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Baghdad, Jan 21 (UNI) Iraqi Defence Minister Thabet Mohammed al-Abbasi said Tuesday that the country’s armed forces are fully prepared to defend Iraq’s borders, citing concerns about potential Islamic State (IS) penetration from neighboring Syria. “Our valiant army stands as an impenetrable barrier against any threat and will not allow the spread of any evil…

Baghdad, Jan 21 (UNI) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani spoke Tuesday with Syrian interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa over phone to discuss border security, amid concerns about potential Islamic State (IS) militants’ infiltration from Syria. Al-Sharaa affirmed his country’s commitment to securing the shared borders between the two countries and praised the Iraqi government’s efforts…

United Nations, Jan 21 (UNI) Heavy rains have inundated a swath of southern Africa, forcing more than 50,000 people to flee their homes in Mozambique alone, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) singled out the town of Xai-Xai, near the Limpopo River and the capital of…

Barcelona, Spain, Jan 21 (UNI) Two separate trains derailed in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia on Tuesday evening, killing one driver and injuring at least 20, local authorities said. According to Catalan emergency services, one of the accidents occurred on the R4 suburban line near the town of Gelida in Barcelona province, where a retaining…

Sofia, Jan 20 (UNI) Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced on Monday that he will submit his resignation on Tuesday, paving the way for his eligible participation in the country’s upcoming snap parliamentary elections. “Tomorrow, I will submit my resignation from the post of President of the Republic of Bulgaria,” Radev said in an address to…

Ottawa, Jan 20 (UNI) North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) said Monday its aircraft will soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland to support a series of “long-planned NORAD activities.” The aircraft will join other assets operating from bases in the continental United States and Canada, said NORAD on X, adding that the activities…

Sanaa, Jan 20 (UNI) A court run by Yemen’s Houthi group in the capital Sanaa on Monday confirmed death penalties for nine Yemenis reportedly convicted of espionage, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The court upheld the original verdicts against the nine, whom the Houthis accuse of spying for foreign countries, including the U.S., Israel, and…

Jerusalem, Jan 20 (UNI) The Israeli military said that it struck a Hezbollah militant in a strike in the Zibqin area in southern Lebanon on Monday night. It was not immediately clear if the person was killed. A military spokesperson told Xinhua that “the results of the attack are still under review.” Earlier on Monday,…

Khartoum, Jan 20 (UNI) The Global Nutrition Cluster warned on Monday that around 4.2 million children and pregnant or breastfeeding women in Sudan are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2026 amid ongoing conflict and the deterioration of basic services. The report, issued by the UN-led coordination group, estimates that about 8.4 million people…

Sydney, Jan 20 (UNI) Authorities have closed all beaches in northern Sydney following three shark attacks in two days that left two people with critical injuries. All 20 beaches in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area were closed until further notice from Tuesday, after two of the attacks occurred in the region on Monday. A man aged…