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Sydney, May 10 (UNI) A woman has been charged with murder over the deaths of two boys whose bodies were found in a home northwest of Sydney in the state of New South Wales (NSW), a NSW Police statement said on Saturday morning. Police officers responding to reports of a concern for welfare found the…
Addis Ababa, May 10 (UNI) The death toll from Africa’s ongoing mpox outbreak has surpassed 1,750, as the number of cases reported since the beginning of 2024 approaches 130,000, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). During an online media briefing on Thursday evening, Ngashi Ngongo, chief of staff and…
New York, May 10 (UNI) New York police on Thursday arrested seven pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the campus of Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY), according to media reports on Friday. The police detained a total of 14 protesters as they tried to clean tents on the campus in Flatbush and…
Washington, May 10 (UNI) A coalition of 15 U.S. states is filing a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring a “national energy emergency,” which aims to accelerate fossil fuel development. Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown announced the legal action Friday during a press briefing. The 61-page complaint was submitted to the…
Washington/New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) America has been speaking with a variety of leaders of both India and Pakistan over the last two days in an effort to de-escalate tension, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said, but declined to provide details. As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to both External Affairs Minister…
Colombo, May 9 (UNI) Six military personnel succumbed to their injuries after a Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir in the country’s North Central Province on Friday morning, said a spokesperson. Air force spokesperson Eranda Geeganage said 12 people, including two pilots, were on board at the time of the…
Pyongyang, May 9 (UNI) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a joint striking drill on the eastern fronts using long-range artillery and missile systems as its top leader stressed the importance of improving the combat readiness of the country’s nuclear forces, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Friday. The exercise…
United Nations, May 9 (UNI) Russia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations does not have any separate channel for discussing the settlement in Ukraine with the United States, Russian Deputy Ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy told RIA Novosti. “As for the topic of the Ukrainian settlement, it has not yet been ‘refracted’ to the…
Washington, May 9 (UNI) As tensions between India and Pakistan continue to escalate, US Vice President JD Vance has reiterated America’s policy of non-intervention, declaring that the conflict is “fundamentally none of our business.” His remarks, made in a recent interview with an US news channel, come amid growing concerns over the potential for the…
London, May 9 (UNI) A newly announced tariff deal between the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.) has triggered a wave of mixed reactions from British political leaders, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the deal as “historic,” while critics denounced it as one-sided and damaging to domestic industries. Speaking at a press…
