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Ottawa, Jan 20 (UNI) North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) said Monday its aircraft will soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland to support a series of “long-planned NORAD activities.” The aircraft will join other assets operating from bases in the continental United States and Canada, said NORAD on X, adding that the activities…

Sanaa, Jan 20 (UNI) A court run by Yemen’s Houthi group in the capital Sanaa on Monday confirmed death penalties for nine Yemenis reportedly convicted of espionage, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The court upheld the original verdicts against the nine, whom the Houthis accuse of spying for foreign countries, including the U.S., Israel, and…

Jerusalem, Jan 20 (UNI) The Israeli military said that it struck a Hezbollah militant in a strike in the Zibqin area in southern Lebanon on Monday night. It was not immediately clear if the person was killed. A military spokesperson told Xinhua that “the results of the attack are still under review.” Earlier on Monday,…

Khartoum, Jan 20 (UNI) The Global Nutrition Cluster warned on Monday that around 4.2 million children and pregnant or breastfeeding women in Sudan are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2026 amid ongoing conflict and the deterioration of basic services. The report, issued by the UN-led coordination group, estimates that about 8.4 million people…

Sydney, Jan 20 (UNI) Authorities have closed all beaches in northern Sydney following three shark attacks in two days that left two people with critical injuries. All 20 beaches in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area were closed until further notice from Tuesday, after two of the attacks occurred in the region on Monday. A man aged…

Sydney, Jan 20 (UNI) The operator of Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant on Tuesday announced that its planned closure will be delayed by two years to 2029. Origin Energy said that it would extend the operation of the Eraring Power Station until April 30, 2029, to support electricity supply in the state of New South…

Bogota, Jan 20 (UNI) At least 26 people were killed during intense clashes between armed factions in Colombia’s Guaviare department, the Colombian army said Monday. Ricardo Roque, commander of the National Army’s Fourth Division, told local media that troops recovered 26 bodies in the municipality of El Retorno, following fighting between rival armed factions. Roque…

Kunming, Jan. 20 (UNI) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Qiaojia County in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Monday evening, prompting local authorities to evacuate dozens of residents, though no casualties or building collapses were reported. The earthquake struck at 7:32 p.m., with a depth of 10 kilometers. As of 2 a.m. Tuesday, 86 people from 31…

Mexico City, Jan 19 (UNI) Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country’s National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, authorities said Sunday. The emergency measure seeks to strengthen state action against criminal gangs and guarantee public…

Canberra, Jan 19 (UNI) Two people have been hospitalized after they were shot at a home in South Australia (SA) in the early hours of Monday morning. SA Police (SAPOL) said in a statement that emergency services were called to a home in the southern suburbs of the state capital of Adelaide following reports that…