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Aden, Yemen, May 19 (UNI) Yemen’s Houthi group announced Sunday that it would conduct military operations against Ben Gurion Airport and other unspecified Israeli airports within hours, in response to Israel’s escalation of attacks in Gaza and recent strikes on Yemen. The announcement was made by Nasruddin Amer, deputy chief of the Houthi media authority,…

Jerusalem, May 19 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday a decision to lift the blockade on Gaza to allow the entry of limited aid, as international criticism mounts over the severe humanitarian crisis in the enclave. In a statement, Netanyahu’s office said Israel will allow the entry of a “basic” quantity of food…

Washington, May 18 (UNI) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says American efforts on Russia-Ukraine talks will be determined by whether both sides have any viable and ‘realistic’ proposals from the discussions held in Turkey earlier. Speaking to CBS News, Rubio, responding to a query on whether both sides were ‘tapping’ the US around, said…

New York, May 18 (UNI) A massive Mexican navy sailing ship making a festive visit to New York hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, killing two people and injuring 19 others, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said. The vessel involved was the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtemoc, carrying 277 people, with four of those…

Damascus, May 18 (UNI) Syria’s defence authorities announced late Saturday the integration of armed units into the national defence framework. In a statement, Murhaf Abu Qasra, the chief of the Syrian defence authorities, said the move follows months of coordinated efforts aimed at unifying Syria’s various military factions under a centralised command. “After the liberation…

Jiuquan, May 17 (UNI) A commercial rocket lifted off on Saturday in northwest China, successfully sending six satellites into space. The rocket, coded ZQ-2E Y2, blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It is a modified variant of the ZQ-2 model…

Istanbul, May 17 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday the discovery of a gas field in the Black Sea with reserves of 75 billion cubic meters (bcm). “At the Goktepe-3 field, after 49 days of drilling and testing, yesterday we received good news: we discovered gas reserves amounting to 75 bcm. This…

Washington/New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has again claimed success for pulling India and Pakistan from the brink of war, and also that India is “willing to cut 100 percent of their tariffs” for the United States. In an interview to Fox News, the US President, asked about his role in helping…

Washington/New Delhi, May 16 (UNI) US President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed a 5% tax on all international money transfers made by non-US citizens, which could affect the remittances sent home by the large Non-Resident Indian population in the US. The draft legislation, titled “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, proposes: “A five percent excise tax…

Kiev, May 16 (UNI) The Ukrainian Air Force said Friday that it lost contact with an F-16 fighter jet during a combat mission. According to preliminary information, an emergency occurred on board after the pilot had destroyed three air targets and was eliminating the fourth with the aircraft’s cannon, the Air Force said in a…