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Roma, Jan 26 (UNI) A boat carrying 51 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean recently, with one confirmed alive and 50 still missing, local media reported. The only survivor was rescued by a merchant ship and transported to a hospital in Malta for treatment. According to the survivor, the boat sailed off from Libya on Thursday…

Washington, Jan 26 (UNI) A private jet carrying eight people crashed during takeoff at Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed. There are no confirmed reports on the extent of the injuries aboard, CNN reported. The aircraft involved was a Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet. Bangor International Airport…

Beijing, Jan 26 (UNI) A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Diebu County in Gansu Province at 2:56 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 34.06 degrees north latitude and 103.25 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, said a report issued by…

New Delhi, Jan 26 (UNI) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greeted India on Republic Day and said he looked forward to working together to advance the shared objective of both countries in the year ahead. In a message Rubio said the US and India share a ‘’historic bond’’ and the relationship in diverse areas…

Mexico City, Jan 26 (UNI) Gunmen opened fire during an amateur soccer match in central Mexico on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12 others, local authorities said. The attack occurred around 5:20 p.m. local time (2320 GMT Sunday) at a soccer field in the Loma de Flores community in Salamanca, in the…

Moscow, Jan 25 (UNI/SPUTNIK) French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plans to reshuffle his government after the country’s budget is approved, the Tribune Dimanche newspaper reported citing sources close to the prime minister. The newspaper indicated that France’s budget could be finally approved by mid-February. Earlier, the La France Insoumise (“France Insubordinate”) and the National Rally…

Abu Dhabi, (UNI) Representatives from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine sat down for talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday, in the first round of trilateral negotiations on resolving the Ukraine crisis, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed. After a week of public diplomacy in Davos, the talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict are being…

Washington, (UNI) A massive winter storm is set to slam more than half of the United States, moving east as it brings heavy snow, widespread ice accumulation and dangerous cold, affecting more than 200 million people. About two-thirds of the US could be affected by what will likely be the largest winter storm in at…

Washington, (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said an “armada” of US warships is headed towards the Middle East, and the US is monitoring Iran closely, even as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s crackdown on protesters at 5,002. Speaking on Air Force One as he returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos…

Sydney, Jan 23 (UNI) Major bushfires burning in the south of Western Australia (WA) have prompted road closures and evacuation orders for nearby towns. The WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said in a warning issued on Friday morning that a fire burning in the Fitzgerald River National Park, 420 km southeast of…