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Damascus, Oct. 7 (UNI) One Syrian security personnel was killed Monday when fighting erupted in two Kurdish-held neighborhoods of Aleppo, raising tensions between Syria’s transitional authorities and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said heavy and medium weapons were used as pro-government forces targeted the Sheikh…

Khartoum, Oct. 7 (UNI) At least 13 civilians were killed and 19 others wounded on Monday when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted residential neighborhoods in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur in western Sudan, with artillery bombardment, volunteer groups reported. The Sudan Doctors Network said in a statement that the casualties included seven…

Lusaka, Oct. 7 (UNI) Four illegal miners died in a gold mine collapse in northern Zambia’s Shiwang’andu District, police said Monday. Police public relations officer Rae Hamoonga said a pit wall at New Scene Gold Mine collapsed Sunday afternoon as the four were manually mining gold. Efforts were immediately made to retrieve the bodies, but…

Antananarivo, Oct. 7 (UNI) President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina on Monday appointed Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo as the country’s new prime minister, a week after the government was dissolved amid mass protests. The new prime minister must be “capable of restoring order and regaining the people’s trust,” Rajoelina said, adding that his main task will…

Beijing, Oct. 6 (UNI) China’s State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in its southwestern Yunnan Province on Monday. It has also dispatched a work team to assist and guide flood prevention efforts. According to meteorological forecasts, parts of Yunnan are expected to experience heavy rainfall in…

Moscow/New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the practice of protectionism, saying such an approach fosters separatism and is harmful both to those who adopt it and to the global economy as well as international trade. ‘’It fosters separatism, both regional and national. Nothing positive comes from pursuing such a policy,…

Colombo, (UNI) India produced a performance to remember, crushing Pakistan by 88 runs in the sixth match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at the R Premadasa Stadium, and extending their unbeaten ODI record against their arch-rivals. From the outset, it was a game where India’s skill, composure, and cricketing intelligence shone through, and…

Jakarta, Oct. 6 (UNI) The death toll from the collapse of a school building in Indonesia’s East Java province has climbed to 53, while search operations for trapped victims remain underway, regional rescue authorities said Monday. A joint rescue team recovered eight bodies on Sunday evening from under the rubble of the Al Khoziny Islamic…

Washington, Oct 6 (UNI/Sputnik) US President Donald Trump announced that the first phase of his plan to resolve the conflict between Israel and Palestine and free Hamas hostages would be completed within a week. “The technical teams will again meet on Monday, in Egypt, to work through and clarify the final details. I am told…

Jerusalem, Oct 6 (UNI) Houthi forces launched a drone at Israel’s Red Sea resort city of Eilat late on Sunday, the second attack in a day, the Israeli military said, adding that the unmanned aircraft was likely intercepted. “Following the sirens that sounded regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration in the area of Eilat, a UAV…