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Geneva, July 7 (UNI) The Swiss embassy in Tehran reopened today after being temporarily closed on June 20 due to instability in Iran. Ambassador Nadine Olivieri Lozano and a small team returned to Tehran on July 5, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) said in a statement. According to the FDFA, the decision to…

Jerusalem/Sanna, July 7 (UNI) Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s Red Sea ports in western Hodeidah Province late last night. The strikes came minutes after the Israeli military issued an urgent evacuation warning on the social media platform X. Witnesses reported explosions in several locations along Yemen’s western coast, including the port of…

Moscow, July 7 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said that additional 10% trade tariffs would be imposed on any country that supported the “Anti-American” policies of BRICS. “Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy,” Trump said on…

Moscow, July 7 (UNI) Russian air defense forces shot down six Ukrainian drones attempting to attack Moscow today, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Specialists from emergency services are working at the crash sites of the debris, Sobyanin wrote in his Telegram channel. “Thousands of drones have been launched at Moscow over the past months. In…

Abuja, July 7 (UNI) At least 21 people died and three others were injured yesterday after a truck and a bus collided head-on and went up in flames in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano. The accident, which occurred along the Zaria-Kano highway in the Kasuwar Dogo area, was caused by the bus driver’s route violation,…

Hanoi, July 7 (UNI) Eight people, including six adults and two children, were killed in a fire late Sunday night at a residential complex in Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam News Agency reported. The fire broke out at around 10 p.m. local time at a ground-floor unit of an apartment complex in Phu…

Washington, D.C., July 6 (UNI) As the 90-day pause on President Donald Trump’s sweeping new “reciprocal” tariff regime approaches its expiration at 12:01 a.m. ET (9-31 PM IST) on July 9, uncertainty hangs heavy over global markets, U.S. trade partners and investors alike. Announced on April 2 and dubbed “Liberation Day” by the president, the…

Beijing, July 6 (UNI) China’s national observatory today renewed a yellow alert for Typhoon Danas as it is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the southern parts of the country. As of 5 a.m. today, the typhoon was located at 21.3 degrees north latitude and 118.1 degrees east longitude, moving northeast at…

Islamabad, July 6 (UNI) Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods have claimed at least 66 lives and injured 127 others across Pakistan since June 26, according ti the latest report by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The NDMA yesterday confirmed two additional deaths and 10 injuries from rain-related incidents over the past two days,…

Los Angeles, July 6 (UNI) Tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced that “the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom,” following an online poll he launched earlier in the week that showed strong support for a new political force. “Independence Day is the perfect time to ask if you want independence from…