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London, Dec 30 (UNI) Eurostar trains to and from London have been cancelled on Saturday after a tunnel under the River Thames was flooded, stranding thousands of passengers ahead of New Year’s Eve. No high-speed services are expected to run between Ebbsfleet International in Kent, 10 miles east of London, and London St. Pancras International…

Mexico City, Dec 30 (UNI) At least six people were killed and 26 injured in an attack by an armed group at a party early Friday in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora, local authorities said. The attack occurred at a “techno-party” in the streets of Ciudad Obregon in the municipality of Cajeme, Gustavo Salas,…

Washington, Dec 30 (UNI) The Biden administration has approved a possible $147.5 million foreign military sale of M107 155mm projectiles and related equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Friday. “The Secretary of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of M107 155mm projectiles and related equipment for…

Beijing, Dec 30 (UNI) China on Saturday launched a test satellite for satellite internet technologies from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 8:13 a.m. (Beijing Time), and successfully entered its preset orbit. It was the 505th flight mission of the Long March…

Kiev, Dec 29 (UNI) At least 12 people were killed and more than 70 others injured across Ukraine on Friday morning in the “largest missile and drone attack” on the country since the start of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the National Police said. The Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 158 drones and missiles, including at least…

Kiev, Dec 29 (UNI) At least seven people were injured in a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital here on Friday morning, the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. The building of the Lukyanivska metro station in central Kiev was damaged by the explosion, Klitschko said, noting that the station continues to work as…

Islamabad, Dec 29 (UNI) Pakistani security forces in an operation killed a “wanted terrorist” in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police has said. During a joint operation conducted by police and security forces in the Tank district of the province, the notorious terrorist named Idrees, who belonged to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), got…

Caracas, Dec 29 (UNI) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered a “joint military action” by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) in eastern Venezuela amid what he described as a “threat” from Britain. The stationing of a British military ship in the waters of neighboring Guyana represents a breaking of the recent agreement Venezuela…

Seoul, Dec 29 (UNI) The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Thursday that there is a high possibility that Pyongyang could carry out new “military provocations” in early 2024 ahead of the presidential election in the United States and South Korea’s parliamentary elections. “There is a high possibility that North Korea could unexpectedly conduct…

Damascus, Dec 29 (UNI) The Syrian Defense Ministry said that Israel has struck several positions in southern Syria, but the country’s air defenses intercepted most of the missiles launched. Earlier on Thursday, Syrian state news agency SANA reported that Syrian air defense systems were repelling an attack near Damascus, adding that explosions were heard near…