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Lima, Mar 22 (UNI) A mine collapse in southern Peru has left at least four people dead and four others injured, local media reported Friday. The accident occurred on March 18 at the Santa Maria-Lunar de Oro mine in La Rinconada, a high-altitude mining town in the Puno region. According to state news agency Andina,…

Jerusalem, Mar 22 (UNI) Families of 42 freed hostages and more than 250 relatives of those still held in Gaza issued a letter on Friday demanding an immediate ceasefire and a return to negotiations, accusing officials of sacrificing captives to prolong the conflict. The letter, signed by freed hostages and families of the 59 remaining…

Moscow, Mar 22 (UNI) Russia’s Dnepr group of troops has eliminated up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, group spokesman Roman Kodryan said. “Units of the Dnepr group of forces have improved their tactical situation. They have defeated the manpower and equipment of the mountain assault brigade and four coastal defence brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces…

Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, Mar 22 (UNI) Eighteen persons sustained injuries after a man threw a hand grenade in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Friday, said a statement of the provincial police office on Saturday. The incident took place in the Zala Bazaar area of Gereshk district when two brothers were fighting over an issue on…

Jerusalem, Mar 22 (UNI) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it struck “military strategic capabilities” at the Palmyra and Tiyas (T4) military air bases in central Syria’s Homs Governorate on Friday night. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News reported that Israeli air force intelligence had tracked the weapons and strategic capabilities at…

Jerusalem, Mar 22 (UNI) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Friday that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it could enter Israeli territory. Israel’s emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA), reported that there were no casualties or damage. The missile launch triggered air defence sirens across central Israel, including Jerusalem and…

London, Mar 22 (UNI) The first plane landed at London Heathrow on Friday as the airport resumes some flights following its closure caused by a major fire at an electrical substation nearby. “Following an earlier power outage, Heathrow is now safely able to restart flights,” the airport said in a statement. “To maintain the safety…

Istanbul, Mar 22 (UNI) Gunmen opened fire on the Iraqi Consulate General in Istanbul Friday night, Turkish media reported, with no casualties recorded. According to the Demiroren news agency, two assailants on a motorcycle fired multiple rounds at the consulate building in the Sisli district on the European side of the city. The attackers used…

Damascus, Mar 22 (UNI) Suspected Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on Friday, targeting Palmyra Military Airport and nearby military positions in the central province of Homs, the local al-Ekhbaria TV reported. The strikes reportedly targeted military installations close to the ancient city of Palmyra. The extent of the damage and whether there were casualties remains…

Rotterdam, Mar 21 (UNI) Arsenal’s Mikel Merino scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Spain a draw against the Netherlands in their Nations League quarter-final first leg. Second-half substitute Merino converted from close range after Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen had parried Nico Williams’ low shot into his path, according to a BBC report. Williams had earlier…