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Moscow, Feb 10 (UNI) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on the alliance’s member states on Saturday to prepare for a possible decades-long confrontation with Russia and build up their military capabilities. “NATO is not seeking a war with Russia… But we should arm ourselves for a possible confrontation that could last decades,” Stoltenberg was…

Baku, Feb 9 (UNI) Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev has won the early presidential election, gaining 92.12% of the vote, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Friday after processing 100% of ballots. “As of now, the CEC has completed the counting of votes after counting 100% of the votes … Ilham Aliyev gains 92.12%,” the CEC…

Gaza, Feb 9 (UNI) The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 27,947, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Friday. In a press statement, the ministry said 67,459 Palestinians have been wounded in the coastal enclave since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October last year. Israeli…

Islamabad, Feb 9 (UNI) The Pakistani Army said Thursday night that 51 terrorist attacks took place in different parts of Pakistan to disrupt the electoral process in the South Asian country. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said in a statement that 12 people, including 10 security forces and…

Gaza, Feb 8 (UNI) The Israeli army killed 130 Palestinians and wounded 170 others during the last 24 hours, Gaza-based Health Ministry said in a press statement on Thursday. This brings the total number of deaths to 27,840 and injuries to 67,317 in the Palestinian enclave since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7,…

Washington, Feb 8 (UNI) The US Air Force is going to order nearly $140 million in special ammunition from Global Military Products and Northrop Grumman Systems, the Department of Defense announced in a press release. “Global Military Products [of] Tampa, Florida and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation [of] Radford, Virginia will compete for each order of…

Ramallah, Feb 8 (UNI) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday met with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in the West Bank, discussing issues including Palestinian statehood and the developments in the Gaza Strip. Abbas said peace and security could be achieved through the implementation of the two-state solution based on international legitimacy resolutions,…

Ramallah, Feb 8 (UNI) Two Palestinians were killed on Wednesday by Israeli forces in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, said the Palestinian Health Ministry in a statement. The statement did not provide further details, but Palestinian security sources said Israeli forces raided the Nour Shams refugee camp in the city and exchanged fire…

Gaza, Feb 8 (UNI) At least 11,000 wounded and sick Palestinians in the Gaza Strip urgently need to travel to other countries for treatment, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry spokesperson Ashraf Al-Qedra said in a statement that “the patients need to save their lives as the ministry cannot provide all medical service…

Beirut, Feb 8 (UNI) Two Hezbollah fighters and a civilian were killed on Wednesday, and five other civilians were injured during Israeli raids in Lebanon’s southeast villages of Khiam and Bani Haiyyan, Lebanese medical and security sources told Xinhua. Lebanese military sources said Israel carried out 11 air strikes on Khiam, four raids on Bani…