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Islamabad, May 31 (UNI) The Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Azerbaijan on Thursday agreed to broaden the scope of cooperation in all areas of mutual interest including trade, defense, climate action, and regional connectivity among others, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement here. In a meeting between Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister…

Islamabad, May 30 (UNI) A gas cylinder explosion injured at least 40 people, mostly women and children, in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Thursday, police said. The incident happened in Hyderabad district of the province where the explosion happened in a shop selling gas cylinders, the district’s police told local media. The explosion sparked a…

Bratislava, May 30 (UNI) Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is recovering from gunshots and his condition is satisfactory, the Government Office said on Wednesday. Slovakia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak also confirmed that Fico’s condition is improving satisfactorily, according to Slovak News Agency. “The patient is beginning to reach a stage when…

San Francisco, May 30 (UNI) A shooting in East Oakland, U.S. state of California, left one man dead and another injured Tuesday night, authorities said. The victim, an Oakland resident, died from his injuries at a hospital, authorities said. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Another Oakland male resident, who…

United Nations, May 30 (UNI) The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has topped 7 million, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday. More than half of the 7 million internally displaced people are children. In addition, some 2 million people have fled across borders into neighboring countries, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN…

Damascus, May 30 (UNI) A girl was killed and 10 other civilians were wounded on Wednesday in a new round of Israeli strikes on Syrian sites, the Syrian Defense Ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said the Israeli army launched an aerial attack from the direction of Lebanon at around 7:30 p.m. local time…

Islamabad, May 29 (UNI) At least 28 people were killed and over 20 others injured on Wednesday morning in a bus accident in Washuk district of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, local police said. Local police told Xinhua that a bus carrying over 50 passengers fell into a ditch in Bismia area of the district, leaving…

New York, May 29 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga, at 22:02:37 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 15.03 degrees south latitude and 173.61 degrees west longitude.

Gaza, May 29 (UNI) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday denied its involvement in a Tuesday bombing on a camp in the Al-Mawasi area near Rafah city that killed at least 21 and injured dozens more. In a statement, the IDF said that “contrary to the reports from the last few hours, the IDF…

Quito, May 29 (UNI) Two people were killed and one was injured on Tuesday when their small plane crashed in Santa Rosa, Ecuador’s southern coastal province of El Oro, the General Directorate for Civil Aviation said. The Piper-34 light aircraft was flying from the southwest coastal city of Guayaquil towards Santa Rosa, the agency said…