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Washington, (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven European leaders held multilateral talks at the White House on Monday. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French…

London, Aug 18 (UNI) A special envoy of US President Donald Trump has claimed that Russia had agreed to allow the Europe and US to give Ukraine security guarantees as part of a potential peace deal. CNN quoted Steve Witkoff saying it was agreed at the Alaska summit that the US and Europe could “effectively…

Mogadishu, Aug 18 (UNI) One of al-Shabab’s most wanted senior commanders was killed by Somali forces during a special operation in Bakool region, southwestern Somalia, the country’s Defence Ministry confirmed Sunday. The ministry announced in a press release that Hussein Moallim Hassan, a key figure in the al-Shabab terrorist group for over 15 years and…

Cotonou, Aug 18 (UNI) A bus carrying 54 people plunged into a river in central Benin early Sunday, leaving one dead and 44 missing, the country’s Ministry of the Interior and Public Security said. The bus, traveling from Togo’s capital Lome to Niger’s capital Niamey, plunged into the Oueme River after the driver hit a…

Gaza, Aug 18 (UNI) At least 42 Palestinians were killed Sunday in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, Gaza’s Civil Defence said. Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Xinhua that seven people were killed in Israeli shelling near the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, and at least one person was killed in an Israeli shelling…

New Delhi, Aug 18 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has made it amply clear that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy can end the war with Russia ‘’almost immediately if he wants to’’ or continue to fight, putting the onus of peace in Ukraine on Zelenskyy. President Trump also ruled out taking back of Crimea by Ukraine…

Berlin/New Delhi, Aug 17 (UNI) The Indian Embassy in Berlin, in collaboration with Indian National Day Celebration Committee (INDCC) and The Tagore Centre, organised a Bharat Parade at the iconic Brandenburg Gate to commemorate the 79th Independence Day of India. Nearly 1,000 members of Indian community and friends of India joined the event. The Indian…

Seoul, Aug 17 (UNI) Two people were killed and 13 others were injured on Sunday in South Korea’s apartment fire, according to Yonhap news agency. The fire broke out at the 20-story apartment building in Seoul at about 8:10 a.m. local time (2310 GMT Saturday). A man in his 20s died at the scene, while…

Ottawa, Aug 17 (UNI) Canada’s largest airline Air Canada said it has suspended all operations of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge due to a strike by its 10,000 flight attendants. The airline said in a news release that the strike led by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) officially began at 12:58 a.m….

Khartoum, Aug 17 (UNI) At least 31 people were killed, including seven children and a pregnant woman, and 13 others injured on Saturday in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city of El Fasher, western Sudan, according to volunteer groups. The Sudan Doctors Network, a volunteer group, said in a…