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New Delhi/Teheran, Jan 14 (UNI) Iran’s defence minister warned on Wednesday that the country had “many surprises” in store for any adversary that attacked it, as tensions with the United States escalated sharply and weeks of deadly protests continued to rock Teheran. The Iranian bravado followed an intensification of rhetoric from President Donald Trump, who…

Jerusalem, Jan 14 (UNI) Israel has adjusted its air defence deployment and raised its alert level as it steps up preparations for a possible escalation with Iran, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the political-security cabinet convened for a previously scheduled meeting to discuss developments related to Iran. Israel’s Army…

Washington, Jan 14 (UNI) After Greenland chose Denmark as its preferred partner rather than the United States, a blunt rebuke to President Donald Trump’s push to take control of the vast Arctic island ahead of high-stakes talks with senior White House officials, Trump on Tuesday dismissed the statement and warned it could become “a big…

Washington, Jan 13 (UNI) United States President Donald Trump on Monday announced the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on countries that continue to do business with Iran, as anti-government protests persist across the country. In a post on Truth Social, Trump reiterated that the decision would take effect “immediately” and emphasised that the “order is…

Manila, Jan 13 (UNI) The death toll from a landfill landslide in the central Philippine city of Cebu has climbed to 11, as rescuers continued searching on Tuesday for 25 missing workers, authorities said. Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival told a news conference on Monday that all 18 survivors were injured and have been receiving…

Solan, Jan 13 (UNI) Following a major fire incident that broke out in a four-storey building owned by Rajiv Gupta, situated at Arki Bazaar near UCO Bank, the police released a list of missing persons trapped inside the building during the fire tragedy. Solan Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said the building, constructed of wood…

Sydney, Jan 13 (UNI) A teenager from the east coast Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has been arrested and charged over several hoax “swatting” calls made to emergency services in the United States, authorities said on Tuesday. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement that it launched an investigation after receiving…

Tbilisi, Jan 13 (UNI) Georgia’s former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined 1 million Georgian lari (about 370,000 U.S. dollars) over money laundering charges, local media reported on Monday. The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia said that Garibashvili pleaded guilty to the charges and agreed to the terms…

Washington, Jan 13 (UNI) The U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran on Monday updated a travel warning urging U.S. citizens to leave Iran immediately amid the unrest across the Middle East country. “U.S. citizens should expect continued internet outages, plan alternative means of communication, and, if safe to do so, consider departing Iran by land to Armenia…

Caracas, Jan 13 (UNI) Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez met on Monday with members of the diplomatic corps from the European Union, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said. Describing the talks as “frank,” Gil said participants reviewed the state of bilateral relations and agreed on the importance of advancing a…