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Tripoli, Jan 2 (UNI) The Security Directorates Support Force of the Interior Ministry of Libya said Thursday that two of its members were killed in a drone attack targeting one of its patrols in the city of Ajaylat, about 80 km west of the capital Tripoli. In a statement, the force said the attack occurred…

London, Jan 2 (UNI) A total of 41,472 migrants arrived on British shores in small boats in 2025, marking the second-highest annual figure on record, government data released on Thursday showed. That figure represents a 13 percent increase compared with 2024, and is 9 percent lower than the all-time high of nearly 46,000 recorded in…

Geneva, Jan 2 (UNI) Around 40 people were killed and more than 110 others injured after a fire broke out at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort in Valais Canton in southwestern Switzerland, local police said on Thursday. Valais Canton Police Chief Frederic Gisler confirmed the casualty figures at a second press conference held…

Geneva, Jan 1 (UNI) At least 10 people were killed and 10 others injured after an explosion at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort in Valais Canton of southwestern Switzerland on Thursday, a Swiss public broadcaster reported. The blast occurred at around 1:30 a.m. local time (0030 GMT) and triggered a fire at the…

New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI): Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the mayor of New York City just after midnight on Thursday, taking the oath of office at a decommissioned subway station in Manhattan. As the first Muslim leader of America’s largest city, Mamdani, a Democrat, took the oath, placing his hand on the Quran,…

Islamabad, Jan 1 (UNI) At least 14 passengers were killed and 16 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a van in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, officials said. The bus was carrying players of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences to Lahore to participate in a sports event when…

Beijing, Jan 1 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Southeastern Alaska at 0646 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 60.64 degrees north latitude and 140.00 degrees west longitude.  

Moscow, Jan 1 (UNI/SPUTNIK) President Vladimir Putin delivered his New Year’s address to the Russian people. The head of state stated that Russia will achieve its goals and move only forward. “We rely on our own strength, on those who are close to us, who are near and dear to us, and we are always…

Moscow, Jan 1 (SPUTNIK/UNI) Air defence systems destroyed 6,503 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory in December, according to RIA Novosti’s calculations based on Defence Ministry data. The largest number of drones were destroyed on December 15 and 25 – 545 and 472 units, respectively. The overwhelming majority of UAV attacks occurred in the European part…

Sao Paulo, Jan 1 (UNI) Five people died, including one victim and four armed suspects, in two related shootings in southern Brazil’s Parana state, local media reported. The body of a man who had been shot dead was discovered in a neighbourhood of Cornelio Procopio, a city about 380 km from the state capital Curitiba…