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Istanbul, Oct. 28 (UNI) At least 19 people were injured after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye’s western province of Balikesir late Monday, authorities announced on Tuesday. Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said on X that the injuries primarily resulted from panic and people jumping from high elevations. He said that 15 of the wounded remain in…

La Paz, Oct. 28 (UNI) At least 16 people were killed and 36 others injured on Monday after an interprovincial bus veered off a steep mountain road and fell more than 600 meters in Bolivia’s central department of Cochabamba, police said. The injured, including the 23-year-old driver, were taken to hospitals in Quillacollo, regional police…

Brasilia, Oct. 28 (UNI) Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday filed an appeal with the Supreme Federal Court, requesting a review and reduction of the 27-year and 3-month prison term he received for his role in a failed coup attempt in 2023. Bolsonaro’s legal team argued that the trial was marked by due process…

Jakarta, Oct. 27 (UNI) A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province early Monday, with no tsunami potential, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported. The quake occurred at 00:04:28 a.m. Jakarta time, with the epicenter located 82 km northwest of North Central Timor Regency, at a depth of 75 km, BMKG…

BuenosAires, Oct. 27 (UNI) At least 13 people were killed on Sunday when a double-decker passenger bus collided head-on with a compact car in Argentina’s northeastern province of Misiones, local media reported, citing authorities. According to the Misiones government, the accident occurred around 4:30 a.m. local time on a bridge amid thick fog, and the…

Moscow, Oct 26 (UNI/SPUTNIK) North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is expected to discuss a wide range of issues with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during his visit to Russia, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang said today. “On October 26, Russian Ambassador Alexander Matsegora saw North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui off on…

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 26 (UNI) Thailand and Cambodia today signed a peace deal, presided over by US President Donand Trump, with both countries agreeing to withdraw heavy weapons from the border and set up an observer team to monitor the ‘’accord.’’ The ‘’deal’’ was signed by Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Cambodian counterpart…

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 26 (UNI/ SPUTNIK) Azerbaijan has said this week it will allow Russian goods to transit to Armenia through its territory by rail, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said today. “Two days ago, Azerbaijan confirmed to us the possibility of using the railways of Azerbaijan for the transit of Russian products through…

New York, Oct. 26(UNI) At least two people were killed and several others were critically wounded after a shooting took place Saturday at a large party in the U.S. state of North Carolina, local police said. A total of 13 people were shot in a rural area outside the southern town of Maxton, Robeson County…

Beirut/Jerusalem, Oct. 26 (UNI) A Hezbollah commander was killed and another person injured Saturday in an Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese and Israeli sources. Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported that the strike, taking place about half an hour past noon, targeted a car near the elementary school on the Harouf-Jibchit…