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9 killed in Israeli drone attacks on N. Gaza

9 killed in Israeli drone attacks on N. Gaza

16 Mar 2025 | 9:00 AM

Gaza/Jerusalem, Mar 16 (UNI) Nine people were killed and several others injured on Saturday by Israeli drone attacks in northern Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

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Trump freezes VOA, other U.S.-funded media outlets

Trump freezes VOA, other U.S.-funded media outlets

16 Mar 2025 | 9:46 AM

Washington, Mar 16 (UNI) Hundreds of staffers at Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other outlets received a weekend email that they will be barred from their offices and should surrender press passes and equipment, local media reported Saturday.

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Iranian, Dutch FMs discuss ties, regional developments over phone

Iranian, Dutch FMs discuss ties, regional developments over phone

16 Mar 2025 | 9:38 AM

Tehran, Mar 16 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Dutch counterpart Caspar Veldkamp on Saturday held a phone conversation to discuss bilateral ties and developments in West Asia.

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Hamas specifies conditions for releasing U.S. hostage, delivering hostage bodies

16 Mar 2025 | 9:26 AM

Cairo, Mar 16 (UNI) The Hamas movement has stipulated that the release of an Israeli prisoner with U.S. citizenship and the delivery of the bodies of four other hostages is contingent upon the opening of the Rafah Crossing, the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and an extension of the ceasefire for approximately two months.

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N Korean Foreign Minister meets Russian delegation in Pyongyang

N Korean Foreign Minister meets Russian delegation in Pyongyang

16 Mar 2025 | 9:13 AM

Seoul, Mar 16 (UNI) North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with a delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry on March 15, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports.

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US sends destroyer to southern border to help combat migrants - Northern Command

US sends destroyer to southern border to help combat migrants - Northern Command

16 Mar 2025 | 8:52 AM

Washington, Mar 16 (UNI) The United States has sent destroyer USS Gravely to the country's southern border to help combat illegal migrants, the US Northern Command said.

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Russia begins demining border areas of Kursk region

16 Mar 2025 | 8:38 AM

Moscow, Mar 16 (UNI) Russian engineering units have started demining operations in reclaimed border areas of the Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.

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9 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan

9 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan

16 Mar 2025 | 8:36 AM

Islamabad, Mar 16 (UNI) Nine terrorists were killed when Pakistani security forces conducted two separate operations in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement on Saturday.

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US aircraft bombed power plants in northern Yemen - Reports

US aircraft bombed power plants in northern Yemen - Reports

16 Mar 2025 | 8:27 AM

Doha, Mar 16 (UNI) US fighter jets struck a power plant in the city of Dhahyan in the Saada province in northern Yemen, which led to a power outage in the city and its suburbs, Yemeni TV channel Al-Masirah reported.

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9 killed in U.S. airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen's capital

9 killed in U.S. airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen's capital

16 Mar 2025 | 8:20 AM

Sanaa, Mar 16 (UNI) At least nine people were killed and nine others wounded in the U.S. airstrikes on Houthi sites in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday night, said the Houthi-run Health Ministry.

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Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in May

16 Mar 2025 | 8:13 AM

Jakarta, Mar 16 (UNI) Indonesia will host the 19th high-level parliamentary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states in May, the state-run news agency Antara reported on Saturday, quoting lawmaker Mardani Ali Sera.

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Prominent cleric and strong supporter of Pashtun nationalism killed in grenade blast in Peshawar

16 Mar 2025 | 12:09 AM

Peshawar, Mar 15 (UNI) Prominent Pakistani cleric Mufti Munir Shakir, a strong supporter of Pashtun Afghan nationalism, was killed due to injuries sustained in a grenade blast outside a mosque in the Urmar area of Peshawar on Saturday.

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Trump administration places Bhutan, Pakistan in draft list of countries for travel ban

Trump administration places Bhutan, Pakistan in draft list of countries for travel ban

15 Mar 2025 | 11:24 PM

Washington, Mar 15 (UNI) The Trump administration has placed Bhutan on a draft ‘Red List’ of countries, along with 11 others, for a complete travel ban to the USA, while Pakistan has been placed in a group that will be considered for a partial suspension of visa issuance, according to a report.

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Bangladesh's envoy to Morocco terms Mohd Yunus a 'tyrant', has diplomatic passport cancelled

Bangladesh's envoy to Morocco terms Mohd Yunus a 'tyrant', has diplomatic passport cancelled

15 Mar 2025 | 4:28 PM

Dhaka, Mar 15 (UNI) Bangladesh has cancelled the diplomatic passport of the “immediate-past” envoy to Morocco, Mohammad Harun Al Rashid, for his Facebook post wherein he terms Mohammad Yunus as “a tyrant cloaked in deception” and describes the country’s descent into “radical extremism and savagery” under the Yunus-led Interim Government.

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Kiev loses up to 465 soldiers in battles with Russia's Tsentr group

Kiev loses up to 465 soldiers in battles with Russia's Tsentr group

15 Mar 2025 | 4:10 PM

Moscow, Mar 15 (UNI) Ukraine has lost up to 465 soldiers and a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in battles with Russia's Tsentr (Center) group of forces over the 24 hours, Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

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