Trump govt has shown contempt for universal human rights: Amnesty International

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…

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Iran condemns U.S. lethal airstrikes on Yemen

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…

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Amazon sends first batch of satellites into space

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…

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21 terrorists killed in western Mali: Army

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…

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17 terrorists killed in military operation in NW Pakistan

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…

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