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Manila, Oct 1 (UNI) The death toll in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu province in the central Philippines last night climbed to 69, the Philippines’ Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said today. Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro, deputy administrator for the OCD, told a public briefing that 30 died in Bogo City, the epicenter…

Moscow, Oct 1 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey are urging Hamas to accept US President Donald Trump’s plan to resolve the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Axios news portal reported, citing sources. On Monday, Trump unveiled a 20-point plan to resolve the Gaza conflict. The proposal calls, among other things, for an immediate ceasefire…

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 (UNI) Palestinian Ambassador to India, Abdullah Abu Shawesh, has paid a significant visit to the AKG Centre, the headquarters of Kerala’s ruling CPI(M), expressing heartfelt gratitude for the party’s long-standing support and solidarity with the people of Palestine. In discussions with CPI(M) leaders, Ambassador Abu Shawesh highlighted the continuing denial of democratic…

Jakarta, Oct 1 (UNI) Indonesia’s disaster management agency today said that at least 91 people were trapped after a school building collapsed on September 29 in the Sidoarjo district of East Java province. Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), said that as of last evening, the accident had left three people…

Manila, Oct 1 (UNI) The death toll in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu province in the central Philippines last night could reach up to 60, the Philippines’ Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said today. There have been reports that “as many as 60 individuals perished from this earthquake,” but the number of deaths is…

Washington, Oct 1 (UNI) The US federal government entered a shutdown at the start of Wednesday, a few hours after the US Senate failed to pass a short-term spending bill on Tuesday night, which marks the first government shutdown in nearly seven years. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be forced to take unpaid…

New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Google-owned YouTube has agreed to pay USD 24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against YouTube for the suspension of his account. Trump’s account was suspended in relation to the January 6 riots in 2021. On Jan 6, 2021 the United States Capitol in Washington…

Jerusalem, Sep 29 (UNI) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said in a statement that its air force struck more than 140 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. The IDF claimed that these were “terror” targets, which included militant cells, military buildings, anti-tank positions, and other infrastructure. Palestine’s official news agency…

Hanoi, Sep 30 (UNI) The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi and subsequent floods in Vietnam has risen to 19, with 88 others injured, Vietnam News Agency reported today. Thirteen people remain missing, while eight others are still out of contact, according to the report. More than 105,000 houses were unroofed or damaged, with central Ha…

New Delhi, (UNI) India and Bhutan have agreed to establish two cross-border rail links between Banarhat and Samtse and Kokrajhar and Gelephu. The railway connectivity project is on the basis of an MoU between Bhutan and India signed during the visit of the Bhutanese PM in March 2024. The MoU was formally be signed today…