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North Korea’s Kim vows ‘full support’ for Russia in Ukraine as Putin announces deal to boost ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised full support for Russia’s war in Ukraine before beginning a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday, in a bid to expand their economic and military cooperation…

11 people killed, 64 go missing as 2 boats wreck off Italy

Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy’s southern coast Monday, United Nations’ agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuat…

Virgin Australia plane engine catches fire in New Zealand after ‘possible bird strike’

A passenger plane landed safely at a New Zealand airport on Monday after a fire shut down one of its engines, the nation’s fire service said. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 jet bound for Melbourne, Australia, with 67 passengers and six…

Intense heat kills 14 Hajj pilgrims

At least 14 Jordanian citizens have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to searing heat, BBC reported. Jordan's foreign ministry confirmed that 14 of its nationals had died "after suffering sun stroke due to the extr…

35 killed as fire engulfs residential building in Kuwait

At least 35 people were killed, and 15 others sustained injuries when a fire broke out in a residential building in Kuwait City of Mangaf on Wednesday morning, BBC reported. A video shared on social media showed flames engulfing the lower pa…

Lt Gen Dwivedi to be next CoAS of India

Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi is going to be the next Chief of Army Staff of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government on Tuesday announced that Dwivedi will be the next CoAS of India. He will take charge of office after the incumbe…

Malawi’s vice president and 9 others killed in military plane crash

Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died when the small military plane they were traveling in crashed in bad weather in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said Tuesday. Chilima was 51. P…

UN SC adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war

The UN Security Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The US-sponsored resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced …

Modi sworn-in as India’s PM for 3rd term

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, took the oath of office and secrecy for the third consecutive time a while ago, equaling a feat that only Jawaharlal Nehru achieved in the past. Indian President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Prim…

Modi taking oath as India's PM for 3rd term today; 40 ministers including Modi to take oath

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi is taking oath as Prime Minister for the third time in a row today, equalizing Jawaharlal Nehru's record. As many as 40 ministers along with Modi are taking oath at a ceremony to be organized at Ras…