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Jerusalem, Jan 13 (UNI) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had struck a number of Lebanese movement Hezbollah’s military targets, as well as routes along the Syrian-Lebanese border allegedly used to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah. Earlier, Lebanese news agency NNA reported that Israeli Air Force aircraft had carried out several strikes in southern Lebanon….
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (UNI) The death toll from the ongoing wildfires in and around Los Angeles increased to 24 people, ABC News reported, citing the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner. Previously, 16 fatalities were reported. US President Joe Biden earlier said that the death toll from the Los Angeles fires was…
Canberra, Jan. 13 (UNI) A man has died and a woman has been hospitalized after a light plane crashed in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT). The 63-year-old man and 29-year-old woman were the sole occupants of the plane when it crashed in a recreational area about 50 km southeast of Darwin on Sunday. NT Police, Fire…
Beirut, Jan 12 (UNI) The death toll from an explosion at a gas station in the province of Al Bayda in central Yemen has increased to 15 people, and 67 others sustained injuries, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Sunday. “Fifteen people died and 67 got injured in the incident in Al Bayda. The search…
Luanda, Jan 12 (UNI) Angola has registered 170 cholera cases as of 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. In the past 24 hours, three cholera deaths and 51 new cases have been reported. And the outbreak has now spread to two additional municipalities in the capital…
Los Angeles, Jan 12 (UNI) At least 16 people have been killed by blazes as thousands of firefighters race to battle spreading wildfires across Los Angeles County, the most populous U.S. county, local authorities said Saturday. According to a list of fatalities published by the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner, death toll from wildfires…
Istanbul, Jan. 11 (UNI) The “end is near” for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its affiliates in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan claimed here on Friday. Speaking to local and international media representatives at a press briefing, Fidan highlighted clearing the Syrian territory from terrorism as one of Türkiye’s foreign policy priorities…
Washington, Jan. 11 (UNI) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday warned that global economy in 2025 faces heightened uncertainty due to economic policies, particularly the directions of U.S. trade policy. “Not surprisingly, given the size and role of U.S. economy, there is keen interest globally in the policy directions of the…
Dhaka, Jan 11 (UNI) With a rapidly deteriorating economy and the prevailing socio-political instability, combined with the pulling out of investors and expatriates no longer sending money, Chief Advisor Mohammed Yunus’-led-interim government is working on a roadmap to build investor confidence, and bring an elected government to power, a top official said today. Speaking as…
Tokyo, Jan. 11 (UNI) The number of influenza patients reported at designated medical institutions across Japan in the final week of December hit the highest level since current record-keeping began in 1999, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. In the week through Dec. 29, 317,812 flu patients were reported across roughly 5,000…
