Japan thanks S. Korea for Israel rescue effort
On board the plane, which landed at Seoul Air Base late Saturday, were 163 South Koreans, 51 Japanese and six Singaporeans.
On board the plane, which landed at Seoul Air Base late Saturday, were 163 South Koreans, 51 Japanese and six Singaporeans.
The unrest in the Middle East has heightened South Koreans' awareness of potential for war on Korean Peninsula.
It may be noted that there are nearly 18,000 Indians in Israel, including about 1,000 students.
The first batch of 15 Thais will take a commercial flight to Thailand on Thursday, an official said.
Ambassador Wilfredo Santos, who is stationed in Jordan, said it might be dangerous to leave the Gaza Strip now since exit points had been blocked.
Some of the women were raped before being brutally murdered, while others were paraded on trucks in semi naked state.
The Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv has become a lifeline for Indian nationals desperately seeking to return home.
Thai officials are now preparing repatriation plans, Deputy Foreign Minister Jakkapong said.
Concerns are mounting of a potential blitz from North Korea including artillery attacks targeting densely populated metropolitan areas.
“As far as the energy sector is concerned, the place where the action is taking place is in many respects the centre of global energy. We will navigate our way through this,”…