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Guiyang, June 25 (UNI) Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflows have triggered severe flooding in two counties of Guizhou Province in southwest China, prompting mass evacuations. As of 2:30 p.m. yesterday, 48,900 residents were temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang County and 32,000 in Congjiang County. The flood control emergency response has been escalated to Level I,…

Caracas, June 25 (UNI) A total of 203 Venezuelan migrants were repatriated from the United States yesterday under the Venezuelan government’s Return to the Homeland Plan, aimed at facilitating the return of vulnerable nationals. The group – 168 men, 29 women, and six minors – arrived at Simon Bolivar International Airport, where they were received…

Jerusalem, June 24 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel had achieved all its military objectives prior to its ceasefire with Iran. He claimed that the elimination of both Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities – which were Tel Aviv’s prime objectives – were achieved, and thanked US President Donald Trump…

Berlin, June 24 (UNI) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed hope that the Israeli and US strikes against Iran would permanently dissuade Tehran from pursuing its goals for nuclear weapons. “Not only Israel, but also Europe and the world as a whole are threatened by this Iranian nuclear programme,” Merz told lawmakers in the Bundestag lower…

Dhaka, June 24 (UNI) The Bangladeshi interim government has signed an agreement with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for a $400-million budget support loan. The loan will be utilised to implement key policy reforms aimed at combating climate change and fostering sustainable development, including the ‘Climate Resilient Inclusive Development Program – Subprogram 2’ under…

Kabul, June 24 (UNI) The Afghan Taliban government’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called on the United States to immediately release the country’s foreign reserves, calling the freezing of its assets by the US illegal, reports Tolo News. Muttaqi stressed that the US decision has severely disrupted the natural course of Afghanistan’s economic…

Washington, June 24 (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that both Israel and Iran violated the ceasefire agreement, and claimed that the Israeli and US strikes had destroyed Iran’s nuclear programme. “Both sides broke the ceasefire,” Trump told reporters before leaving for the NATO summit in The Hague, referring to the US-brokered truce…

Tehran/Jerusalem, June 24 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there was no ceasefire or military operation agreement yet, but if Israel stopped its “aggression” no later than 4 a.m. (00:30 Moscow time), Tehran would no longer launch strikes. Araghchi posted the statement on his X account at 00:46 GMT. “As of now, there is…

Washington, June 24 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran have reached a formal agreement to implement a complete and total ceasefire, marking what he called the end of the “12-Day War.” In a post on his Truth Social platform at 6:02 p.m. Monday, Trump congratulated both nations and revealed that…

Doha, June 24 (UNI) Qatar’s air defence systems intercepted 18 of 19 Iranian ballistic missiles targeting the Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts U.S. forces, the Qatari Ministry of Defence announced Monday. One missile impacted inside the base without causing any casualties or material damage. Shayeq Al-Hajri, deputy chief of Joint Operations, confirmed in a…