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Washington, Aug 29 (UNI) The Trump administration has approved the sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine, providing a potentially powerful tool to Kyiv as it continues to face a relentless assault by Russia. The announcement of the proposed USD 825 million sale Thursday comes as diplomatic efforts to end the…

London, Aug 29 (UNI) Auto maker Tesla reported a drop in its sales again in Europe in July as car buyers continued their migration to Chinese rival BYD. Elon Musk’s carmaker sold 6,600 models in the EU in July, a 42.4 percent fell from the same month last year, according to data from the European…

New York, Aug 29 (UNI) France, Germany and the United Kingdom have begun the process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. The triggering of the so-called snapback sanctions, a move that the United States welcomed on Thursday, comes as diplomatic efforts to restrain Iran’s growing nuclear programme have faltered. Tehran has…

Kampala, Aug 29 (UNI) Uganda’s decision to approve the Trump administration’s offer to take in migrants unwanted by the United States has sparked criticism in the East African nation that already houses the continent’s largest refugee population. “The whole scheme stinks” without parliamentary oversight, Mathias Mpuuga, until recently the leader of the opposition in Uganda’s…

Washington, Aug 29 (UNI) The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of air delivered munitions and related equipment to Ukraine for an estimated cost of 825 million U.S. dollars. The principal contractors will be Zone 5 Technologies and CoAspire, and the U.S. government is not aware of any offset agreement proposed in connection…

Minneapolis, Aug 28 (UNI) Two children were killed, 14 other children and three elderly parishioners were wounded, after a 23-year-old gunman allegedly fired through the windows of a church in Minnesota on Wednesday morning, while marking the first week of class at Annunciation Catholic School. The FBI identified the shooter as Robin Westman (23), who…

Kyiv, Aug 27 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to impose the ideology of “eternal war” with Russia, making money on it and disregarding ordinary Ukrainian citizens’ interests, Ukrainian opposition politician and chairman of the Other Ukraine movement Viktor Medvedchuk said today. “Zelenskyy’s Ukraine imposes the ideology of eternal war with Russia on the Ukrainian…

Tel Aviv, Aug 27 (UNI) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that an initial inquiry into the strike, which illed at least 20 people, including journalists and medical staff, showed that the intended target was a camera positioned by Hamas to capture Israeli military activity. Israel did not provide evidence for the claim, reports CNN….

Susner Municipality President joins Congress Bhopal: In a significant political blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh, Susner Municipality President Lakshmi Sisodiya has defected to the Congress party. Her move was followed by a wave of BJP workers who also switched their allegiance, further weakening the ruling party’s presence in Agar Malwa. The…

Washington, Aug. 26 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he hopes to meet with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), later this year. Speaking to reporters at the White House during the outset of his meeting with visiting South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, Trump said he…