BERLIN, 10 November 2022, (TON): Germany’s foreign minister said “European Union will seek to adopt new sanctions against Iran next week over the Islamic republic’s deadly crackdown on protests.”

Annalena Baerbock said on Twitter “we are working flat out on the next package of sanctions.”

“We want to adopt it next week.”

She added “we won’t let up.”

“We stand with the men and women of Iran, not only today, but as long as it is necessary.”

RAMALLAH, 10 November 2022, (TON): Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.

A teenager was shot and died later, while 56 were injured during an Israeli raid early in the city of Nablus. Palestinian officials identified the victim as Mahdi Hashash, 15.

Ali Issa, 29, another Palestinian, was killed by soldiers on Wednesday evening west of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Hashash was seriously injured after being shot in the abdomen, and doctors later pronounced him dead. Three others were hit by rubber bullets while 53 suffered the effects of gas inhalation.

ROME, 10 November 2022, (TON): reports said “Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday defended allowing only the most vulnerable migrants to disembark from rescue ships, saying they are “not shipwrecked but migrants.”

According to media reports “she also said the decision by health authorities to subsequently let hundreds of people off two charity vessels docked in Sicily was bizarre.”

Meloni was speaking to lawmakers from her far-right Brothers of Italy party, amid fierce criticism and a row with France over her hard-right government’s treatment of migrants rescued by charity ships from the central Mediterranean.

RIYADH, 10 November 2022, (TON): The Riyadh Airports Company, which manages and operates King Khalid International Airport, said “it is working on implementing standards designed to make the airport and its services more accessible and user friendly for Chinese visitors.”

The company said “the new facilities will improve the visitor experience for tourists from China by helping to overcome the language barrier and providing key services, including payment systems that are compatible with those in their home country.”

The improvements are in line with the Welcome Chinese Certification program, which is considered the international standard for travel and hospitality services for visitors from the country.

The project also highlights the availability of e-visas for Chinese travelers who want to visit the Kingdom.

SEOUL, 10 November 2022, (TON): South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea.

The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately say how far the missile flew.

The launch extends a recent barrage in North Korean weapons demonstrations, including dozens of launches last week that the North described as simulated attacks on South Korean and US targets.

North Korea has dialed up its weapons demonstrations to a record pace this year as leader Kim Jong Un exploits the distraction created by Russia’s war on Ukraine to accelerate arms development and ramp up pressure on the United States and its regional allies.

DHAKA, 10 November 2022, (TON): The British Council has organised ‘Artists Make Space’ jointly with Britto Arts Trust and Tara Theatre to celebrate 70 years of the council’s journey in Bangladesh.

This project was commissioned by the British Council to nurture the collaboration and co-creation between young Bangladeshi and UK artists and to commemorate British Council’s 70 years in Bangladesh.

In collaboration with Chittagong University, the inaugural exhibition of this project was launched at the Rashid Chowdhury Art Gallery of the Fine Arts Institute of the university.

This exhibition will continue till November 12. The exhibition will remain open from 3:00pm to 7:00pm every day.

DHAKA, 10 November 2022, (TON):  Chief of the Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed today urged the army personnel to be prepared for all the times to face the challenges of 21st century obtaining epoch making modern trainings.

He said at the Annual Commander Conference-2022 of the Army Service Core “we had infused our lives in the great Liberation War, when it was necessary for the country and its people and if needed we will do it again.”

Remembering the glorious heritage of ASC core of the Army and their active contribution in the infrastructural development of the country as well as service to the motherland when it was necessary, the Army top boss asked to enhance their total skills during their duty in and outside the country.

DHAKA, 10 November 2022, (TON): UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons Siobhan Mullally has called for greater accountability and said urgent action is necessary to prevent trafficking, and ensure assistance, and protection without discrimination.

The UN human rights expert called on Bangladesh to step up efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, especially for purposes of sexual exploitation, child marriage, and forced labour, and urged authorities to improve rights and protection for victims.

The UN expert said “Child trafficking is a significant risk, which must be addressed through expanded child protection and increased efforts at birth registration. No community should be left behind.”

She met the media at the city hotel on Wednesday afternoon concluding her 10-day visit in Bangladesh.

WASHINGTON, 10 November 2022, (TON): America's top general estimated that Russia's military had seen more than 100,000 of its soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine, and added Kyiv's armed forces probably suffered a similar level of casualties in the war.

The estimates could not be independently confirmed by Reuters.

But Milley's remarks offer the highest U.S. estimate of casualties to date in the nearly nine-month-old conflict, and came as Ukraine and Russia face a potential winter lull in fighting that experts say could offer an opportunity for some kind of negotiations.

Asked about prospects for diplomacy in Ukraine, Milley noted that the early refusal to negotiate in World War One compounded human suffering and led to millions more casualties.

AL-MUKALLA, 10 November 2022, (TON): A drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthis hit a commercial port in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa on Wednesday when an oil tanker was offloading fuel.

A local official told media that the drone landed near an oil ship at the Rudum terminal. No casualties were reported in the latest in a string of drone strikes on government-controlled ports since early last month.

A Yemeni official who requested anonymity said “the strike appears to be a warning, similar to those on the Dhabbah port in Hadramout and the Al-Nashima port in Shabwa.”

The internationally recognized government designated the Houthi movement as a terrorist group in October after drone attacks on oil installations in Hadramout and Shabwa.