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Russia launches record 550 drones and missiles at Ukraine, causes heavy damage to Kyiv

04 Jul 2025 | 6:20 PM

Moscow/Kyiv, July 4 (UNI) In one of its deadliest aerial attacks, Russia launched a record 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight, with Kyiv sustaining the heaviest damage, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, reports BBC.

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Afghan authorities inaugurate new water supply network in Kandahar to tackle water problems

04 Jul 2025 | 6:10 PM

Kabul, July 4 (UNI) Afghan authorities have inaugurated a major water supply network in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province to address water shortages, a local official confirmed today.

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Russia-Ukraine engage in fresh POW swap under Istanbul Agreement

04 Jul 2025 | 5:15 PM

Moscow/Kyiv, July 4 (UNI) Russia and Ukraine engaged in a fresh prisoner of war exchange today, under the agreement reached by the two countries in Istanbul last month.

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China doesn’t want Russia to lose in Ukraine over fears of US turning attention eastwards

04 Jul 2025 | 4:09 PM

Beijing/Brussels, July 4 (UNI) In a meeting with European officials in Brussels, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat on July 2 that Beijing did not want to see a Russian loss in Ukraine because it would give the United States an excuse to direct its full attention eastwards, reports South China Morning Post.

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Premier US sexual-healthcare NGO vows to sue Trump over new megabill

04 Jul 2025 | 3:06 PM

Manhattan, July 4 (UNI) Planned Parenthood – the largest sexual healthcare NGO in the United States – has vowed to sue President Donald Trump over the passage of his One Big Beautiful Bill, saying that it has defunded the group for at least a year, reports Politico.

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NASA discovers new interstellar visitor some 420 million miles from Earth

04 Jul 2025 | 3:01 PM

Washington, July 4 (UNI) In a major celestial discovery, NASA has located a new interstellar comet that's currently located about 420 million miles (675 million km) away from Earth.

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Trump boasts effectiveness of airstrikes on Iranian sites, says they pushed Tehran to talks

Trump boasts effectiveness of airstrikes on Iranian sites, says they pushed Tehran to talks

04 Jul 2025 | 2:13 PM

Washington, July 4 (UNI) US President Donald Trump, boasting the effectiveness of the US military’s airstrikes on June 22 on Iranian nuclear sites said today that Washington’s attacks on Iran had effectively ended the hostile rhetoric being peddled from Tehran, pushing the country towards talks.

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China receives US Notification on Lifting Certain Trade Restrictions

04 Jul 2025 | 2:12 PM

Beijing, July 4 (UNI) China’s Ministry of Commerce said today that the United States has notified it regarding the removal of certain trade restrictions after the US administration lifted restrictions on exports of chip design software to Beijing.

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Japanese authorities evacuate citizens from quake- hit village in Tokara island chain

04 Jul 2025 | 1:50 PM

Kagoshima, July 4 (UNI) Residents of an island in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima have begun evacuating on Friday amid a series of earthquakes, local media reported.

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Afghan Taliban deny role in disappearance of US businessman

04 Jul 2025 | 1:49 PM

Moscow, July 3 (UNI) Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Thursday denied his government's role in disappearance of American-Afghan businessman Mahmood Shah Habibi in Afghanistan.

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Nearly 8 out of 10 Afghan women have no access to education, work, training: UN

04 Jul 2025 | 1:47 PM

Geneva, June 18 (UNI) Nearly eight out of 10 young Afghan women have no access to education, work and training, nearly four times the rate for Afghan men, the United Nations Women organization said in its 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index.

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Australian study sets new benchmark in assessing risks of deep-sea mining

04 Jul 2025 | 1:43 PM

Canberra, July 4 (UNI) An Australian study has set a new global benchmark for assessing the environmental risks of deep-sea mining.

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Israeli ambassador to UN issues strong warning to Iran on N-weapons

04 Jul 2025 | 1:39 PM

Jerusalem, July 4 (UNI) In a strong warning to Iran urging it not pursue its nuclear programme anymore, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said that Jerusalem’s policy on the Iranian programme remains unchanged, and warned of dire consequences, reports Iran International.

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China holds SCO Forum on people-to-people friendship in Shenyang

04 Jul 2025 | 12:59 PM

Shanghai, July 4 (UNI) The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Forum on People-to-People Friendship and the Forum on Friendship Cities both opened on Friday in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

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First immigrant detainees arrive at newly built detention facility in U.S. Florida: reports

04 Jul 2025 | 12:17 PM

New York, July 4 (UNI) The first group of immigrant detainees has arrived at a new detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," amid U.S. President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts against illicit immigrants, local media reported Thursday.

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