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Iran conducts military drill near NW borders

Iran conducts military drill near NW borders

22 Jan 2025 | 8:36 AM

Tehran, Jan 22 (UNI) Iran on Tuesday launched a military drill involving border guards from three northwestern provinces of Ardabil, East Azarbaijan, and West Azarbaijan, the official news agency IRNA reported.

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Beijing gives Dhaka 10 more years to repay Chinese loans

22 Jan 2025 | 12:04 AM

Dhaka/Beijing, Jan 21 (UNI) China has agreed in principle to Bangladesh's request to extend the loan repayment period by another decade, and also assured it will look into Dhaka's request for lowering the interest rate to 1%, following talks between Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.

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Sixty six dead in hotel fire at N Turkiye ski resort

Sixty six dead in hotel fire at N Turkiye ski resort

21 Jan 2025 | 10:15 PM

Bolu (Türkiye), Jan 21 (UNI) A devastating fire left at least 66 people died and 51 others injured at a hotel in Northern Türkiye’s Kartalkaya ski resort, the country’s state-run news agency said on Tuesday quoting local authorities..

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Israeli military chief of staff to quit for failing to prevent Oct 7 attack

21 Jan 2025 | 8:19 PM

Jerusalem, Jan 21 (UNI) Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi has said he will step down from his post in March for having failed to prevent the October 7 Hamas attack.

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Indonesia: 16 killed in Central Java flash floods, landslides

Indonesia: 16 killed in Central Java flash floods, landslides

21 Jan 2025 | 3:27 PM

Jakarta, Jan 21 (UNI) Flash floods and landslides in Pekalongan Regency, located in Central Java province, have killed at least 16 people, with three individuals still missing and 10 others injured, Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Tuesday.

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Taliban announces release of US citizens in prisoner swap deal

21 Jan 2025 | 2:45 PM

Kabul, Jan 21 (UNI) Afghanistan's Taliban government on Tuesday announced the release of detained Americans in a prisoner swap deal with the United States.

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Early voting for presidential elections begins in Belarus

21 Jan 2025 | 2:44 PM

Minsk, Jan 21 (UNI) Early voting for the Belarusian presidential elections began on Tuesday and will run through Saturday.

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China concerned as U.S. announces withdrawal from Paris Agreement: spokesperson

21 Jan 2025 | 2:43 PM

Beijing, Jan 21 (UNI) A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that the Chinese
side is concerned following the U.S. announcement of its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

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Fire destroys over 500 houses in Jakarta

21 Jan 2025 | 2:31 PM

Jakarta, Jan 21 (UNI) More than 600 families in the Indonesian city of Jakarta were forced to evacuate after a blaze destroyed over 500 houses in the Kemayoran sub-district of Central Jakarta early Tuesday, city officials said.

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Trump pardons over 1000, charged in Jan 6 US Capitol riot

Trump pardons over 1000, charged in Jan 6 US Capitol riot

21 Jan 2025 | 2:27 PM

Washington, Jan 21 (UNI) President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and commuted the sentences of leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, media reports said.

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Heavy rains affect 20,000 people in Sri Lanka

21 Jan 2025 | 2:14 PM

Colombo, Jan 21 (UNI) Sri Lanka's Irrigation Department reported that over 20,000 Sri Lankans have been affected by natural disasters caused by heavy rains by Tuesday morning.

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10 killed in hotel fire at ski resort in NW Turkiye

10 killed in hotel fire at ski resort in NW Turkiye

21 Jan 2025 | 2:07 PM

Ankara, Jan 21 (UNI) At least ten people died and 32 others were injured in a fire that erupted at a hotel in Turkiye's northwestern Bolu province on Tuesday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media X.

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Soldiers shoot dead at least seven miners in Ghana

21 Jan 2025 | 1:17 PM

Accra (Ghana), Jan 21 (UNI) At least seven people have been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central Ashanti region, according to the army, media reports said.

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Donald Trump orders US to leave World Health Organisation

Donald Trump orders US to leave World Health Organisation

21 Jan 2025 | 11:49 AM

Washington, Jan 21 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organisation (WHO), media reports said on Tuesday.

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Trump orders to rename Gulf of Mexico into Gulf of America: Executive Order

Trump orders to rename Gulf of Mexico into Gulf of America: Executive Order

21 Jan 2025 | 11:33 AM

Washington, Jan 21 (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered renaming the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf of America, according to an executive order published by the White House.

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