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Ottawa, Apr 29 (UNI) In a decisive outcome in Canada’s federal elections, pro-Khalistan leader Jagmeet Singh stepped down as New Democratic Party (NDP) leader after his party saw its worst ever poll drubbing. This could potentially be good for Indo-Canadian relations which have seen a sharp downturn in recent years, due to Canada’s pandering of…
London, Apr 29 (UNI) The first hundred days of incumbent US President Donald Trump has been “catastrophic” to racial and gender justice, global health, as also for climate action and multilateralism, Amnesty International warned in its annual report launched on Tuesday. The report highlighted the rise in authoritarian practices and suppression of dissent around the…
Tehran, Apr 29 (UNI) Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the U.S. deadly airstrikes on Yemen’s capital of Sanaa and Saada province, including a center where African migrants were kept. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denounced Sunday’s bombings, which killed at least 78 people, including 68 African migrants held at a…
Los Angeles, Apr 29 (UNI) Amazon launched the first batch of satellites for its “Project Kuiper” on Monday, marking a key step in the company’s efforts to expand global broadband access. The satellites were launched aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the U.S. state of…
Bamako, Apr 29 (UNI) The Malian army announced on Monday that it has killed 21 terrorists during an operation in west Mali’s Sebabougou area. Sebabougou is now under control thanks to “airstrikes targeting a terrorist hideout, destroying several of their bases,” the army said in a statement. During their retreat, the terrorists left behind 21…
Islamabad, Apr 28 (UNI) Seventeen terrorists were killed in an operation in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement on Monday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, the operation was conducted on Sunday night in the Hassan Khel area of North Waziristan district. It followed a…
Tehran, Apr 28 (UNI) The death toll from a huge blast and the subsequent fire at Shahid Rajaee Port in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan on Saturday has reached 65, with over 1,200 others injured, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Monday, citing the provincial governor. The fire has been completely contained, while the…
Sanaa, Apr 28 (UNI) At least eight people were killed on Sunday night in U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa, Houthi-run health authorities said in a statement. Dozens of people were wounded, according to initial estimates, as rescuers continue to search for survivors beneath the rubble of three houses bombed by U.S. fighter jets…
Beijing/Islamabad, (UNI) China said today that it is closely following the evolving situation between Pakistan and India following the terrorist attack in the Kashmir region, and supports the “prompt initiation of an impartial investigation” and hopes both sides will exercise restraint. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also expressed hope that Pakistan and India will “move…
Ottawa, Apr 27 (UNI) Multiple casualties were reported after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday evening, according to local police. The 30-year-old suspect, a Vancouver man, was arrested at the scene and the investigation is ongoing, the Vancouver Police said in an X post. The incident…
