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Cairo, Feb 1 (UNI) The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that foreign ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Palestine are set to convene in Cairo on Saturday. The meeting will also be attended by the secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the…
Jerusalem, Feb 1 (UNI) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) expects that the release of three Israeli hostages planned for Saturday morning will take place at two locations in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News reported on Friday. The list of the three people intended for release, sent to Israel on Friday, includes 54-year-old…
Ottawa, Feb 1 (UNI) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday Canada is ready to deliver a “purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate” response if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian imports, local media reported. According to CBC News, the prime minister, delivering remarks at a meeting of the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations…
Washington, Jan 31 (UNI) The Chinese Embassy in the United States said on Thursday that two Chinese citizens were among the victims in the mid-air collision of a passenger plane and a helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. In a statement obtained by Xinhua, the Chinese Embassy expresses its deep condolences to all the…
Minsk, Jan 31 (UNI) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday approved a resolution on state border protection in 2025. The resolution to protect the state border is a very serious decision to protect the sovereignty and defense of Belarus, Lukashenko said while approving the document. The situation on the border is tense, and there is…
Madrid, Jan 31 (UNI) Six people were injured in an explosion at a Rheinmetall ammunition factory in the Spanish province of Murcia, Spanish media reported, citing emergency services. A tank exploded at the plant near the city of Murcia, the Cadena Ser radio reported on Thursday, adding that following the explosion, a fire started, which…
Kampala, (UNI) The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it has deployed an emergency medical team to help Uganda fight a deadly Ebola outbreak that killed a health worker in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. The personnel will provide technical and logistical support to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, said the WHO in a statement…
Washington, Jan 31 (UNI) One of the black boxes, or flight recorders, from the CRJ 700 passenger jet flight that collided with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has been recovered from the Potomac River, CNN reported, citing the office of Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell. Late Wednesday, a US Army…
Washington, Jan 30 (UNI) The Reagan Washington National Airport was closed on Wednesday due to an aircraft emergency, the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said. “Departures from Ronald Reagan National are grounded due to aircraft emergency,” the FAA said. US media earlier reported that a plane and a helicopter collided near the airport.
Washington, Jan 30 (UNI) A passenger jet collided with a helicopter on Wednesday while landing at Washington’s Reagan National Airport, said the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). There is no information on casualties and the collision remains under investigation. A black hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet, according to Fox News. Local police and…
