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Hague, Oct 30 (UNI) The centrist liberals under Rob Jetten are heading for a dramatic victory, according to the main exit poll, two years after his party languished in fifth place in the last vote. Jetten staged a remarkable campaign in recent weeks, and the Ipsos I&O exit poll suggests his D66 liberals have won…
Kingston, Oct 30 (UNI) Four people have reportedly died in Jamaica while at least 20 others have died in Haiti in flooding as a result of Hurricane Melissa. The hurricane made landfall on Tuesday as a category five storm in Jamaica, where people remain stuck on roofs and without power. It has left a trail…
Khartoum, Oct 30 (UNI) The Rapid Support Forces militia reportedly killed hundreds of civilians at the main hospital in el-Fasher, days after it captured the Sudanese city, the head of the UN’s health agency said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the UN health agency was “appalled and deeply shocked” by the reported killing…
Istanbul, Oct. 29 (UNI) Turkish police detained 18 suspects in a counterterrorism operation against the Islamic State (IS) in the northwestern province of Bursa on Tuesday, state broadcaster TRT reported. Following an investigation into 19 suspects, police units carried out raids on several locations in the Karacabey district of Bursa, TRT reported, citing the Bursa…
Gaza/Jerusalem, Oct. 29 (UNI) Seven Palestinians, including children and an infant, were killed and four others injured on Tuesday evening in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip despite a declared ceasefire, the Palestinian Civil Defense said. According to Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the authorities in Gaza, five people, including children, were killed when an Israeli…
Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 29 (UNI) At least 64 people were killed and 81 were arrested Tuesday in a large security operation against the Comando Vermelho criminal group in the Complexo do Alemao and Penha favelas in Rio de Janeiro, official sources said. The Rio de Janeiro state government called the action the deadliest operation…
Mexico City, Oct. 29 (UNI) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday voiced opposition to recent U.S. attacks on suspected drug trafficking vessels in international waters and confirmed the launch of a rescue operation for a survivor. Speaking at her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sheinbaum said the operation was conducted…
Damascus, Oct 29 (UNI) A series of security incidents, including a grenade blast and mortar fire, struck Syria’s coastal and southern regions late Tuesday, the state news agency SANA and private Syria TV reported. An explosion hit the Qnainis neighborhood in the coastal province of Latakia after an assailant threw a hand grenade near a…
Mexico City, Oct 29 (UNI) A Mexican journalist who reported on drug cartels was found dead on a highway with a note beside his body, a news outlet he worked for reported. Miguel Ángel Beltrán’s body was found wrapped in a blanket on a highway connecting Durango state to Mazatlán, a city in the cartel-plagued…
Jerusalem, Oct 28 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to “carry out immediate and powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip” in wake of Hamas’ continued violation of its ceasefire commitments, which includes its staged return of hostage’s remains whose body had been recovered by the IDF two years ago and its…
