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Washington, (UNI) US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today announced a 20-point plan in Washington to end the Gaza war, secure the release of hostages within 72 hours, disarm Hamas and establish a transitional governing body for the Strip. The two leaders stood side by side at the White House on…

Tel Aviv, (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday apologized to his Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, for the September 9 Israeli air strike in Doha, which targeted a meeting of the Hamas terror group’s political leadership. Though the strike failed to kill the key Hamas leaders it was targeting, it…

Quito, Sep 30 (UNI) Ecuador’s government on Monday condemned violent incidents over the weekend in Imbabura province, which left one citizen dead, 12 soldiers injured, and 17 others missing amid massive protests. The protests were triggered after the government announced on September 12 that it would end diesel subsidies. Diesel price soon surged, sparking fierce…

Moscow, Sep 29 (UNI) While the G20 countries were initially indifferent to unilateral sanctions against Russia, the situation has changed due to US tariffs, Russia’s G20 Sherpa Svetlana Lukash claimed, according to a media report. “The topic of unlawful trade restrictions is a contentious issue, particularly within the G20, largely due to the unilateral sanctions…

New York, Sep 29 (UNI) At least four people were killed and eight others injured after a shooter targeted a church and set the building aflame in Grand Blanc, Michigan, authorities said. The incident occurred early Sunday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a small community northwest of Detroit. Two additional bodies…

Seoul, Sep 29 (UNI) South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating fell 2.5 percentage points from a week earlier to 67.4 percent last week, a weekly poll showed on Monday. The negative assessment of Lee’s conduct of state affairs increased 3.4 percentage points to 31.6 percent, according to computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) by local pollster…

Sydney, Sep 29 (UNI) Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company, Optus, on Monday reported a second network outage in 10 days that affected emergency calls. Optus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singaporean conglomerate Singtel, on Monday said that the service outage affected phone calls in the east coast state of New South Wales (NSW) between 3 a.m. and…

New York, Sept. 28 (UNI) At least three people were killed and eight others wounded Saturday night after a shooter on a boat opened fire at a waterfront bar in the city of Southport, the U.S. state of North Carolina, local media reported. The gunman fired into the crowd at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday (0130…

Beijing, Sept. 28 (UNI) The first batch of emergency flood relief supplies provided by the Chinese government to Pakistan was dispatched from central China’s Zhengzhou on Sunday, according to the Chinese Air Force. Two Y-20 transport aircraft delivered the supplies, including tents and blankets, to Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital. Pakistan has suffered from severe floods since…

Chisinau, Sep 28 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Almost 2,500 French military personnel, along with equipment, will arrive in Romania from September 28 to 30 to participate in the NATO Dacian fall 2025 military drills, the Romanian defence ministry said on Sunday. “Two thousand four hundred French troops who will take part in the drills will enter the country,…