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Kinshasa, Apr 7 (UNI) At least 33 people have been confirmed dead following heavy rains that flooded Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), authorities said early Monday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Security Jacquemain Shabani said the torrential downpour, which occurred overnight from Friday to Saturday, has…

Seoul, Apr 7 (UNI) South Korea’s snap presidential election was widely expected to be held on June 3 after former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s ouster from office last week, multiple media outlets, including Yonhap news agency, said Monday. An unidentified government official was quoted by Yonhap, local daily Chosun Ilbo and other media as saying that…

Washington, Apr 6 (UNI) The new “reciprocal tariffs” imposed by US President Donald Trump have taken the global market by storm, though the United States is also not immune to their effect. Trump has asked the American public to “hang tough”, and added that the implementation of these tariffs will bring about an “economic revolution”…

Yangon, Apr 6 (UNI) A total of 89 aftershocks have hit Myanmar in the 10 days since a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the country, the country’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology said on Sunday. These tremors, ranging in magnitude from 2.8 to 7.5, followed the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar at 12:51 p.m. local time on…

Dar es Salaam, Apr 6 (UNI) The Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) is fully operational after the activation of all nine turbines, Deputy Prime Minister Doto Biteko said Saturday. “All nine turbines are fully operational, collectively generating 2,115 megawatts,” said Biteko, also minister of energy, during an inspection tour of the mega power project. He…

Sanaa, Apr 6 (UNI) Shia movement Ansar Allah (Houthi), which rules northern Yemen, attacked warships in the northern Red Sea, including a supply vessel for the US aircraft carrier Harry Truman, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said. “Over the last few hours, the missile and UAV forces, with the participation of the naval forces, clashed…

Jerusalem, Apr 6 (UNI) Israeli authorities banned two British parliamentarians from entering the country on the grounds that they were allegedly planning to spread “anti-Israel rhetoric,” the Times of Israel newspaper reported, citing the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority. Labour MPs Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were banned from entering Israel after questioning revealed that…

New York, Apr 6 (UNI) Protests erupted in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday over the controversial policies unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration since January. Crowds of protesters took to the streets to oppose Trump over the economy, immigration and human rights. Organised by a coalition of more than 150…

Yangon, Apr 6 (UNI) The death toll from Myanmar’s 7.9-magnitude earthquake rose to 3,471 as of Saturday, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Sunday. According to the report, the earthquake has also injured 4,671 people and left 214 missing as of Saturday. It added that local and international rescue organisations had rescued 653 people…

Tripoli, Apr 6 (UNI) Libyan security forces aligned with the country’s eastern government arrested some 570 undocumented migrants of various nationalities and several suspected human traffickers near the border town of Imsa’ed on Saturday, eastern authorities said. The arrests near Imsa’ed, close to Libya’s border with Egypt, followed investigations that uncovered several hideouts used by…