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Five-year-old Boy Found Dead after Being Swept Away in Texas Floodwaters
A five-year-old boy was killed and a woman got injured in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one-third of counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls.As of Sunday evening, more than 2.1 million people across Texas, including the...
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Bangladesh Calls for Holding Israel Accountable for War Crimes
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has called for immediate cessation of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, ensuring humanitarian access and holding Israel accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity."We, the members of the OIC (Organization of the...
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S. Korea's Working-age Population to Dip by Nearly 10 MN by 2044 amid Low Births
South Korea's economically active population is anticipated to plunge by nearly 10 million by 2044 amid the country's critically low births, data showed on Monday.According to a report from the Korean Peninsula Population Institute for the Future, the number of people aged...
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After Hamas Rocket Attack, 16 Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Rafah
The Hamas health department said that 16 people were killed in an Israeli air attack on Monday.Media has reported that nine people from one family and seven members from another family were killed in the air attack.The airstrike was in retaliation to the barrage of rockets...
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Death Toll from Brazil Floods Rises to 75
At least 75 people have died from severe storms that inundated large swaths of south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state since April 29, the Civil Defense agency said in its latest report.Another 155 people have been injured with 103 still missing, while 107,600 people have...
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Hamas Team to Consult with Leadership on Gaza Deal after Cairo Talks
Another round of indirect negotiations on the Gaza war came to an end on Sunday in the Egyptian capital Cairo, with representatives from Hamas set to head to Qatar next for consultation with their leadership, according to the group.The Hamas delegation had delivered a...
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Israel Says 3 Soldiers Killed in Hamas Mortar Attack
At least three soldiers were killed and nine others injured in a Hamas mortar attack, the Israeli army has said.The Israeli army in a statement on Sunday said that about ten mortars were fired from the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on the Kerem Shalom crossing between...
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China to Launch Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe to Moon's Far Side on Friday
China is set to launch its Chang'e-6 lunar probe to the Moon's mysterious far side to Earth -- the first endeavour of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday.According to the CNSA, the Chang'e-6 lunar...
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South Korea, US Could Explore Possible 3-way Energy Cooperation with Japan
South Korea and the US could explore expanding bilateral energy cooperation dialogue to a trilateral format involving Japan in the future, given the importance Washington puts on its two Asian allies, a US official said on Friday.Geoffrey Pyatt, US assistant secretary of...
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Russia Responsible for Cyber Attack on Governing Party: Germany
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday said Berlin blames a unit of the Russian military intelligence service GRU for a 2023 cyber attack on the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD)."Russian state hackers attacked Germany in cyberspace," Baerbock said in Adelaide...
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Turkey Announces Suspension of Trade Activities with Israel
Turkey halted all trade activities with Israel due to the latter's "non-stop violence" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Turkish Trade Ministry said.The move follows Turkey's imposition of restrictions on an array of exports to Israel since last month, which...
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8 Soldiers Injured in Israeli Airstrike on Outskirts of Syria's Damascus
Israel launched an aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights against a military site near Syrian capital Damascus, injuring eight soldiers and causing material losses, the Syrian Defence Ministry said.While the Defence Ministry statement spelled no...
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Iraqi Shia Militia Claims Missile Attacks on Israel
A Shia militia in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a missile attack on three sites in the cities of Tel Aviv and Be'er Sheva in Israel.The militia, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said in two online statements that on Thursday noon, its fighters launched three...
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US Imposes Further Sanctions against Russia
The US government is targeting Russia's weapons production with new sanctions, the US Treasury Department said.Nearly 200 companies and 80 individuals in third countries such as China, Belgium, and Slovakia, which allegedly support Russia in the procurement of materials for...
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Egyptian, French FMS Discuss Gaza Developments, Truce Proposal
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and visiting French counterpart Stephane Sejourne met here to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and an Egypt-brokered ceasefire proposed for the enclave.The two Ministers briefed each other on the indirect truce talks between...
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Israel Denounces Colombia for Breaking Diplomatic Ties
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has denounced Colombian President Gustavo Petro for deciding to break diplomatic ties with Israel over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.Katz accused Petro on Wednesday on social media platform X of being "a hateful anti-Semite"."Relations...
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UN General Assembly to Resume Emergency Special Session on Middle East
The UN General Assembly will resume its 10th emergency special session (ESS) on May 10, after Palestine's UN membership bid was blocked by the US at the Security Council in April.UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis has informed member states that he will convene a...
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Iraqi PM Vows to Diversify National Economy
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that his government is committed to bolstering the industry, agriculture, trade, and tourism sectors, to reduce the country's reliance on oil and transition to a diversified economy.The Prime Minister made the remarks...
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TN Fishermen Attacked Mid-sea, Robbed by Pirates
A group of fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam was on Tuesday attacked and robbed at mid-sea allegedly by Sri Lankan pirates.A fisherman, Murugan, was injured in the attack and was admitted to the Nagapattinam government hospital.The attack happened 15 nautical miles...
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Two Major Hospitals in Seoul Set to Suspend Outpatient Clinics, Surgeries
Two major general hospitals in Seoul are set to suspend outpatient clinics and surgeries on Tuesday, as their senior doctors began taking a weekly day off amid a protracted walkout by junior doctors in protest of the government's medical reform.Emergency rooms and inpatient...
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Israel-Hamas War: Talks in Cairo Continue for a Six Week Ceasefire
The indirect talks between Hamas and Israel are progressing in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators taking the lead.The talks that commenced on Monday are continuing on Tuesday. According to sources in the Israeli Defence Ministry, the negotiations are on a positive...
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Bangladesh Agrees to Join Non-UN International Force in Haiti
Bangladesh has agreed to join an international force that will operate independently of the UN to help restore order in Haiti, which has spiralled into gang-fuelled chaos, according to a UN Spokesperson.Bangladesh is one of the six countries that have written to UN...
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Unwarranted & Unsubstantiated Imputations on Serious Matter: India on US Media Report on Pannun Plot Case
India on Tuesday said a report published by a media outlet in the US made unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations on a serious matter involving an alleged plot to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External...
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German Military Officer Charged with Spying for Russia Goes on Trial
A German military officer charged with espionage for allegedly providing information to a Russian intelligence service goes on trial on Monday.The defendant, who holds the rank of Captain, had worked at the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and...
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S. Korea to Deploy More Staff as Doctors at 5 Major Hospitals Take Weekly Breaks
South Korea's Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong, on Monday, said that the government plans to deploy more medical staff as senior doctors at five major hospitals in Seoul decided to take a weekly day off starting this week.Cho also renewed a pledge to accomplish medical reform,...