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Hanoi, June 14 (UNI) Vietnam has officially joined BRICS as a partner country, according to a statement from Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs — the BRICS chair for 2025. After expressing its desire to becoming a member of the powerful global body for some time, Vietnam has now become the 10th BRICS partner, aligning itself…

Jerusalem, June 14 (UNI) Nearly 100 missiles were launched from Iran toward central and northern Israel in two massive barrages, causing significant damage and injuring 41 people, according to the Israeli military and the national emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA). The MDA reported two people critically injured, two moderately, four lightly-moderately, while the remaining…

Tehran/Jerusalem, June 14 (UNI) Iran’s air defence has downed two Israeli Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets as well as a large number of micro aerial vehicles, capturing a female Israeli pilot, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The Iranian army has not officially confirmed the report. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) rejected the…

United Nations, June 14 (UNI) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Friday called for maximum restraint after Israeli attacks on Iran, including on nuclear facilities. “I reiterate that any military action that jeopardizes the safety and security of nuclear facilities risks grave consequences for the people of Iran, the region and…

Sydney, June 14 (UNI) A woman has died and a man has been hospitalised after a house fire on Friday night in Sydney in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW). The NSW Police said in a statement on Saturday that emergency services were deployed to the fire at a terrace house in Petersham in…

Jerusalem, June 14 (UNI) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it detected a missile launch from Iran again. “A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the Israel Defence Forces said on Telegram. It said the Israeli Air Force is…

Moscow, June 13 (UNI) Criticising the Israeli strikes against Iran, Russia has put the onus of the whole incident on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s ‘paranoia’ over Iran’s nuclear program, stating that the West should now realise the results of provoking anti-Iran sentiments in the IAEA. As per Russian state-media TASS, the country’s Foreign Ministry,…

Moscow, June 13 (UNI) Russia has expressed concerns regarding the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict and has criticised the sharp escalation in tensions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. At the instruction of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Foreign Ministry will soon issue a detailed statement on the situation between Israel and Iran, Dmitry Peskov told reporters….

Guangzhou, June 13 (UNI) As Wutip, the first typhoon this year, approaches, south China provinces have activated emergency response measures, evacuated people to safe places, cancelled flights and prepared rescue teams. Guangdong Province elevated its emergency response to Level III on Friday morning and readied 10 rescue vessels and five helicopters with 34 tugboats on…

Jerusalem, June 13 (UNI) Calling the recent Israeli strikes against Iran a fight for the country’s very existence, the IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) chief Major General Shlomi Binder stated that Aman is operating at the highest level of operational readiness to disrupt Tehran’s nuclear and missile programmes. “We want to degrade, disrupt and remove…