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Nairobi, (UNI) Six people died, and two others were seriously injured in a plane crash near the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Thursday, Kiambu County Commissioner Henry Wafula said. “Six are dead … two were seriously injured,” Wafula told reporters. Among the victims were medical personnel on board the plane and people inside the building…

Phnom Penh, (UNI) Cambodia has nominated US president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after the US leader threatened to halt trade deals unless the South-east Asian nation agreed to a ceasefire with Thailand in a recent armed conflict. A letter from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet today addressed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee…

Washington, August 7 (UNI) The administration of US President Donald Trump will close two missions of American space agency NASA responsible for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions, the Newsmax broadcaster reported, citing the agency. In a statement sent by email, NASA said that the missions are “beyond their prime mission” and being terminated “to align with…

Kherson (Ukraine), Aug 7 (UNI) Russia has launched a new bid to exert control over the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson by threatening key access roads with its drones and trying to split it in two by striking a vital bridge. On Sunday, a wave of airstrikes damaged a key bridge between Kherson’s island, Korabel,…

Washington, Aug 7 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said there was a “very good prospect” of a summit meeting soon with his Russian counterpart that could lead to an end to the war in Ukraine. “We had some very good talks with President (Vladimir) Putin today, and there’s a very good chance that we could…

Washington, Aug 7 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to impose a 100 percent tariff on imported semiconductors. “We’ll be putting a tariff of approximately 100 per cent on chips and semiconductors. But if you’re building in the United States of America, there’s no charge,” he told reporters at the White…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Pakistani and Chinese mercenaries are fighting alongside Russian troops in the Vovchansk region in northeastern Ukraine. ‘’I was with those defending our country in the Vovchansk direction. We spoke with commanders about the frontline situation, the defence of Vovchansk, and the dynamics of the…

United Nations, Aug 6 (UNI) A senior UN official on Tuesday warned against the possible expansion of Israeli military operations through the Gaza Strip. The latest reports regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s possible decision to expand Israel’s military operations through the entire Gaza Strip, if true, are deeply alarming, said UN Assistant Secretary-General for…

Arizona, Aug 6 (UNI) Four people were killed today when a medical transport plane crashed on Navajo Nation land in US state of Arizona, according to tribal police. “The small aircraft was enroute to pick up a patient from a nearby hospital, when the crash occurred,” Navajo Nation Police said on Facebook. The accident took…

Vladivostok, Aug 6 (UNI) A dam has been destroyed near the Klyuchevskoy Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East, raising concerns over potential mudflows and transportation disruptions in the region, local authorities said on Wednesday. Fieldwork conducted from July 30 to Aug. 2 near the Studenaya River revealed that the dam — constructed…