Sao Paulo, June 16 (UNI) An unlicensed hot air balloon carrying tourists crashed Sunday in southeast Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing one person and injuring 10 others, the military police said. Some 35 people were on board the balloon when it crashed in a rural part of Capela do Alto, a town near Ipero, from…
Tehran, June 16 (UNI) More than 70 women and children were killed in three Israeli attacks on Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said. “In just three recent strikes in Tehran, 73 women and kids killed; 20 children killed in Chamran residential complex, 10 still remain trapped under rubble 48 hours later,” Baghaei said…
Toronto, June 15 (UNI) The final step in the regional race for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 begins on Sunday with Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda and Cayman Islands set to do battle here at the Americas Qualifier. Twelve matches in a double round-robin format will be held across the eight-day competition, kicking off with…
Dehradun, June 15 (UNI) Seven people are feared dead after a chopper crashed on the Kedarnath road in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand today, an official from the State Disaster Management Authority said. The accident took place around 5:30 am in the Gaurikund area. The helicopter belonged to the Aryan Aviation Company. According to preliminary information…
Abu Dhabi, June 15 (UNI) President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held separate telephone conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to discuss recent developments in the Middle East, particularly in the wake of Israeli strikes on Iran, according to the Emirates News…
Tehran, June 15 (UNI) An Israeli micro aerial vehicle hit an onshore refinery of the phase 14 of Iran’s South Pars gas field in Bushehr province on Saturday, causing an explosion at the facility, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Due to the explosion, a part of the Fajr Jam gas refinery has caught fire,…
Beijing, June 15 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 0318 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 55.89 degrees south latitude and 26.60 degrees west longitude.
New Delhi, June 15 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a three-nation tour that will take him to Canada where he will attend the G7 Summit, to Cyprus and Croatia. In a departure statement, the PM said that on June 15-16, he will visit the Republic of Cyprus at the invitation of President…
Tehran, June 15 (UNI) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched late Saturday night a “large-scale combined offensive operation” against Israel, involving a significant number of missiles and drones, the IRGC’s official news outlet Sepah News reported. The IRGC’s aerospace division carried out the attack, stating it was in response to Israel’s “repeated aggressions” against…
London, June 15 (UNI) China’s Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen ended her journey at the Queen’s Club Championships as the world No. 5 lost to American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the women’s singles semifinals here. The 22-year-old Zheng was obviously not in her best form as she not only struggled in her first serves…
