Chengdu, Aug 12 (UNI) Italian orienteering athlete, Mattia Debertolis died after collapsing during competition at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, event organizers and his sport’s governing body confirmed on Tuesday. The International World Games Association (IWGA), local organizing committee (LOC) of the Chengdu 2025 World Games and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) issued a…
Islamabad, Aug 12 (UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to equipping the country’s youth with modern technology and artificial intelligence (AI) skills, saying it is essential for them to compete globally. In his message for International Youth Day, the prime minister hailed Pakistani youth as the driving force of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12 (UNI) In support of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s fight against the alleged vote loot perpetrated by the BJP and its government, which undermines a free and fair democratic process, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee will hold a Freedom Light Night March at 8 pm on August…
Dhaka, Aug 12 (UNI) More than 80,000 Bangladesh Army personnel will be deployed in Bangladesh to assist the civil administration in ensuring security during the country’s general election slated for February next year, an adviser said here Monday. At a press briefing in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said members of…
Washington, Aug 12 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday to remove homeless people from the U.S. national capital. “The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY … We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. “The Criminals, you don’t have…
Jerusalem, Aug. 12 (UNI) Israel’s Defense Ministry signed a 260-million-U.S. dollar contract with Israeli defense electronics firm Elbit Systems to supply advanced airborne munitions to the Israeli army, both sides announced Monday in separate statements. The deal includes an upgraded version of the Rampage, a long-range, supersonic, air-to-ground precision missile, capable of striking targets like…
Moscow, Aug 12 (UNI) The United States has canceled a virtual meeting between the US and Brazilian finance ministers on tariffs scheduled for August 13 due to “lack of agenda”, Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said. “The virtual meeting scheduled for Wednesday was canceled,” Haddad told GloboNews on Monday. According to the minister, Brazil received…
Yaounde, Aug. 12 (UNI) Chad on Monday commemorated the 65th anniversary of Independence Day with various events held nationwide, highlighted by a military band parade in the national capital of N’Djamena. Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who presided over the parade, laid wreaths at the War Memorial in the capital in tribute to the…
United Nations, Aug. 12 (UNI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN chief, on Monday. “These latest killings highlight the extreme risks journalists continue to face when covering this ongoing war,” Dujarric told a daily…
Lima, Aug 12 (UNI) At least 10 people were killed and 37 others injured in southern Peru on Sunday night when a passenger bus plunged some 200 meters into a ravine in Sandia province, Puno region, local police said Monday. The bus was traveling from the city of Juliaca to San Pedro de Putina Punco…
