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Washington/New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Sergio Gor, who has been appointed as the US Ambassador to New Delhi, and US Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Michael J. Rigas are visiting India, during which they will hold talks with Indian government officials to discuss bilateral issues. According to a US State Department statement, the two…
Hong Kong, Oct. 10 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 144 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea at 02:08:10 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.12 degrees south latitude and 147.99 degrees east longitude.
Washington, Oct. 10 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that Spain be expelled from NATO for refusing to increase its defense spending. “They have no excuse not to do this,” Trump told reporters at the White House during a meeting with visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb. “Maybe you should throw them out of…
Khartoum, Oct 10 (UNI) At least 13 people were killed and more than 21 injured in shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that targeted a mosque in the city of El Fasher, western Sudan, volunteers and eyewitnesses said on Thursday. “The Abu Shouk Mosque in El Fasher was shelled late Wednesday, killing at…
Manila, Oct. 10 (UNI) An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Friday morning, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology to issue a tsunami warning for coastal areas in Mindanao. In a report, the institute said that the quake, which occurred at 9:43 a.m….
Washington, Oct.10 (UNI) New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a grand jury in the U.S. state of Virginia on Thursday. U.S. media noted that the charges against James are not yet clear. The Justice Department previously launched a criminal probe into James around alleged mortgage fraud and later expanded its investigation. In…
Lausanne, Oct. 10 (UNI)The International School Sport Federation (ISF) announced Thursday it has teamed up with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) to support the promotion of snow sports in education. The world governing bodies for school sport and skiing and snowboarding have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the ISF announced. “Such a…
Moscow, Oct. 10 (UNI) A MiG-31 fighter jet crashed in Russia’s Lipetsk region on Thursday, with both pilots ejecting safely, TASS news agency reported. “At about 19:20 Moscow time (1620 GMT), a MiG-31 aircraft crashed in the Lipetsk region while approaching for landing after a scheduled training flight. The crew ejected safely, and there is…
Washington, Oct. 10 (UNI) The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to “oversee” the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, U.S. media reported Thursday. The task force will “oversee, observe, make sure there are no violations” of the deal, a senior U.S. official told reporters. Members of Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish…
Canberra/New Delhi, Oct 9 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today reaffirmed India’s uncompromising stance on terrorism, emphasising that meaningful dialogue and cooperation cannot coexist with the menace of terror. “Terror and talks cannot go together, terror and trade cannot go together and water and blood cannot flow together,” the Defence Minister said while urging the…
