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Seoul, Apr 22 (UNI) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday named a five-term lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party as his new chief of staff. Yoon told a televised press conference that Chung Jin-suk, the five-term lawmaker, who served as senior secretary for political affairs for former President Lee Myung-bak as well as…
Guangdong , Apr 22 (UNI) A total of 11 people are missing after continuous heavy rainfall hit many parts of south China’s Guangdong Province in recent days, the provincial emergency management department said Monday. The search and rescue operations are still underway. The recent heavy rainfall has affected many areas including Shaoguan, Guangzhou, Heyuan, Zhaoqing,…
Baghdad, Apr 22 (UNI) Five rockets were fired Sunday from Iraq toward a U.S. military base in neighboring Syria, a security source said. The rockets were launched by unidentified fighters from a village near the town of Zummar, some 60 km northwest of Mosul, the capital city of Iraqi Nineveh Governorate, toward the Syrian territories,…
Bangui, April 21 (UNI) At least 58 people have died after the overcrowded boat carrying them to a funeral capsized in the Central African Republic (CAR), the head of civil protection, Thomas Djimasse, has said. The incident occurred on the Mpoko River near the CAR’s capital Bangui on Friday. The boat, 20 meters (65 feet)…
Tel Aviv, April 21 (UNI) Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, warned the United States on Saturday that potential sanctions against the ultra-orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion would be a “red line.” “Sanctions against our soldiers is a red line! Minister [of Defense Yoav] Galant must immediately support Netzah Yehuda,” he wrote on social media. US…
Ottawa, April 21 (UNI) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has held a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Saturday, the Canadian government has said, adding that they had discussed support for Ukraine and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “peace formula.” Duda is on a visit Canada from April 18-23. “[Canadian] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met…
Tokyo, April 18 (UNI) At least nine people were injured after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck a wide area of western Japan on Wednesday night, local authorities said Thursday. The quake struck at around 11:14 p.m. local time, registering a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Ehime…
United Nations, Apr 18 (UNI) UN humanitarians said on Wednesday armed rebels raided a Central Africa Republic (CAR) village in southern Mbomou prefecture, killing 14 civilians, wounding several others, and setting homes on fire. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing local authorities, said that members of the UPC rebel group…
Ramallah, Apr 18 (UNI) Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa stressed on Wednesday the key challenges facing the Gaza Strip amid ongoing conflict. In a meeting with Muhannad Hadi, the UN coordinator for humanitarian affairs in Palestine, Mustafa said the challenges include ensuring the quality and suitability of emergency aid, refining the mechanisms for aid delivery…
Beijing, Apr 17 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands at 0148 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 53.92 degrees north latitude and 172.67 degrees west longitude.
