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Four arrested for attacks on Hindu homes, temple in Sunamganj, Bangladesh

14 Dec 2024 | 11:34 PM

Dhaka, Dec 14 (UNI) Four people have been arrested for the December 3 attacks on the homes and businesses of Hindus and the vandalization of a temple in Bangladesh’s Sunamganj.

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IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Karachi airport after passenger falls ill: Report

IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Karachi airport after passenger falls ill: Report

14 Dec 2024 | 11:21 PM

Islamabad, Dec 14 (UNI) An IndiGo flight on way to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah from New Delhi made an emergency landing at the Karachi airport on Friday night due to a passenger falling ill, the Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) said on Saturday.

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Fishing boat capsizes in Yellow Sea, 12 people go missing - Reports

14 Dec 2024 | 9:22 PM

Beijing, Dec 14 (UNI) A fishing boat has capsized in the Yellow Sea, resulting in 12 people going missing, Chinese news agency Cailian reported on Saturday.

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Russia has reasons to expect victory next year - Medvedev

14 Dec 2024 | 9:20 PM

Moscow, Dec 14 (UNI) Russia has reasons to expect victory next year, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday.

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Ukrainian drone attack on Belgorod kills 9-year-old child

14 Dec 2024 | 5:41 PM

Moscow, Dec 14 (UNI) A Ukrainian drone attack on an apartment building in Russia’s Belgorod Region has killed a nine-year-old child and injured a woman and an infant, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Saturday.

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Ukraine loses over 200 soldiers in Kursk direction in past day

Ukraine loses over 200 soldiers in Kursk direction in past day

14 Dec 2024 | 5:38 PM

Moscow, Dec 14 (UNI) The Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 200 military personnel in Russia's Kursk direction in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday, adding that three Ukrainian servicepeople have surrendered.

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Bulgaria plans to build facilities for deployment of 3,000 NATO personnel: Reports

Bulgaria plans to build facilities for deployment of 3,000 NATO personnel: Reports

14 Dec 2024 | 5:18 PM

Sofia, Dec 14 (UNI) Bulgaria is planning to build a complex of facilities to accommodate a multinational NATO brigade of 3,000 military personnel, the Bulgarian News Agency reported on Saturday, citing Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov.

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S Korean parliament supports impeachment of Prez Yoon with 204 votes in favour

S Korean parliament supports impeachment of Prez Yoon with 204 votes in favour

14 Dec 2024 | 3:56 PM

Seoul, Dec 14 (UNI) The South Korean parliament supported the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday after 204 lawmakers voted in favour of the top official's removal from office, while 85 opposed, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

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Kiev loses up to 540 soldiers in battles with Russian forces

Kiev loses up to 540 soldiers in battles with Russian forces

14 Dec 2024 | 3:50 PM

Moscow, Dec 14 (UNI) Russia’s West (Zapad) group of forces has inflicted damage to the Ukrainian military in areas of the Kharkov (Kharkiv) Region and the Lugansk (Luhansk) People's Republic (LPR) over the past day, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday, adding that Kiev’s losses amounted to up to 540 soldiers.

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CENTCOM head visits Israel, meets Chief of Staff Halevi

CENTCOM head visits Israel, meets Chief of Staff Halevi

14 Dec 2024 | 3:00 PM

Washington, Dec 14 (UNI) The head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, has visited Israel to hold a meeting with Israeli Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and other defence officials, CENTCOM said on Saturday.

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UK, Italy, Japan launch joint venture to build supersonic fighter jet

UK, Italy, Japan launch joint venture to build supersonic fighter jet

14 Dec 2024 | 2:30 PM

London, Dec 14 (UNI) The UK defence contractor BAE Systems, Italy's Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement (JAIEC) launched a joint venture on Friday to develop a next-generation supersonic fighter jet, which will replace the Eurofighter Typhoon.

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German plans to support EU sanctions against Georgia

14 Dec 2024 | 1:14 PM

Berlin, Dec 14 (UNI) The German Foreign Ministry plans to more actively support the introduction of EU sanctions against Georgia in the near future, the Spiegel newspaper reported Friday.

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Armed Syrian Opposition to punish war reporters who worked for state media: Ministry

14 Dec 2024 | 12:50 PM

Beirut, Dec 14 (UNI)The armed opposition-run Syrian Information Ministry said on Friday that war reporters who worked for the deposed government of President Bashar Assad would face "transitional justice."
"We confirm that all war journalists, who were part of the information war waged by the toppled Assad regime and contributed, either directly or indirectly, to the propaganda of its crimes against the Syrian people, will face just punishment under transitional justice," the ministry said on Telegram.

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Jordan to host Arab, international meetings on Syria on Saturday

14 Dec 2024 | 12:24 PM

Aqaba, Dec 14 (UNI) Jordan will host a series of Arab and international ministerial meetings in the city of Aqaba on Saturday to address the situation in Syria where armed opposition overthrew President Bashar Assad's government last week.

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US congressman accuses FBI of not providing enough info about drones over New Jersey

14 Dec 2024 | 11:51 AM

Washington, Dec 14 (UNI) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Department of Homeland Security are withholding information from Americans about unknown drones that have been observed in the skies over New Jersey and the New York suburbs in recent weeks, US House Intelligence Committee member Josh Gottheimer said.

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