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Moscow, Aug 15 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of India’s Independence Day, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. “Dear Madam President! Dear Mr. Prime Minister! Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on the occasion of India’s national holiday —…
Jakarta, Aug 15 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Flores region, Indonesia at 0354 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 171.6 km, was initially determined to be at 8.42 degrees south latitude and 121.43 degrees east longitude.
Washington, Aug 15 (UNI) Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said in a press conference that a grand jury issued arrest warrants against the 19 defendants named in a 41-count indictment, including against former President Donald Trump, in an election interference case, but they will all have an opportunity to voluntarily surrender by August 25….
Washington, Aug 15 (UNI) A Fulton County grand jury in the state of Georgia indicted former President Donald Trump with 13 criminal charges related to an investigation alleging he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a court document revealed. Several of the charges Trump faces include violation of the Georgia RICO…
Algiers, Aug 15 (UNI) Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Monday called his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf, and expressed his “regrets and apologies” for the burning of the Islamic holy book of Quran in the Danish capital Copenhagen. The Danish diplomat said these acts were “intolerable and unacceptable,” and had run contrary to Denmark’s…
Wuhan, Aug 15 (UNI) Seven people were dead in a rockslide Monday night in the suburbs of Yichang City, central China’s Hubei Province, the local government confirmed. Falling rocks hit a passing van on a country road in Xingshan County at around 8:30 p.m. and all the seven people on board were killed, the county…
Paris, Aug 15 (UNI) Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as a violent wildfire broke out Monday evening near Saint-Andre, a commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in southern France. The fire broke out at about 5:15 p.m. local time (1515 GMT), French news channel BFMTV reported, citing local fire department. According to the local…
Makhachkala, Aug 15 (UNI) The number of those injured in an explosion at a gas station in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, has risen to 66, Russian First Deputy Health Minister Viktor Fisenko said. “A total of 66 injured people, 10 of them in serious condition, are in Makhachkala’s medical institutions. Doctors are now fighting…
Buenos Aires, (UNI) A far-right Argentine presidential candidate, libertarian economist Javier Milei, has surprised many by winning the primaries, with his opponents close behind, voting results showed on Monday. Argentina’s presidential election is scheduled for October 22. The main contenders for the presidency are Sergio Massa, the incumbent economy minister running for the ruling Union…
Islamabad, Aug 15 (UNI) Two people were killed and 85 others injured in separate incidents of firing by residents of Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi to celebrate the country’s 77th Independence Day on Monday, police and hospital administration said. The killed included a man and woman who received stray bullets which were fired in…
