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Dhaka, May 27 (UNI) Cyclone Remal that caused the death of at least one person in India, also wreaked havoc in parts of Bangladesh with heavy rain and strong winds killing at least seven. The deaths were reported from five southern and southeastern Bangladeshi coastal districts after the cyclone made landfall on Sunday night. Two…
Gaza, May 27 (UNI) At least 40 people were killed and some others injured on Sunday evening in Israel’s bombing of tents in northwestern Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported. Israeli forces fired about eight rockets toward the tents in a newly established camp crowded with…
Suva, May 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted 70 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga, at 09:47 local time on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualty or damage. The epicenter, with a depth of 112.2 km, was determined to be at 19.377 degrees south…
Jerusalem, May 27 (UNI) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Monday that an Israeli aircraft killed Yassin Rabia, the Hamas Chief of Staff in the West Bank, Sunday evening in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. The strike was carried out in the area of Tal as Sultan in northwest Rafah, based on precise intelligence, said…
Beijing, May 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 79 km South of Panguna, Papua New Guinea at 0151 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined to be at 7.03 degrees south latitude and 155.54 degrees east longitude.
Sao Paulo, May 27 (UNI) Record rainfall and flooding in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state have claimed 169 lives since the storms hit the state on April 29, the Civil Defense agency said Sunday. In the last 24 hours, three more bodies were recovered, while 56 people remained missing as a result of…
Suva, May 26 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted 83 km north-northwest of Port-Vila, capital of Vanuatu at 09:23 local time on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualty or damage. The epicenter, with a depth of 29.2 km, was determined to be at 17.109…
Seoul, May 26 (UNI) South Korea has completed the development of its own Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM) system capable of shooting targets at an altitude of 50 to 60 kilometers, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA). Production of the L-SAM is expected to begin next year, and…
Madrid, May 26 (UNI) Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called on Israel to implement the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to end Israel’s military operation in Rafah. On Friday, ICJ President Nawaf Salam said that Israel must stop its military operation in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip….
London, May 26 (UNI) UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced his intention to introduce compulsory military service or alternative service for young people if the Conservatives win the next general election, scheduled for July 4. “We will reinvent National Service for today’s Britain. It will provide life-changing opportunities for our young people, offering them…
