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United Nations, Sep 17 (UNI) A Chinese envoy on Monday urged the United States to take tangible actions to push Israel to cease its military operations in the Gaza Strip without delay. “We urge the United States to show a responsible attitude, use the significant influence it holds over the party, and take tangible actions…

United Nations, Sep 17 (UNI) Priority needs for the more than 400,000 victims of northeast Nigeria flooding are food assistance, potable water, hygiene, sanitation and shelter, UN humanitarians said on Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said a joint mission of the heads of UN agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)…

Sydney, Sep 17 (UNI) A Qantas flight was forced to make an emergency landing on Tuesday in northeast Australia after a cabin pressure issue. Flight QF1871 from Townsville to Brisbane in the state of Queensland diverted and made an emergency landing at Rockhampton, approximately halfway between the two cities, on Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for…

Baghdad, Sep 17 (UNI) The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a Shiite militia group, claimed responsibility for a drone attack on an Israeli site in Jordan Valley on Monday morning. The group said in a statement that the attack was executed “in solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip” and pledged to continue targeting “the…

Beirut, (UNI) An Israeli military drone attacked a home in the southern Lebanese village of Houla near the border with Israel, killing one person and injuring two others, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said on Monday. “One person was killed in an attack by an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle on a building in the…

Yangon, (UNI) The death toll from Myanmar’s flooding has risen to 226, with 77 people still missing, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council reported late Monday. The floods have affected dozens of townships across the country, killing 128,344 animals, the report said. A total of 438 shelters were set up for flood victims,…

Moscow, Sep 16 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to increase the number of the Russian armed forces to 2,389,130 ​​units, including 1.5 million military personnel, according to a decree published on the official website for legal information on Monday. “To establish the number of the armed forces of Russia at 2,389,130 ​​units, including…

Manila, Sep 16 (UNI) The Philippines’ Department of Health has detected three more mpox cases, which have brought the number of confirmed cases around the country to 18 so far this year, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Monday. Herbosa said five of the 18 patients have recovered, and no patient has died from the infectious…

Seoul, Sep 16 (UNI) All the eight people on board were rescued from a fishing boat that capsized off South Korea’s western coast, Yonhap news agency said Monday, citing the coast guard. The 35-ton fishing vessel overturned off the western port city of Gunsan at about 7:36 a.m. local time (2236 GMT Sunday). All the…

Caracas, Sep 16 (UNI) Another two US citizens and one Czech citizen were detained in Venezuela on suspicion of planning to deliver a group of mercenaries from France and Eastern Europe to the country to eliminate the Venezuelan top political leadership, Venezuelan Vice President and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Sunday. “We have another…