The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, September 24.
Asia
YONHAP. South Korea will send tanks and artillery for the first time to participate in a joint military exercise in Qatar next month.
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South Korea will send 100 soldiers, four K2 Black Panther tanks and four K9A1 Thunder self-propelled guns to participate in the exercise at Qatar's Al Qalayel training center. (Source: Army.mil) |
KYODO. Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has won a runoff vote to elect the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party - the country's largest opposition party.
AL JAZEERA. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that his country will “change the military balance on its northern border”.
SANA. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree forming a new government under Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali.
ISNA. The Iranian military is building a 10km-long wall along its border with northeastern Afghanistan to prevent illegal immigration.
REUTERS. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is ready to start a new round of nuclear talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, provided "other parties are also willing".
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE. Pakistan has chosen Lieutenant General Muhammad Asim Malik as the new Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency.
ANTARA NEWS. An Indonesian Health Ministry official has recommended increasing tobacco taxes to curb consumption of the product.
Europe
AFP. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier called for a "national effort" to reduce the public sector deficit and rejected a policy of widespread tax increases.
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| Prime Minister Barnier's first big task is to present a 2025 budget plan aimed at solving France's financial problems. (Source: Reuters) |
REUTERS. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York (USA).
FSMA. The Belgian Financial Market Authority has recorded a significant increase in reports of people being tricked into participating in fraudulent online investment activities.
INTERFAX. Russia conducts drills carrying out combat missions over the Black Sea to search for and destroy unmanned aerial and naval targets.
DEFENCE BLOG. The launch of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the Plesetsk test site in Arkhangelsk province, Russia was unsuccessful.
FRANCE 24. French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe would need to reconsider its relationship with Russia in the future for peace and stability.
ANADOLU. A shootout has broken out in Istanbul, northwestern Turkey, leaving one police officer dead and three others injured, including the attacker.
NEWS.AZ. NATO forces participate in the final stage of the international exercise Fire Thunder 2024 taking place in Lithuania.
America
BBC. Governments across Latin America, from Ecuador to Brazil, have taken steps to combat widespread wildfires caused by prolonged drought.
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According to Colombia's National Agency for Risk and Disaster Management, nearly 27,000 hectares of the country's forests have been burned by fire. (Source: Getty) |
REUTERS. The Mexican government has deployed 600 more soldiers to the northwestern state of Sinaloa to prevent violence and conflicts between gangs.
YONHAP. The US nuclear submarine USS Vermont has docked at the main naval base in southeastern South Korea to resupply and provide rest for its crew members.
AFP. US congressional leaders announced a deal to extend funding for the federal government until mid-December, averting a potential White House shutdown just weeks before the presidential election.
Africa
THX. Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya issued a decree banning the production, import, marketing, and use of single-use plastic packaging and products throughout the country.
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The ordinance aims to promote public health, promote the use of biodegradable packaging, improve people's health and combat environmental pollution. (Source: Forbes) |
REUTERS. Egypt has delivered a second major arms shipment to Somalia, including anti-aircraft guns, risking escalating tensions between the two countries and Ethiopia.
TIMES OF INDIA. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for a solution to the Sudan crisis to end the bloodshed.
MARKETSCREENER. The Senegalese navy has recovered at least 30 bodies from a boat drifting about 70 km off the coast of the capital Dakar.
Oceania
ABC. Australia will provide an additional AU$10 million ($6.8 million) to respond to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Foreign Minister Penny Wong will lead the Australian delegation to the United States to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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