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Washington/New Delhi, Apr 19 (UNI) Tesla CEO Elon Musk said today that it was an honour to speak with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that he is looking forward to visiting India later this year. A day after he spoke with PM Modi, the multi-billionaire businessman posted on the X platform that he owns: “It…

Sydney, Apr 19 (UNI) A search was underway after a police vehicle was rammed and shots were fired following the pursuit of a stolen car through Sydney’s eastern suburbs early on Saturday morning. The police began following the dark-coloured car along Old South Head Road, Rose Bay in the city’s east, at about 4 a.m….

Vienna, Apr 19 (UNI) The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on Friday published an article on its website, expressing concern over the adverse effects of the United States’ recent tariff increases on global economic development and industrial growth. UNIDO asserted that the tariff hikes “take the wrong approach,” pointing out that their calculation and…

Taiyuan, Apr 19 (UNI) China sent six new test satellites into space on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province. The six Shiyan-27 satellites were launched at 6:51 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered the preset orbits successfully. They will be mainly used for…

Doha, Apr 18 (UNI) The death toll from US airstrikes on the Ras Isa oil port in Yemen’s western province of Al Hudaydah has reached 33, and 80 people have been injured, the Houthi Health Ministry’s directorate for Al Hudaydah said on Friday. “According to preliminary data, the death toll as a result of US…

Jerusalem, Apr 18 (UNI) Israel has extended its missile warning time for long-range threats from Yemen by three to five minutes, the military’s Home Front Command said on Thursday. The updated system, which took effect Thursday, aims to allow civilians more time to reach shelters and safe rooms amid renewed missile attacks by Houthi forces,…

Vienna, Apr 18 (UNI) Austria’s science minister has announced a slew of measures this week to provide security and a free environment for researchers from the United States, as the academic freedom are at risk following the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies and dramatic research funding cuts. Eva-Maria Holzleitner, minister of women, science and research,…

United Nations, Apr 18 (UNI) The United Nations views the second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran this weekend as “a good sign,” and hopes it will yield positive results, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. The second round of U.S.-Iran indirect negotiations will be held in Rome on Saturday, according to…

Ramallah, Apr 18 (UNI) Two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli forces near the town of Osarin in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank on Thursday night, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Ramallah-based ministry in a brief statement identified the killed victims as Jihad Adham Abdullah Adili, 17, and Saif Ghassan Jabr…

Sanaa, Apr 18 (UNI) U.S. airstrikes on Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa on Thursday have killed 17 people and injured dozens more, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Friday. It said the victims were workers and employees of the port. Civil defence and rescue teams are working to extinguish fires at Ras Isa, and taking the…