ganesh Chaturthi festival…

US Senate presses action on China’s treatment of Uighurs

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate has approved a Bill to press China on its treatment of Uighurs,…

New Zealand: PM Ardern acts to tighten gun laws further, six months after attack

Ardern also announced more funding to meet mental health needs of people affected by the shooting WELLINGTON, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Update: Israel must have freedom to act against Iran, Netanyahu says in Russia

SOCHI (Russia), Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel must be allowed to act freely against Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said…

US finds North Korean readiness for talks ‘encouraging’

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was encouraged by North Korea’s stated willingness to resume negotiations…

Opportunities abound for Singapore-Philippines collaboration: Pres Halimah Yacob

MANILA, Sept 13 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore and the Philippines can collaborate in many areas, Singapore President Halimah Yacob said as she…

US should avoid ‘warmongers’, says Iran on John Bolton’s firing

TEHRAN, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States should distance itself from “warmongers” after hardline national security adviser John Bolton…

Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears

File photo. JAKARTA, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed…