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Gaza/Jerusalem, June 2 (UNI) Hamas said on Sunday that it affirms its readiness to begin indirect negotiations over the Gaza ceasefire immediately. In a press statement, Hamas expressed its appreciation for the continued efforts by Qatar and Egypt to broker a ceasefire agreement. The movement said that it is ready to “immediately begin a round…

Tokyo, June 2 (UNI) A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan’s Hokkaido early Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake occurred at 3:52 a.m. local time (1852 GMT Sunday) at a shallow depth, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in areas such as Taiki and Urahoro…

Mexico City June 2 (UNI) At least 12 people died and three were injured after a fire broke out at a rehabilitation center in San Jose Iturbide, a city in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, the state Attorney General’s Office said Sunday. The office “immediately” launched an investigation to determine the cause of the…

Berlin, June 1 (UNI) A fire broke out overnight at a hospital in the Hohenfelde district of the northern German city of Hamburg, killing three patients and injuring more than 50 others, local authorities confirmed on Sunday. According to the Hamburg fire department, two of the injured are in life-threatening condition, while 16 others sustained…

Moscow, June 1 (UNI) A bridge explosion in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast on Saturday night caused a passenger train carrying 388 people to derail, resulting in the deaths of seven people, Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz said. Speaking on news channel Rossiya 24 on Sunday, Bogomaz confirmed that the bridge was “blown up while a train was…

Karwar, June 1 (UNI) A two-month annual fishing ban came into effect on Saturday across coastal Karnataka, aims to conserve marine resources and allow fish populations to regenerate during the monsoon season. However, fearing the loss of livelihoods of thousands of fishermen who depend on deep-sea fishing during the June 1 to July 31 ban,…

Kabul/Islamabad, June 1 (UNI) The Afghan interim government has welcomed Pakistan’s decision to elevate the diplomatic mission to the level of ambassador, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomes the decision of the government of Pakistan to upgrade the level of…

Jerusalem, May 31 (UNI) Israeli forces arrested 80 people across the occupied West Bank over the past week, the military said on Friday, as tensions continue to rise in the territory amid Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said the operations also led to the seizure of seven weapons…

Abuja, May 31 (UNI) The death toll from devastating floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State has climbed to at least 100, local authorities said Friday. Citing an on-the-spot assessment visit by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to the Mokwa area where the disaster occurred, a senior official of NEMA told…

New York, May 31 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that he plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 percent, a move aimed at further shielding the domestic industry from foreign competition. Trump made the announcement during a visit to a U.S. Steel plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, where a…