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Naypyidaw, July 23 (UNI) Myanmar Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Administration Council Min Aung Hlaing has temporarily received the powers of acting President to resolve matters related to the activities of the national security and defense council, the MWD News broadcaster reported. “Acting president duties have been handed over … to the chairman…

San Francisco, July 23 (UNI) Two people on board a plane were killed after their aircraft crashed in a farm field near the site of an air show in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on Monday, authorities said. Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to the crash in the eastern Wisconsin town of Nekimi on Monday…

United Nations, July 23 (UNI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for more efforts to protect children from human trafficking, in a message for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed annually on July 30. “Human trafficking is a horrific crime that targets the most vulnerable in our societies,” Guterres said. “On this World Day…

Kathmandu, July 22 (UNI) Twenty-five bodies of the passengers have been recovered while 37 others have remained missing since their buses were swept away into a river by landslides on July 12, a local official said on Monday. The number of people traveling on the buses was first put at 65, but revised to 62…

Tokyo, July 22 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 on Monday struck the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just northeast of Tokyo, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 10:07 a.m. local time, measuring 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, said the Japan Meteorological Agency. At a depth…

Manila, July 22 (UNI) The Philippines and China have agreed on principles for de-escalation in the South China Sea to deliver personnel and cargo to a grounded Philippine warship on disputed Ayungin Shoal, the Philippine Foreign Ministry said. “The Philippines and the People’s Republic of China have reached an understanding of principles and approaches that…

Jerusalem, July 22 (UNI) Israel may delay talks with Palestinian movement Hamas on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip until the US presidential election in November, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes that after the election Washington’s position on Israel and the Gaza conflict may change, Politico reported, citing a senior Middle East diplomat….

Washington, July 22 (UNI) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that he is ready to debate Vice President Kamala Harris or any other Democratic presidential candidate. US President Joe Biden said earlier in the day that he would withdraw from the presidential race. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic…

Brussels, July 22 (UNI) More than 500,000 NATO military personnel are currently on high alert, NATO spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah. “Since 2014, NATO has undergone the most significant transformation in our collective defense in a generation. We have put in place the most comprehensive defense plans since the Cold War, with currently more than 500,000 troops…

Washington, July 22 (UNI) US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he would drop out from his re-election bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party nominee for the coveted post. Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race capped month-long speculations about his future, following intense pressure from close associates in…