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Jakarta, July 29 (UNI) An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked off Indonesia’s western Aceh province earlier Tuesday without prompting large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency said. The tremors occurred at 01:41 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday (1841 GMT Monday) with the epicenter located 247 km northwest of Sabang town…
London, July 29 (UNI) Frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not agreeing to the terms of ceasefire with Ukraine, US Donald Trump has presented a new, shorter deadline of “10 or 12 days” for Russia to agree to a ceasefire over the war in Ukraine from Monday, which Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky has called…
New York, July 29 (UNI) At least one person died, and three others were injured in a shooting by an unidentified assailant at a skyscraper in New York City. Authorities are responding to a call of shots fired in a Midtown Manhattan office building, police told the BBC. The New York City Police Department responded…
Seoul, July 29 (UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister has told the state media that their neighbour South Korea remains “the enemy” of the country despite recent moves by Seoul to ease tensions along the 38th parallel. North Korea has “no interest” in talks with the South no matter what proposal is…
London, July 29 (UNI) US President Donald Trump expressed grave concern over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip saying that the US will open “food centres” to help starving Palestinians. Speaking during his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday in Scotland, he said the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza was “one of…
United Kingdom, July 29 (UNI) Two people have died and two more remain in hospital with injuries after a knife attack in central London, the Metropolitan Police said. “Officers were called at 13:00hrs on Monday, 28 July to reports that multiple people had been assaulted at a business unit in Long Lane, SE1. Police and…
Singapore, July 28 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Singapore’s Minister for Manpower and Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Dr. Tan See Leng, today to discuss enhanced collaboration in sectors such as green energy, data centres, logistics, and housing. During the meeting, held…
Moscow, July 28 (UNI) The US-EU deal does not provide for the abolition of US tariffs of 50 per cent on steel and aluminum, but they could be reduced as a result of further negotiations, the New York Times reported, citing a senior US official. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President…
Phnom Pehn/Bangkok, July 28 (UNI) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai are scheduled to meet today in Malaysia to talk over ongoing border conflict. “I will lead Cambodian delegation to attend a special meeting in Kuala Lumpur,” Hun Manet said in a post on his official social media platforms…
Beijing, July 28 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Iceland at 2340 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 64.56 degrees north latitude and 17.69 degrees west longitude.
