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Cairo, Jan 5 (UNI) A Palestinian delegation led by Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh met with Egypt’s top intelligence and foreign affairs officials in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. During his meeting with the…

Hong Kong, Jan 5 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Papua New Guinea Region at 00:42 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 163.6 km, was initially determined to be at 5.55 degrees south latitude and 147.71 degrees east longitude.  

Pankaj Jain New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) Elon Musk has cautioned users against using Grok, the artificial intelligence tool on X, to generate illegal content. In a post on X, Musk said that anyone using Grok to generate illegal material will face the same consequences as those who upload such content directly on the platform….

London, Jan. 3 (UNI) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that Britain was “not involved in any way” in the U.S. operation in Venezuela, according to British media reports on Saturday. In remarks recorded for British broadcasters, Starmer said he had not spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump about Washington’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas…

Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNI) Bangladeshi Hindu businessman Khokon Chandra Das, who was grievously injured in an attack by assailants on Wednesday night in Damudya, Shariatpur, has died during treatment in a Dhaka hospital. Khokon, 50, died while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Saturday morning. Khokon was…

Caracas, Jan 3 (UNI) Venezuela’s Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, on Saturday condemned what he termed as a “treacherous terrorist attack” by the US, inside Caracas by launching bombs and missiles at civilian infrastructure, and urged for nationwide calm and unity. Speaking from the capital, Cabello said the strikes followed 28 weeks of threats from the…

Caracas, Jan 3 (UNI): US President Donald Trump claimed early Saturday that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife had been captured and taken out of the country during a large-scale U.S. military operation, a statement that sent shockwaves across the region and intensified global attention. Trump posted on TruthSocial, “The United States of America…

Caracas, Jan 3 (UNI) Venezuela’s Defence Minister General Vladimir Padrino López confirmed that the country is deploying all its military capabilities, and enacting all comprehensive defence systems, following the US missile attacks, which targeted Caracas and several nearby states. Issuing the first official report following US strikes on multiple locations across the country, he condemned…

Quito, Jan 2 (UNI) Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has declared a new 60-day “state of emergency” in nine provinces and three municipalities as an increase in criminal violence has caused serious internal commotion, local media said on Thursday. The decree, signed on Wednesday by the president, has been in force since Thursday in the provinces…

Los Angeles, Jan 2 (UNI) The United States reported more than 2,000 measles cases in 2025, the highest annual total since 1992, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Dec. 30, a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases had been reported nationwide, with about…