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Islamabad, May 6 (UNI) After India stopped the flow of the Chenab River into Pakistan, the river level has reduced manifold leaving Islamabad parched. Pakistan has accused India of engaging in a “water war” in the aftermath of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 tourists were killed. On Monday, India stopped flow of…

Bucharest, May 6 (UNI) Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). The announcement comes as Romania’s ruling PSD declared its decision to withdraw from the governing coalition. “One of the two objectives of the governing coalition was not achieved, which means that the…

Jerusalem/Beirut, May 6 (UNI) The Israeli military said it struck eastern and southern Lebanon on Monday night, targeting what it described as a “strategic weapons facility” and militant sites belonging to Hezbollah. The military said in a statement that Hezbollah used the facility in the Beqaa area for the production and storage of strategic weapons….

Sanaa, May 6 (UNI) Israeli warplanes conducted dozens of airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah province Monday, killing at least two people and wounding 42 others, according to health authorities run by the Houthi militant group. The strikes caused significant damage to infrastructure, including a port, airport, and factories, escalating regional tensions a day after the militant…

Bucharest, May 5 (UNI) Exit polls showed that George Simion, chairman of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, took the lead in the first round of the Romanian presidential election rerun on Sunday. According to the exit polls conducted by the Center for Urban and Regional Sociology (CURS), Simion garnered 33.1 per cent of…

Jerusalem, May 5 (UNI) Israel’s military has begun issuing “tens of thousands” of call-up orders for reservists to intensify its offensive in the Gaza Strip, a senior defence official said on Sunday, vowing to increase pressure on Hamas to free hostages. Eyal Zamir, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defence Forces, announced the…

Tehran, May 5 (UNI) Iran on Sunday revised the death toll from a major explosion at its main commercial port late last month down to 57 from 70, while state television reported two arrests in connection with the blast. The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Hormozgan province’s Chief Justice Mojtaba Qahremani as saying the updated…

Lima, May 5 (UNI) The bodies of 13 mine company guards previously reported as kidnapped were found in north Peru’s La Libertad department, local media said Sunday. “Sources from the Executive Branch” confirmed the discovery of the bodies in the Pataz province, reported private news network Radio Programas del Peru. Police reports said that the…

Los Angeles, May 5 (UNI) Three people were hospitalised Sunday afternoon after a shooting at a park in Orange County, the U.S. state of California, authorities said. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said in a post on X that “Deputies are responding to reports of a shooting at Featherly Regional Park in Yorba Linda.” The…

Guiyang, May 5 (UNI) Nine people died and one is missing in a boat capsize accident in a river of Qianxi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on Sunday afternoon, according to local authorities. Four boats capsized in sudden strong winds, plunging 84 individuals into the water. So far, nine people have died, 70 are being…