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2 soldiers killed in IS attack in western Iraq
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and another wounded Saturday in an attack by the militants of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
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UN official stresses priority to hold general elections in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Stephanie Williams, the adviser to the UN secretary-general for Libya, on Friday stressed the UN priority to hold general elections in the country as soon as possible.
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Saudi Arabia announces return of ambassador to Lebanon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday the return of its ambassador to Lebanon, in a positive sign of a thaw in their tense ties.
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UN ramps up humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations relief agency said it is scaling up humanitarian interventions to help 4.9 million of the most vulnerable people in Somalia.
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Ukrainian president orders formal halt of trade with Russia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the government to formalize the cessation of Ukraine's trade with Russia, the presidential press service said in a statement Wednesday.
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One cleric dead, two wounded in knife attack at holy shrine in northeast I
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): One Iranian cleric was killed and two others wounded Tuesday in a knife attack at the courtyard of Iran's holy shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to a statement by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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South Korea reports 286,294 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 286,294 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,553,644, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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U.S. Oklahoma passes bill banning near-all abortions
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Houston [US], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The state legislature in Oklahoma, a solid red state in south central United States, on Tuesday passed a bill that would make almost all abortions illegal.
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Iran says new sanctions amid Vienna talks show US' ill will
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The imposition of new sanctions by the United States amid transparent negotiations in Vienna on the restoration of a 2015 nuclear deal indicates Washington's ill will and lack of seriousness in the talks, the Iranian government spokesman said on Tuesday.
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ICRC ramps up humanitarian operations in Africa amid food security crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday it is ramping up humanitarian operations in ten African countries to support an additional 2.8 million people facing a food security crisis.
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Several killed as truck collides with train in Hungary
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Several people were killed after a truck caused a train derailment in southern Hungary early Tuesday, police said.
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New Zealand reports 14,120 new community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 14,120 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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