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Canberra, June 27 (UNI) The Australian government today announced increased funding for a global vaccines body after the United States withdrew its support. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and Minister for International Development Anne Aly said the federal government will provide 386 million Australian dollars (252.8 million U.S. dollars) to support the work of Gavi,…
Bogota, June 27 (UNI) The death toll from a landslide that struck northwest Colombia on June 24 has risen to 14, with 12 people still missing, several injured, and nearly 1,000 left homeless, local authorities confirmed yesterday. Search and rescue teams are working around the clock in the affected El Pinar neighborhood in the city…
Tehran, June 27 (UNI) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi yesterday said that no arrangement or commitment had been made to resume negotiations with the United States, amid heightened tensions following attacks by Israel and the United States on Iranian territory. In an interview with state broadcaster IRIB, Araghchi said the possibility of restarting talks…
Sanaa, June 27 (UNI) Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said yesterday that his forces have launched 309 ballistic, hypersonic missiles, and drones at Israel since mid-March, as part of what the group calls the second phase of its military campaign. In a televised speech marking the Islamic New Year, broadcast by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV,…
Ramallah/Jerusalem, June 26 (UNI) Three Palestinians were killed and seven others injured yesterday by live bullets during an Israeli settler attack on the town of Kafr Malik east of Ramallah, central West Bank, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported. Citing local sources, WAFA said that dozens of settlers attacked the town of Kafr Malik…
New York, June 26 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 22:16:15 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said today. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 35.56 degrees south latitude and 17.12 degrees west longitude.
Sydney, June 26 (UNI) A child has died and six others have been hospitalised following a collision between two cars north of Sydney. Police in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) said today that emergency services were called after the two cars collided on a highway near the town of Murulla, 225 kilometers north…
Kiev, (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that he discussed steps toward a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. “We discussed how to achieve a ceasefire and a real peace. We spoke about how to protect our people,” Zelensky said on social media platform X. Ukraine appreciates…
Sydney, June 25 (UNI) Six teenagers have been hospitalised after a stolen car crashed during a police chase north of Sydney in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW). A police statement said today that officers were conducting a routine patrol in Millers Forest, about 130 km north of Sydney near the city of Newcastle,…
Bogota, June 25 (UNI) At least eight people were killed and five others injured yesterday in a landslide in the municipality of Bello, Antioquia department, in northwestern Colombia, local authorities said. “With deep sorrow, I inform you that at around 3:25 a.m. today, a landslide occurred in the Granizal sector. So far, we have confirmed…
