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Ukraine says 5 dead after serviceman opens fire at factory

Kyiv, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): Ukraine’s interior ministry said Thursday that at least five people died after a member of the nationalguard opened fire at an aerospace factory in the east of the country. The shooting took place in the city of Dnipro and the attacker […]

6.2-magnitude quake hits 219 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga: USGS

HONG KONG, Jan. 27 (Xinhua/APP):An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 219 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga at 06:40:07 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 14.5 km, was initially determined to be at 19.1419 degrees south […]

US, Pakistan in complete accord on ensuring Afghan soil is not used for terrorist activities: Amb. Asad Khan

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (APP): Pakistan and the United States have complete unanimity of views on the need for peace and stability in Afghanistan and ensuring that the Afghan soil is not used for terrorist activities, Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan has said. In a virtual conversation […]

US fighter jets arrive in Estonia for training

Tallinn, Jan 26 (AFP/APP):Six US fighter jets arrived in Estonia on Wednesday to boost the NATO mission there, as tensions in the region rise over fears of a Russian assault on Ukraine. The F-15E jets arrived at the Amari base in northwest Estonia to take […]

At Spain border, migrants’ Holy Grail is France

Irun, Spain, Jan 26 (AFP/APP):”Guys, we’ve got to get out of here!” urges Junior, a 20-year-old migrant from Ivory Coast, breaking the tense silence inside the train crossing the Spanish border into France. Crossing from Irun in Spain to the French border town of Hendaye […]

London police probing Downing Street lockdown parties

London, Jan 25 (AFP/APP): London’s police chief on Tuesday said her officers are investigating several parties that took place at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office and government departments during Covid lockdowns. “The Met is now investigating a number of events that took place at Downing […]

Two killed in Haiti quake

PortauPrince, Jan 24 (AFP/APP): Two men were killed in a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that shook southwestern Haiti early Monday, officials told AFP, with the tremor followed by several aftershocks. In Anse-a-Veau, a small coastal town 130 kilometers (80 miles) west of the capital Port-au-Prince, a man […]

EU urges ‘immediate’ liberation of Burkina president

Brussels, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):The EU called Monday for the “immediate” release of Burkina Faso’s president and other officials believed to be detained by soldiers in what is being described by African authorities as an attempted coup. The European Union urges “that the liberty of President […]

South Africa probes fire at main military airbase

Johannesburg, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):The South African army is investigating a fire that broke out at its main air force base on Sunday, just weeks after a blaze ripped through parliament. The fire broke out around 7 pm (1700 GMT) at a fuel storage section of […]

5.0-magnitude quake hits 68 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska — USGS

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua/APP):An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 68 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska at 0609 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a depth of 43.78 km, was initially determined to be at 53.2788 degrees north latitude and […]

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