Gardner fifty propels GG to first WPL 2025 win

Vadodara, Feb 17 (UNI) Ashleigh Gardner led Gujarat Giants to their first victory of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 with a dominant performance, smashing a brisk half-century to set up a comfortable chase against UP Warriorz at Kotambi Stadium. Winning an important toss, Gujarat opted to bowl first, a decision that proved fruitful as…

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Israeli forces open fire in S Lebanon, killing 1

Beirut, Feb. 17 (UNI) Israeli forces opened fire toward residents returning to the village of Houla in southern Lebanon on Sunday, resulting in the death of a woman and the injury of several others. The Israeli army also abducted three citizens during the incident, according to Lebanon’s official National News Agency. Earlier, residents of Houla…

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Israeli govt approves appointment of new military chief

Jerusalem, Feb 17 (UNI) Israel’s government on Sunday approved Eyal Zamir as the country’s new military chief, following the resignation of his predecessor Herzi Halevi in January over his failure to prevent the Hamas attack on October 2023. A government statement said Zamir’s appointment was unanimously approved. Zamir, 59, has served as director general of…

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Iran roundly rejects “baseless” accusations by G7

Tehran, Feb 17 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Sunday completely rejected recent “baseless and irresponsible” accusations by the Group of Seven (G7) against Iran. On Saturday, G7 foreign ministers and the EU high representative issued a statement following a meeting held on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, in which they…

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Earthquake of 4.0 magnitude jolt Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) The National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to strong tremors it was hit by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake early on Monday. The epicenter was near Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education in south Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan. The earthquake struck at a depth of five kilometers at 5.36 am, the National…

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48 killed in gold mine collapse in western Mali

Bamkao, Feb. 16 (UNI) At least 48 people, most of them women, were killed on Saturday when an “illegally operated gold mining site” collapsed in western Mali, according to consistent eyewitness accounts from the area. The tragedy occurred in Bilalkoto, a village in the commune of Dabia, located in the Kenieba district of the Kayes…

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