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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…
City Of Manila, June 24 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted east of the Philippine Islands at 01:58:08 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 7.97 degrees north latitude and 129.83 degrees east longitude.
Imphal, June 23 (UNI) Security forces in Manipur have intensified operations across the state, resulting in the arrest of multiple insurgent cadres and the recovery of a substantial cache of arms and ammunition, police said on Monday. During the last 24 hours, one individual affiliated with a proscribed outfit was apprehended by state police in…
United Nations, June 23 (UNI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday warned of “a rathole of retaliation” in the wake of U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities marks a perilous turn in a region that is already reeling, Guterres told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council….
