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Jerusalem, May 9 (UNI) Israel’s army announced on Wednesday that it was continuing its ground assault on Gaza’s Rafah, reporting approximately 30 casualties since the offensive began on Monday night. According to an army statement, the 30 casualties were militants, while Gaza health officials reported about 35 deaths, including a four-month-old baby. The army said…
Sao Paulo May 9 (UNI) At least 100 people have died and nearly 100,000 homes have been destroyed or significantly damaged from more than a week of record rainfall and flooding in south Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state, local authorities said on Wednesday. The National Confederation of Municipalities said in an update that overflowing…
Islamabad, May 9 (UNI) Pakistani security forces conducted two separate operations in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, resulting in the killing of six terrorists, the military said in a statement. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said that the first operation was carried out in Dera…
Washington, May 8 (UNI) The “limited” Israeli military operation in Rafah has not crossed President Joe Biden’s “red line” and therefore has not yet led to any changes in the US administration’s policy towards its closest ally in the Middle East, Axios reported, citing two American officials. On Monday, Israel started a military operation in…
Singapore, May 8 (UNI) An F-16 fighter jet of the Singaporean Airforce crashed within Tengah Air Base Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defense. The plane experienced an issue during take-off and the pilot responded in accordance with emergency procedures. The pilot successfully ejected and is receiving medical attention. No other…
Belgrade, May 8 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday to pay a state visit to Serbia. Serbian Air Force sent two fighter jets to escort Xi’s plane after it entered the country’s airspace. The Chinese president was warmly welcomed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his wife, Tamara Vucic, at Belgrade…
Sao Paulo, May 8 (UNI) Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state’s civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing…
Cairo, May 7 (UNI) Egypt has informed the Palestinian side that Israel’s security operation in the vicinity of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing will end on Tuesday morning, a high-rank official has said. “Egypt has inquired about the Israeli incursion in the vicinity of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, the only…
Lima, May 7 (UNI) At least 10 people were killed when a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned in the predawn hours of Monday in southern Peru’s Puno region, local media reported. The interprovincial bus, operated by a company called Transportes Turismo Universal, was traveling along the Puno-Cusco route when the accident occurred…
Cairo/Jerusalem/Gaza, May 7 (UNI) An Egyptian security delegation mediating the Gaza truce received on Monday “positive responses” from Hamas and Israel, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV channel quoted a high-ranking security source as saying. The report said the Egyptian side has intensified communication with both sides to achieve calm before enforcing its three-stage Gaza truce proposal,…
