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Washington, June 10 (UNI) NATO member states plan to buy a total of 700 F-35 fighter jets from the United States as part of strengthening the alliance’s military power, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said. “Allies will invest in more warships and aircraft. To give just one example, America’s Allies will procure at least 700…

Los Angeles, June 10 (UNI) Following noise grenades, Los Angeles police began shooting rubber bullets at the most active protesters, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported. Earlier, the correspondent reported that security forces used flash-bang grenades. Later, in an attempt to disperse the crowd, law enforcement officers used rubber bullets — primarily at those who threw…

Beirut, June 9 (UNI) A Hezbollah member was killed and three Lebanese civilians were injured on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a motorcycle on the Chehabiyeh-Kfar Dounin road in southern Lebanon, security and civil defence sources said. A Lebanese security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to Xinhua that the victim was identified…

Hong Kong, June 9 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge at 21:15:07 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 47.83 degrees south latitude and 115.95 degrees east longitude.

Kuala Lumpur, June 9 (UNI) At least 15 people were killed when a bus transporting students was struck by a multipurpose vehicle along the East-West Highway in Perak state early on Monday, authorities said. The collision, which was reported at 1:10 a.m. local time, involved 48 individuals, with 13 of them being found dead at…

Bengaluru, June 8 (UNI) Karnataka Opposition Leader R Ashok on Sunday demanded a special session of the Assembly to deliberate on the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede. Addressing a press conference here, Ashok said the House should also discuss the Congress-led government’s failures that cost 11 lives ahead of IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebrations…

Tehran, June 8 (UNI) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday his country is ready for inspection of its nuclear facilities but does not accept coercion. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu in the Iranian capital Tehran while commenting on the ongoing indirect nuclear…

Beijing, June 8 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. In his message, Xi said that over the past 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the “Paukphaw” (fraternal) friendship between China and Myanmar has…

Bogota, June 8 (UNI) Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, who is running for the presidency in 2026, was shot and seriously wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday, local authorities said. Uribe Turbay was addressing a group of people when armed assailants shot him from behind, said Democratic Centre, the senator’s party. Images…

Moscow, June 8 (UNI) A drone crash crash caused a fire at Russian fertilizer giant Eurochem’s Novomoskovsk Azot plant in the Tula region, the fire has been extinguished, two people were injured, the region’s governor, Dmitry Milyaev, reported. “The Russian Defence Ministry’s Air Defence Forces continue to protect Tula residents from enemy attacks, several air…