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Australia prepares to help Papua New Guinea after deadly landslide
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Australia prepares to help Papua New Guinea after deadly landslide

Sydney, May 27: Australia is poised to send help to the site of a deadly Papua New Guinea landslide where 670 people are feared to have been killed. Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said government officials had been in touch with Papua New Guinea counter parts since Friday when the...
Cyclone Remal leaves 7 dead in Bangladesh
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Cyclone Remal leaves 7 dead in Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 27: At least seven people died in Bangladesh due to the devastations of cyclone Remal, which lashed parts of the South Asian country with heavy rain and strong wind. The deaths were reported from five southern and south-eastern Bangladeshi coastal districts. Apart from this, two...
Moscow warns Washington not to authorise attacks on Russian territory
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Moscow warns Washington not to authorise attacks on Russian territory

Moscow, May 24: Moscow has warned Washington not to allow Ukraine to launch attacks with US weapons on Russian territory. This stance is irresponsible, the position is perilous with its consequences, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state television on Thursday.He was commenting on a...
India abstains on UNGA resolution commemorating Srebrenica genocide
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India abstains on UNGA resolution commemorating Srebrenica genocide

United Nations, May 24: India has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution to create an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica during the civil war that followed the break up of Yugoslavia.The resolution sponsored by Germany and Rwanda was carried on Thursday with only 84...
Czech President hospitalised after motorcycle mishap
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Czech President hospitalised after motorcycle mishap

Prague, May 24: Czech President Petr Pavel was injured while riding a motorcycle, the Presidential office said. The injuries are not serious, but they will require a short observation at the Military University Hospital Prague (UVN), the office said on Thursday on social media X. It is not yet clear...
South Korea sanctions 7 North Koreans, 2 Russian ships for illegal arms, fuel trade with Russia
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South Korea sanctions 7 North Koreans, 2 Russian ships for illegal arms, fuel...

Seoul, May 24: South Korea on Friday imposed independent sanctions on seven North Koreans and two Russian vessels for engaging in illicit weapons and fuel trade with Russia and other activities in violation of UN sanctions.The latest move came as South Korea seeks to step up efforts to curb the...
About 100 feared dead during huge landslide in Papua New Guinea
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About 100 feared dead during huge landslide in Papua New Guinea

Sydney, May 24: About 100 people were feared dead after a huge landslide battered a remote village in Papua New Guinea, the media reported.The incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. local time in Kaokalam Village in Enga Province, located over 600 km northwest of Port Moresby, Xinhua news agency...
LA Police opens probe into Matthew Perry’s death
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LA Police opens probe into Matthew Perry’s death

Guwahati, May 23: After almost seven months since the shocking death of FRIENDS actor Matthew Perry, the police in Los Angeles opened an investigation into his death, reportedly to look into how he obtained the anaesthetic ketamine found in his system.According to reports, the LA Police Department...
US confirms another human H5 bird flu case tied to dairy cow outbreak
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US confirms another human H5 bird flu case tied to dairy cow outbreak

Los Angeles, May 23: A new human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5 bird flu) virus infection in the US has been identified, health authorities said. The case, identified in the state of Michigan, is the second associated with an ongoing multi state outbreak of H5N1 in dairy...
Israel war cabinet approves new guidelines for hostage talks with Hamas
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Israel war cabinet approves new guidelines for hostage talks with Hamas

Tel Aviv, May 23: Israel War cabinet has approved new guidelines regarding the hostage-ceasefire “indirect” talks with Hamas. Sources said that the war cabinet has communicated to the negotiating team including Mossad Chief David Barnea and Shin Bet Director, Ronen Bar to continue negotiations for...
UN says heavy rains, flash floods affect 1.6 mn in Africa
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UN says heavy rains, flash floods affect 1.6 mn in Africa

Nairobi, May 23: Heavy rains and flash floods have affected an estimated 1.6 million people in eastern Africa, the United Nations relief agency said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday that as of May 17, 473 people in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya,...
US British coalition launches 6 airstrikes on Yemen
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US British coalition launches 6 airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah airport

Sanaa, May 23: Fighter jets of the US British naval coalition conducted six airstrikes on the Hodeidah airport in Yemen, the media reported. The airport is located in the southern part of the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, which is under Houthi control, Xinhua news agency reported. The report...
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