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Madrid, Dec 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Healthcare workers across Spain began a four-day strike on Tuesday, protesting a new draft statute from the Ministry of Health and demanding a separate regulation that takes into account the specific needs of their profession, the Spanish Confederation of Medical Trade Unions (CESM) said. “Given the current situation, the Confederation insists…
Washington, Dec 9 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap fresh tariffs on agricultural imports, singling out rice from India and fertiliser from Canada, as trade negotiations with both countries dragged on. “India should not be dumping rice in the US,” Trump said during an event at the White House, where he announced…
Bangkok, Dec 8 (UNI) A Thai soldier has been killed and several others injured in the latest clash along Thailand’s disputed border with Cambodia. The simmering conflict between the two ASEAN members who share a long border has reignited tensions that have simmered for months between the two. Thailand’s army reported that Cambodian troops fired…
Jerusalem, Dec 8 (UNI) Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that the “yellow line” demarcation is the “new borderline” inside the Gaza Strip. The “yellow line” marks the zone from which Israeli troops have not withdrawn in the Palestinian enclave, as part of the ceasefire arrangements that took effect on Oct. 10. “The…
Ankara, Dec 6 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Four US-made F-35 fighter jets paid for by Turkey are sitting idle in a hangar at a US base in California, Turkish newspaper Yeni Akit reported on Saturday. In late September, US President Donald Trump said that Washington might let Ankara buy F-35s if its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “does something”…
Kabul, Dec 6 (UNI) Four Afghan civilians were killed, and four others sustained injuries after the Pakistan forces opened fire in the border town of Spin Boldak in the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, local media outlet TOLOnews reported on Saturday.
New Delhi, (UNI) US President Donald Trump has expressed satisfaction with Syria’s progress under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, emphasizing the importance of Israel maintaining a strong dialogue with Syria. Trump stated that the US is doing everything possible to support Syria’s development and praised his decision to lift “very strong and biting sanctions” on the country….
Tegucigalpa, Dec. 1 (UNI) The Honduran National Electoral Council (CNE) said Monday that the presidential vote remains virtually tied as the preliminary tally advances peacefully a day after the country’s general elections. According to the latest update of the Preliminary Electoral Results Transmission System, with 57.03 percent of the votes counted, Nasry Asfura, candidate of…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (UNI) Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is looking forward to President Putin’s state visit to India (Dec 4-5), describing India as a “great friend” and its people as “great friends of Russia.” Peskov emphasised that Moscow remains “very sensitive” to any external interference in the bilateral relationship between India…
Tokyo, Dec. 1 (UNI) An explosion occurred at a factory in the city of Muroran in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, early Monday, triggering a large fire and scattering concrete debris across the site. According to the local fire department, residents near the North Japan Works of Nippon Steel in Muroran called emergency services at around 12:55…
