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Death toll rises to 35 in central Vietnam floods

Hanoi, Nov 2 (UNI) The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam's central region has risen to 35, with 5 people missing and 60 others injured, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said on Sunday.
More than 16,500 houses remain inundated, while 361 others were damaged.
The floods also submerged over 5,300 hectares of rice and other crops, damaged nearly 800 hectares of fruit trees, and killed or swept away more than 42,000 livestock and poultry,
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Erdogan to chair cabinet meeting on Black Sea security after strike on Turkish vessel

15 Dec 2025 | 4:30 PM

Ankara, Dec 15 (UNI) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will chair a meeting of the Turkish Cabinet to discuss measures aimed at ensuring safe navigation and the uninterrupted transport of energy resources in the Black Sea, amid rising tensions linked to the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Australian PM flags stricter gun laws after Bondi Beach mass shooting

15 Dec 2025 | 3:46 PM

Sydney, Dec. 15 (UNI) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday said his government would consider tightening gun laws, signaling a possible overhaul of Australia’s already strict firearms regulations following the deadly antisemitic terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

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Jaishankar to co-chair India-UAE joint commission, strategic dialogue in Abu Dhabi

15 Dec 2025 | 10:36 AM

Abu Dhabi, Dec 15 (UNI) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday will co-chair the 16th India-UAE Joint Commission and the 5th Strategic Dialogue with H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE, in Abu Dhabi.

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Belarusian political prisoners released from jail after US lifts sanctions

15 Dec 2025 | 2:46 AM

Vilnius, Lithuania, Dec 14 (UNI) Altogether 123 political prisoners, including Nobel Peace prize winner Ales Bialiatski, have been released from jails after US lifted sanctions on Belarus.

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Afghan police destroy huge quantity of illegal drugs

14 Dec 2025 | 2:06 AM

Kabul, Dec 13 (UNI) Police have destroyed thousands of kilograms of illegal drugs, including heroin and opium, collected over the past year in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, said a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs today.
The public destruction was witnessed by officials, the statement said.

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