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Moscow, Feb 12 (UNI) U.S. citizen Marc Fogel, who was convicted in Russia for drug smuggling and possession, has been released to the United States, local media reported on Wednesday. “The information regarding his release is accurate. However, we do not know the route he is being transported on,” Fogel’s lawyer, Dmitry Ovsyannikov, told RIA…

Houston, Feb 12 (UNI) Five people were injured Tuesday after an explosion at a bus transit operations center in El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, according to the El Paso Fire Department. One person was seriously injured, as reported by the El Paso Times. A fire started in a bus maintenance…

Shanghai, Feb 11 (UNI) U.S. carmaker Tesla’s new Megafactory in Shanghai, dedicated to manufacturing its energy-storage batteries, known as Megapacks, launched production on Tuesday, marking a significant expansion of the company’s presence in China. With an initial annual production capacity of 10,000 units, or roughly 40 gigawatt-hours of energy storage, this Megafactory is set to…

United Nations, Feb 11 (UNI) Ukraine has committed to abstaining from attacks on TurkStream as part of the assurances provided by the European Commission for Hungary, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti. “We have been given a list of guarantees for three issues. First, that Ukraine must not cut the oil deliveries through Ukraine,…

Washington, Feb 11 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed proclamations to raise tariffs on aluminum from 10 percent to 25 percent and ended duty-free quotas, exemptions and exclusions for steel and aluminum tariffs. “This is a big deal. This is the beginning of making America rich again,” Trump said when signing the proclamations…

Paris/New Delhi, (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday evening welcomed warmly at the Élysée Palace by President Emmanuel Macron of France, as the two leaders exchanged warm hugs and clasped each other’s hands like old friends. As soon as PM Modi alighted from his car at the Élysée Palace, the two leaders embraced…

Istanbul, Feb 10 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here Sunday that no one has the power to displace Palestinians from their homeland. “No one has the power to expel Gazans from their ancient and eternal homeland. Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem all belong to the Palestinians,” Erdogan told a press conference…

Moscow, Feb 10 (UNI) Moscow has not received any specific proposals to start negotiations on Ukraine that would suit it, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said in an interview with Sputnik. When asked to comment on statements made in the West and Ukraine about the imminent start of negotiations, the diplomat said that they “should…

Washington, Feb 10 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will announce new 25-percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, with the official statement to be made on Monday. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump also said he would announce “reciprocal tariffs” as soon as…

Yaounde, Feb 10 (UNI) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has expressed support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the country grapples with armed conflict in its eastern city of Goma. “Following the worrying development of the situation in the DRC, I would like to express the solidarity, compassion and support of…