Miscellaneous

Beijing, May 15 (UNI) Six people have died and 218 have been injured as a result of a tornado in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the province of Hubei, the city emergencies service said on Saturday. The disaster hit the Caidian District at…

Toronto, May 14 (Sputnik)s Canadian health official are still probing the shipment of vaccine doses produced by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals amid a US investigation into quality control issues at a vaccine…

Kathmandu, May 13 (UNI) K P Sharma Oli, who had lost the vote of confidence on May 10 in the Parliament, was once again appointed as the Prime Minister of Nepal as the Opposition parties failed to garner the majority vote to form a…

United Nations, May 14 (UNI) The UN Security Council will meet on May 16 to discuss the escalation between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a statement. "The UN…

Tokyo, May 14 (UNI) A 6.0 magnitude earthquake was registered on Friday off the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The tremor was recorded at 0858 hrs local time (23:58 GMT on…

Meanwhile Explosions in Afghanistan kill 9 people on Eid ceasefire

Tel Aviv, May 13 (Sputnik) The Israeli army has attacked four apartments of high-ranking members of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which were used to plan military operations, the Israel Defense Forces press service said on Thursday. "An Israeli…

Moscow, May 12 (Sputnik) The coordinating role of the United Nations remains crucial in overcoming global challenges, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. "The situation in the world is very unstable. The trends we are…

Brasilia, May 13 (Sputnik) The number of new COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 76,692 to 15,359,397 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday. According to the ministry, the death toll has…

Tel Aviv, May 12 (UNI) The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday described the Hamas organization as a threat to regional stability. "They are trying to put the Palestinian Authority at risk and risk to destabilize the entire region, not…

Washington, May 12 (Sputnik) New York resident Zachary Clark has been sentenced to a prison sentence of 20 years for trying to provide material support for the Islamic State terror group, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday. “A New…

Riyadh, May 12 (UNI) Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday reaffirmed his country's support for Palestinians in the cross-border escalation with Israel. According to the state-run SPA news agency, during a phone call…

Geneva, May 12 (Sputnik) Russia's biggest-cut colorless diamond of 100.94-carat, The Spectacle, fetched 12.8 million Swiss francs ($14.1 million) at Christie's auction in Geneva, a Sputnik correspondent reported. The gem, which was cut…

Washington, May 12 (Sputnik) Hundreds marched in downtown Washington, DC, from the US State Department to the White House in protest against Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian lands, its military action in Gaza and police operations in…

Beijing , May 12 China has blamed the abrupt withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan for a surge of attacks in the country, days after a series of explosions in Kabul killed over 60 people, mostly girl students. According to South China…

Washington, May 12 (Sputnik) The United States must view its withdrawal from Afghanistan not as closure, but as a transition, US Senator Jack Reed during an event at the Reagan Foundation. "The president’s decision should be seen as a…

Tel Aviv, May 11 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday wowed to ensure that Palestinian militant groups namely Hamas and Islamic Jihad will pay a high price for their belligerence against Israel. In a special address…

XI'AN, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held talks with his Tajik, Uzbek, and Kyrgyz counterparts, respectively, in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Tajik Foreign…

Cairo, May 11 (Xinhua) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday approved the Suez Canal Authority (SCA)'s plan to expand and deepen the southern stretch of the waterway, state-run TV reported. The project will widen and deepen 40…