Berita antarabangsa pilihan sepanjang hari ini

ANTARA pelbagai berita luar negara yang disiarkan di Astro AWANI, berikut adalah yang paling menjadi tumpuan sepanjang Isnin, 14 Ogos 2023.

1. Pesawat MH122 terpaksa berpatah balik akibat 'gangguan' penumpang

Penerbangan Malaysia Airlines yang dalam perjalanan dari Sydney ke Kuala Lumpur dilapor berpatah balik susulan 'insiden kecemasan' pada Isnin.

2. Puluhan penduduk Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand di India maut akibat hujan lebat

Negeri Himachal Pradesh di India dilanda satu lagi gelombang hujan monsun, dengan 21 orang dilaporkan maut dalam dua hari manakala kira-kira 20 lagi tertimbus dalam tanah runtuh di ibu negeri Shimla pada Isnin.

3. Empat terbunuh dalam serangan di masjid di Iran

Sekurang-kurangnya empat orang terbunuh selepas dua lelaki bersenjata menyerang masjid Shah Cheragh di Shiraz, lapor Agensi Berita Jerman (dpa) memetik media Iran pada Ahad.

4. Ribuan rakyat New Zealand mohon jadi warga Australia

Beribu-ribu warga New Zealand telah memohon kewarganegaraan Australia pada minggu pertama peraturan baharu permohonan kerakyatan itu dibuka.

5. Palestin rekod kes varian baharu EG.5 COVID

Kementerian Kesihatan Palestin pada Ahad berkata 50 hingga 100 kes varian baharu EG.5 COVID-19 dilaporkan di Tebing Barat dan Semenanjung Gaza.

6. UAE duduki tempat pertama menggaji warga India

UAE menduduki tempat pertama dalam kalangan negara-negara yang menggaji warga India, Menteri Negara Hal Ehwal Luar, V Muraleedharan, memberitahu Lok Sabha, iaitu Dewan Parlimen India.

7. North Korea's Kim orders making more missiles ahead of S.Korea, US drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an increase in missile production to help secure "overwhelming military power" and be ready for war, state media KCNA said on Monday, as South Korea and the United States gear up for annual military drills.

8. After Maui wildfires kill 96, search for the missing continues

The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 96 on Sunday as relatives of the missing frantically searched for signs their loved ones may still be alive, while survivors grappled with the scale of the disaster and sought solace at church services.

9. New Zealand removes final COVID-19 restrictions

New Zealand's government will lift all remaining COVID-19 requirements from midnight Tuesday, bringing an end to some of the toughest COVID-19 pandemic rules in the world more than three years after they were put in place.

10. Taiwan will not back down to threats, Taiwan VP says on US trip

Taiwan will not be afraid nor back down in the face of authoritarian threats, the island's vice president told supporters on a U.S. visit that Beijing has condemned, while reiterating a willingness to talk to China.