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La Paz, Mar 13 (UNI) At least 13 people were killed and about 20 others were injured in a bus accident Wednesday on the road connecting the southern Bolivian departments of Potosi and Chuquisaca, local authorities said. The director of the Potosi Transit Operations Agency, Col. Victor Benavidez, confirmed the death toll and told local…

Port Louis/New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Ganga Talao in Mauritius today, and also poured holy water brought from the Triveni Sangam at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Amid the chanting of hymns by Hindu priests, the blowing of conch shells and ringing of prayer bells, the PM…

Port Louis/New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and Leader of Opposition Georges Pierre Lesjongard in Port Louis today. In posts on X, the PM said: “Had a good meeting with former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.” “Met Mr. Georges Pierre Lesjongard,…

Mexico City, Mar 12 (UNI) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that she will send a diplomatic note to the United States after a U.S. envoy criticised her at a UN conference for holding a political rally Sunday in Mexico’s capital. The rally was meant to inform the public about the latest U.S.-Mexico negotiations that…

Washington, Mar 12 (UNI) The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill proposed by Republican lawmakers to fund the federal government until September 30 and to avoid a shutdown. The GOP legislation was passed by a majority vote. According to the Republicans, the bill will provide funding for core federal services without…

Gaza, Mar 12 (UNI) Israeli forces have killed at least 137 Palestinians since the ceasefire agreement with Hamas took effect in Gaza, Salama Maarouf, head of the Hamas-run government media office, said on Tuesday. Maarouf said in a press statement that “in the past ten days, Israeli forces have intensified their violations of the ceasefire,…

Lisbon, Mar 12 (UNI) Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a confidence vote on Tuesday, forcing his government to resign after less than a year in office. Of the 224 lawmakers who participated, only Montenegro’s Social Democratic Party (PSD), the People’s Party (CDS-PP), and the Liberal Initiative backed him. The Socialist Party (PS), the far-right…

Cairo, Mar 12 (UNI) Egypt on Tuesday condemned Israel’s decision to cut electricity supplies to Gaza, denouncing it as “collective punishment” and a violation of international law. In a statement, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry criticised Israel’s move as a breach of international humanitarian law and the Fourth Geneva Convention. The ministry expressed Egypt’s complete rejection of…

Washington, Mar 12 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is invited back to the White House following a US-Ukraine meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “Sure, absolutely,” Trump told reporters when asked if Zelenskyy is invited back to the White House. On Tuesday, senior officials from the United States…

London, Mar 11 (UNI) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone ahead of the U.S.-Ukraine meeting in Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah, Downing Street said in a statement. Starmer said British officials had been speaking to Ukrainian officials over the weekend and they remained committed to…