Siem Reap, 25 November (IANS). UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the threat of landmines still remains. He said some parties to the convention banning landmines had resumed the use of anti-personnel mines. This agreement is also known as ‘Ottawa Treaty’. According to Xinhua news agency, the UN Chief said this in a … Read more
Baghdad, November 25 (IANS). A Shia militia group called Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed to have fired two drones into Israel. The group said in a statement issued on Sunday that its fighters carried out separate drone strikes. In one of these, an ‘important site’ of Israel was targeted and in the other, a … Read more
Beijing, November 25 (IANS). The 29th General Assembly of the Signatory Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concluded in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The parties reached consensus on key issues, including targets for new capital to address climate change and detailed rules to implement Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. … Read more
Beijing, November 25 (IANS). The China Trade Fair was held in Fiji’s capital Suva from 21 to 24 November. It serves as a platform for cooperation between enterprises of the two countries. More than 30 Chinese enterprises showcased their new products, technologies and services in various fields, covering an exhibition area of approximately 1,600 square … Read more
Beijing, November 25 (IANS). According to the news received from the Xitsang (Tibet) Autonomous Region Branch of the People’s Bank of China, various banking financial institutions have continued to provide loans in Xitsang since this year. As of the end of October, the balance of RMB debt in Shixing reached 6 trillion 66 billion 393 … Read more
Yaoundé, November 25 (IANS). Cameroon’s security forces have attacked separatist positions in the country’s war-torn northwest region. Two separatist fighters, including a commander, were killed in this operation in the Anglophone region. A military officer of the region, on condition of anonymity, said that this action was taken in the early hours of Sunday in … Read more
Islamabad, November 24 (IANS). Three new cases of polio have been reported in Pakistan on Sunday. With this, the total number of active cases in the country has increased to 55 this year. Pakistan’s huge and unending struggle to eradicate polio continues. The National Institutes of Health’s Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication has confirmed … Read more
Khartoum, 24 November (IANS). At least 15 civilians have been killed and 20 others injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in western Sudan. The Sixth Infantry Division of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) gave this information on Sunday. RSF militia attacked the Naivasha market in Al Fasher, the capital of … Read more
Beirut, 24 November (IANS). Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday killed four people, including a Lebanese army soldier, and wounded 40 others, according to a source in the Lebanese army and the Lebanese Red Cross. In southwestern Lebanon, an Israeli air strike on Sunday morning killed a Lebanese army soldier and wounded 18 others. … Read more
Manila, November 24 (IANS). At least 2,000 families were left homeless after a massive fire swept through the Philippines’ capital on Sunday. Local officials informed about this. Manila City Fire Department firefighter Alejandro Ramos told reporters that the morning fire in Manila City destroyed about 1,000 houses made of light and flammable materials. The Philippines … Read more
