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Washington/Tehran, (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Friday hinted that he had given Iran an ultimatum to make a deal with Washington, even as he claimed the US “armada” near Iran was bigger than the task force deployed to topple Venezuela’s leader. “We have a large armada, flotilla, call it whatever you want, heading toward…

Dhaka, Jan 30 (UNI) Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Thursday launched a direct flight service on the Dhaka–Karachi–Dhaka route, with the inaugural flight BG-341 departing from Dhaka at 8 pm. Bangladesh and Pakistan have been drawing close to each other since the interim government led by Prof Mohammad Yunus took over in August 2024, with frequent…

Afghanistan, Jan 30 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Afghanistan’s first-ever specialized cancer center has opened in Kabul, the Afghan Ministry of Public Health said. “The new medical facility, officially named the National Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Hospital, has already begun operations and will provide diagnostic and specialized care to cancer patients throughout the country,” the ministry said in a…

New York, Jan 30 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order threatening to impose tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba. “Beginning on the effective date of this order, an additional ad valorem rate of duty may be imposed on goods imported into the United States that are products of…

Canberra, Jan 30 (UNI) Australia’s health minister said on Friday that the government is closely monitoring the outbreak of the Nipah virus in Asia. Mark Butler told Nine Network television that the Nipah virus has never been detected in Australia, but that authorities were taking the threat posed by an outbreak that began in India…

Wellington, Jan 30 (UNI) New Zealand will not join the Board of Peace proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said in a statement Friday. Luxon said the government had considered the offer and decided it would not accept the invitation to join the board in its “current form.” Foreign…

Beijing, Jan 30 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Kermadec Islands Region at 0127 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 29.50 degrees south latitude and 176.65 degrees west longitude.

Washington/Tehran, (UNI) US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Wednesday with an attack “far worse” than the strikes he had ordered against its nuclear sites in June if Tehran doesn’t agree to a deal to curb its nuclear programme. “A massive Armada is heading to Iran. It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and…

Kabul, (UNI) The Taliban administration spent an estimated 96.9 billion Afghanis (USD 1.492 billion) on security during the first nine months of the 2025 fiscal year, according to a new report by the World Bank, amid the country’s bid to tackle terror groups threatening to plunge Afghanistan back into political disarray, and ensure the continuation…

Berlin, Jan 27 (UNI) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the “level of violence” in the United States “worrying” following recent fatal shootings by federal agents in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Speaking at a press conference in the northern German city of Hamburg, Merz was asked for his views on the incidents in which two…