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Washington, Nov 14 (UNI) President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will nominate Congressman Matt Gaetz to serve as US Attorney General. “It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States,” Trump said on Truth Social. Trump described…

Beirut, Nov 14 (UNI) Israeli Air Force aircraft carried out at least three strikes on the southern suburb of Beirut, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported. Two strong strikes hit buildings in the Bourj el-Barajneh area, and one strike hit the Haret Hreik area. On Wednesday afternoon, Israeli aircraft carried out six strikes on the southern…

Quito, Nov 13 (UNI) At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 others wounded in clashes between inmates at Ecuador’s largest prison, the national prison administration agency SNAI said. The violence broke out early Tuesday morning at a wing of the Litoral Penitentiary in the southwest city of Guayaquil, the agency said in a statement….

Beirut, Nov 13 (UNI) At least 32 people were killed and some others injured on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA, in two separate Israeli airstrikes in Mount Lebanon, eight were killed and two injured in the town of Baalchmay, while 12 others were…

Washington, Nov 13 (UNI) US President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Pete Hegseth, a US veteran who did tours in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan, will serve as the Secretary of Defense in his administration. “I am honored to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my Cabinet as The Secretary…

Port-au-Prince, Nov 12 (UNI) Alix Didier Fils-Aime was sworn in as Haiti’s prime minister on Monday local time, The Haitian Times reported. In a speech at the inauguration ceremony, Fils-Aime vowed to “provide a comprehensive response to insecurity” and “organize uncontested elections.” “Together, we will enable the country to have legitimate authorities capable of making…

Mexico City, Nov 12 (UNI) At least six people were killed and five injured in an armed attack Sunday night at a bar in the municipality of Cuautitlan Izcalli, in the central State of Mexico, local authorities said Monday. The attack on the bar “Bling Bling,” located in the town of San Francisco Tepojaco, “is…

Moscow, Nov 12 (UNI) Bitcoin continues its rally, hitting a new all-time high above $88,000, trading data shows. As of 21:36 GMT Monday, bitcoin was trading at $88,063 on the largest cryptocurrency trading volume Binance. The rally is driven by the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election last week. During his campaign,…

Haifa, Nov 12 (UNI) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday that he stands against the establishment of a Palestinian state in the current circumstances, adding that it would be ruled by the Hamas movement. “In one word, no,” Saar told reporters when asked to share his opinion on the issue. When Israel withdrew…

Port-au-Prince, Nov 12 (UNI) A plane of the US Spirit Airlines carrier has come under fire while trying to land in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, the Miami Herald newspaper has reported, citing the company’s spokesperson and adding that one person was injured in the shooting. Haitian gangs opened fire at the plane on Monday,…