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Guangzhou, Feb 18 (UNI) Naval and air forces of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command on Tuesday tracked, monitored and warned off a Philippine C-208 aircraft from the territorial airspace over China’s Huangyan Dao in accordance with the law and regulations, a Chinese military spokesperson said. “Without the approval of the Chinese government,…

Ankara, Feb 18 (UNI) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told US Special Presidential Envoy for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that Ankara was ready to host peace talks on Ukraine, the Turkiye daily reported on Tuesday. Fidan also met with…

New Delhi/Dhaka, (UNI) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the people of her country to rise in protest against the rampant human rights violations committed by supporters of the Mohammed Younus-led Interim Government and promised that she will return to her country soon and bring to justice all the perpetrators. Sheikh Hasina, speaking…

Jerusalem, Feb. 18 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the possibility of the Palestinian Authority (PA) governing post-war Gaza. In a response to media reports that Hamas had expressed willingness to relinquish control of the enclave to the PA, Netanyahu said in a statement: “As I promised — the day after the war in…

Tokyo, Feb 18 (UNI) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will travel to Japan with a working visit from February 18-20 as a guest of the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Grossi will visit several nuclear facilities in Japan, including Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and Interim Storage Facility…

Moscow, Feb. 18 (UNI) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that the United States could help resolve the Ukrainian conflict, citing its “central role” since the fighting began nearly three years ago. Lavrov’s remarks came ahead of his meeting with U.S. representatives, set for Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. The Kremlin said the two sides…

Buenos Aires, Feb 18 (UNI) Thirty-one people have died as a result of a bus falling into a chasm in the department of Potosi in southern Bolivia, Bolivian media reported. In addition, 15 people have been injured as a result of the accident, La Razon newspaper reported on Monday. The report added that the bus…

Madrid, Feb. 18 (UNI) FC Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga on goal difference on Monday night with a 1-0 win at home over Rayo Vallecano, in a game that had more than its share of controversy, with Barca scoring the only goal from the penalty spot, while Rayo had a very good…

Mexico City, Feb 18 (UNI) The Mexican government will take Google to court if the company ignores its letter disputing the rename of the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf on America, in line with US President Donald Trump’s executive order, for users outside of the US, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday. “We…

Ottawa, Feb. 18 (UNI) A Delta Air Lines plane overturned while landing at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada on Monday afternoon, injuring 17 passengers. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) CEO Deborah Flint confirmed in a press briefing that there were four crew members and 76 passengers on board the plane, and that…