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'US must re-engage with Middle East to tackle growing Chinese influence in region'

Dubai [UAE], November 9 (ANI): China's influence in recent years has grown considerably over the Middle East countries, a shift that is being attributed to the shift in the policy of the US government to disengage from the region.

2021-11-09T17:56:26.404810+00:00 IST

Erdogan says Turkey eyeing domestic gas production by 2023

Ankara [Turkey], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey is determined to start using the gas extracted in the Black Sea in 2023 while expanding energy prospecting, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

2021-11-09T14:40:04.308600+00:00 IST

5 terrorist suspects arrested in Indonesia's East Java

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Indonesian police arrested five terrorist suspects affiliated to outlawed organization Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) in East Java province early Tuesday, police spokesman Senior Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan said.

2021-11-09T14:38:56.207329+00:00 IST

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off Nicaraguan coast

Managua (Nicaragua), November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred on Tuesday off the western coast of Nicaragua, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said.

2021-11-09T08:32:24.600749+00:00 IST

Conflict in Tigray region of Ethiopia reaches disastrous proportions: UN

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 9 (ANI): A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached "disastrous proportions", UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Monday, issuing a warning of "grave uncertainty" surrounding the future of the country and stability of the whole Horn of Africa region.

2021-11-09T07:12:25.691338+00:00 IST

Laos reports 1,049 new COVID-19 cases, 48,391 in total

Vientiane [Laos], November 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 infections in Laos continued to increase across multiple provinces, with 1,049 new cases reported on Tuesday, raising the total tally to 48,391.

2021-11-09T06:30:20.855313+00:00 IST

Turkey reports 27,824 daily COVID-19 cases

Ankara [Turkey], November 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Monday confirmed 27,824 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 8,259,503, according to its health ministry.

2021-11-09T04:31:02.436696+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 125 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant

Wellington [New Zealand], November 9 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 125 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's community outbreak to 4,666.

2021-11-09T04:30:16.583379+00:00 IST

Iraq's electoral commission confirms manual recount matches electronic results

Baghdad [Iraq], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Monday announced that it has ended consideration of appeals and complaints submitted by the political parties after the October 10 early elections.

2021-11-08T17:29:58.235409+00:00 IST

Mongolia reports lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases since May

Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia on Monday reported 450 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily figure since May 18, bringing the national tally to 368,600, according to the country's health ministry.

2021-11-08T09:24:51.593929+00:00 IST

Japan's police nab man after attempt to start fire on Bullet Train

Tokyo [Japan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's police have detained a man on suspicion of attempting to start a fire on a bullet train in the country's southwest, media reported on Monday.

2021-11-08T09:18:23.870877+00:00 IST

Over 6,000 Tajik soldiers already underwent training in Russia

Moscow [Russia], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian troops have already trained over 6,000 Tajik military personnel, Col. Gen. Alexander Lapin, the commander of Russia's Central Military District, said on Monday.

2021-11-08T09:11:55.391393+00:00 IST

Sudan's military chief says will not partake in government after transition period

Khartoum [Sudan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Sudanese Commander of the Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said in an interview with Al Jazeera that he would not partake in any government following the transition period.

2021-11-08T05:59:40.993820+00:00 IST

Four soldiers killed in Colombia in Gulf Clan ambush

Bogota [Colombia], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Four members of the Colombian Army were ambushed and killed by members of the Gulf Clan in the north of the county, Gen Juvenal Diaz Mateus, said.

2021-11-08T01:09:34.170209+00:00 IST

UN chief condemns attack on Iraqi Prime Minister, called for investigation

New York [US], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on the home of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and called for punishing those responsible, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Sunday.

2021-11-07T21:32:29.295120+00:00 IST

Security forces arrest 12 Al-Shabab terrorists in southern Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali security forces on Sunday arrested 12 Al-Shabab terrorists during an operation in Baidoa town, the administrative capital of Southwest State in Somalia, an official said.

2021-11-07T18:43:49.413940+00:00 IST

Ethiopians demonstrate against foreign interference

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Tens of thousands of Ethiopians on Sunday gathered at the Meskel Square in the capital of Addis Ababa to denounce foreign interference and pressure in the country's internal affairs.

2021-11-07T15:05:25.448494+00:00 IST

UN Refugee Agency deplores violence at demonstration outside its main office in Tripoli

Geneva [Switzerland], November 7 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Sunday deplored violence that broke out during a demonstration outside its main office in Tripoli, Libya, in which at least three persons were attacked, with one person taken to hospital.

2021-11-07T13:53:49.744665+00:00 IST

Vietnam logs 7,646 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 7,646 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 7,631 locally transmitted and 15 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

2021-11-07T13:34:20.657841+00:00 IST

Libyan Prime Minister to run in December Presidential election

Tripoli [Libya], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) of Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, will run for president in the general election scheduled for December 24, a source close to the prime minister told Sputnik on Sunday.

2021-11-07T13:12:17.566940+00:00 IST

COVID-19 affects 250 million people worldwide in last 24 hours

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 7 (ANI/VOVWORLD): The world had recorded 250.2 million COVID-19 infections as of 4 pm on Sunday, including more than 5 million deaths, according to worldometers.com.

2021-11-07T11:55:19.429373+00:00 IST