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Sanaa, Mar 18 (UNI) The U.S. military launched fresh airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa late Monday night, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The strikes hit in the western part of Sanaa, the television said without providing further details. There were no reports of casualties yet. According to residents, the strikes targeted a military site and depots…

Washington, Mar 17 (UNI) More than half of the 261 immigrants deported to El Salvador on Saturday were removed from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime powers statute, the Washington Post has reported citing a White House official. US President Donald Trump secretly signed a proclamation on Friday invoking…

Beirut/Jerusalem, Mar 17 (UNI) Two people were killed on Sunday evening in Israeli airstrikes targeting a house in the village of Ainata in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center. The center, affiliated with Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health, confirmed the airstrikes and casualties in a statement. A Lebanese security source said…

Moscow, Mar 17 (UNI) Russian aircraft Superjet made its first flight with Russian engine PD-8 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, thus beginning flight tests of the engine as part of the aircraft, state corporation Rostec said. “The prototype of the Superjet aircraft made its first flight with domestic PD-8 engines. It took place in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and marked the…

Lima, Mar 17 (UNI) Renowned Peruvian singer Paul Flores, a member of the cumbia orchestra “Armonia 10,” died early Sunday morning, shortly after assailants attacked the band’s tour bus in Lima, local daily El Comercio reported. The attack occurred at around 2:35 a.m. local time (0735 GMT) on an avenue in the capital’s El Agustino…

Baghdad, Mar 17 (UNI) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani emphasised on Sunday that de-escalation and dialogue are the most effective paths to resolving crises in a region as sensitive and vital as the Middle East. He made the remarks amid rising tensions following U.S. military strikes on Yemen’s Houthi group. During a phone conversation…

Kiev, Mar 17 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday appointed Major General Andrii Hnatov as the chief of the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces to replace Lieutenant General Anatolii Barhylevych. The decrees to dismiss Barhylevych and appoint Hnatov, published on the presidential website, did not specify the reasons for the replacement. Ukrainian…

Canberra, Mar 17 (UNI) Extreme heat is a major contributor to heart disease in Australia, responsible for 7.3 percent of the total cardiovascular disease burden, a new study said on Monday. Between 2003 and 2018, hot weather accounted for nearly 50,000 years of healthy life lost annually, with South Australia experiencing the highest impact and…

Islamabad, Mar 16 (UNI) Abu Qatal, said to be a key commander of banned terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and a close aide of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, has been shot dead with his armed guard by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Punjab province, media reports said on Sunday. Abu Qatal, whose real name was…

Baghdad, Mar 16 (UNI) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani held Saturday a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, during which they discussed bilateral relations and the situations in the Middle East. The two leaders agreed to form a joint team to schedule Macron’s visit to Baghdad and explore the possibility of holding the…