News in Brief-(2023-09-11)

FE Team | Published: September 10, 2023 23:10:52

Four dead as renewed clashes hit Lebanon Palestinian camp
SIDON, Sept 10: Three fighters and a civilian were killed Saturday in clashes at a south Lebanon Palestinian camp, official media reported, as Prime Minister Najib Mikati rebuked Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas over the spiralling violence. Renewed fighting broke out late Thursday in Ain al-Helweh refugee camp on the outskirts of the coastal city of Sidon, just weeks after deadly violence pitted members of Abbas's Fatah movement against Islamist militants. Ongoing clashes inside the camp on Saturday killed "two people from Fatah" and an Islamist, while "a civilian was killed by a stray bullet" outside the camp, Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said, reporting dozens of others wounded. — AFP
Plane makes emergency landing
SINGAPORE, Sept 10: An Air China flight from Chengdu made an emergency landing in Singapore on Sunday after its left engine caught fire, but all the people on board are safe, authorities said. Flight CA403 "encountered smoke in the forward cargo hold and lavatory" while on its way to the city-state, Changi Airport said in a statement on Facebook. The plane landed at around 4:15 pm (0815 GMT) and "all passengers and crew have evacuated safely", according to the statement, which did not say how many people were on board. — AFP
Kishida to reshuffle his cabinet
NEW DELHI, Sept 10: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday said he will reshuffle his cabinet as early as Wednesday. The conservative leader, on a visit to New Delhi to attend the G20 summit, also said he planned to issue a fresh economic package to help families deal with inflation. "After I return to Japan early Monday, I will coordinate with relevant individuals and will carry out personnel appointments for the (ruling) party's leadership positions and ministerial posts," Kishida told a televised press conference in the Indian capital. — AFP
Pakistan soldier killed in shootout
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: A Pakistani soldier was killed in an overnight shootout with militants in the country's northwest, near the border with Afghanistan, the military said. A military statement late Saturday said the shootout took place in Mir Ali, a major town of North Waziristan that served as a safe haven for militants for decades. — AP