The Nepali government decided to provide 200,000 Nepali rupees (1,497 U.S. dollars) in compensation to each of the bereaved families, as the death toll from monsoon rain-induced floods and landslides hit 205. A three-day national mourning starting from Tuesday was also announced following a cabinet meeting. “The national flag would be lowered to half-mast during…
German police arrested a woman on allegations of spying as a Chinese agent, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The woman, a Chinese citizen identified only as Yaqi X, was arrested by police in the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday. Her home and workplace were also searched by police. According to German prosecutors, Yaqi worked for…
Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is now the secretary general of NATO after a handover ceremony at alliance headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. Rutte thanked NATO allies for trusting him with the leadership role, succeeding former secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. “It is a big job, and I have big shoes to fill,” he said….
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman says the country sees no need for sending auxiliary or voluntary forces to Gaza or Lebanon as regional countries and peoples could defend themselves against Israel. Nasser Kanaani made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran while answering questions about whether Iran had “serious and practical”…
The U.S. and Israel agreed on the “necessity of dismantling attack infrastructure” along the Lebanon border, the Pentagon has said. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had spoken with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant to review security developments and Israeli operations, his department said in a statement. The U.S. and Israel had agreed on “the…
Jordan and Saudi Arabia has expressed their support for Lebanon as Israel intensified its attacks on the country. Ayman Safadi, Jordan’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and expatriates, reaffirmed Jordan’s unwavering support for Lebanon. He made the remarks in a phone call with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, during which he condemned…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasised the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Russia to counter the West’s “cruel” sanctions. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Tehran, urging the two sides to accelerate the implementation of joint projects, according to statement by his office’s website. He…
Arab countries ambassadors in Cyprus said they held an “emergency meeting” in Nicosia to discuss a joint plan to support Palestine and Lebanon. “The purpose of the meeting was to mobilise efforts and discuss a joint action plan in support of Palestine and Lebanon. “Also to exert diplomatic pressure for an end to Israeli aggression…
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Kemi Nandap, has emerged as Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of Immigration Forum. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Mr Kenneth Udo on Tuesday in Abuja. Udo said that the milestone occurred during the forum’s recent…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Monday that it approved financing worth 70 million euros for Moroccan lender Bank of Africa, to promote access to trade finance in Africa. The AfDB said in a statement that the trade finance facility comprises a Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) of 50 million euros and a Trade Finance…
