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UN chief condemns Houthi attacks on UAE airport
2 Indians among 3 killed in the Houthi attack on UAE tankers
Iranian President to meet Putin in Moscow next week
Moscow, Jan 16 (UNI/Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow next week, Russian broadcaster Rossiya 1 reported on Sunday.
This will be the first official meeting between…
Texas gunman identified as Malik Faisal Akram of UK
Washington, Jan 16 (UNI) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tonight identified the slain hostage-taker at Texas synagogue as British national Malik Faisal Akram.
The 44-year-old gunman was shot dead by security personnel in a…
‘Too much tension on border’ Peskov comments on Ukraine situation
Moscow, Jan 16 (UNI/Sputnik) Russia cannot stress the importance of talks on security guarantees enough, since the situation on the border with Ukraine raises concerns, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with CNN’s Fareed…
Hostage crises: Extremists take 4 persons captive in Texas Synagogue
White House monitoring hostage situation at Synagogue in Texas ploice
Russia mulls over new security talks after seeing written responses from US, NATO
Moscow, Jan 15 (UNI/Sputnik) Russia is yet to see any significant results of this week’s security talks with the United States and NATO and will wait for their written responses to its security proposals to decide whether further meetings…
Ukraine seeks trilateral summit with Putin, Biden
Washington, Jan 14 (UNI/Sputnik) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking a trilateral summit with the leaders of Russia and the United States, and Washington has already shown interest in this idea, the head of the Ukrainian…
Olympian Shivpal visits War Memorial, pays tribute
New Delhi, Jan 13(UNI) Olympian Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh visited the National War Memorial in New Delhi, which bears testimony to the supreme sacrifice made by the Indian soldiers post-independence.
The staff at the National War…
Israeli PM, Russian president discuss regional issues
Jerusalem, Jan 13 (UNI/Xinhua) Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation on Thursday to discuss regional issues.
During the conversation, the two leaders vowed to continue "close…
Sri Lanka to resume purchase from Chinese firm that shipped ‘contaminated’ fertiliser
Colombo, Jan 13 (UNI) Less than a week after Sri Lanka paid US$ 6.9 million in damages to a Chinese fertiliser company to placate an upset Beijing ahead of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit, Colombo has decided to resume import of…
Sri Lanka: West Container Terminal by Adani Ports to begin in February
Colombo, Jan 12 (UNI) Construction of Sri Lanka’s West Container Terminal (WCT), being developed by India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), is scheduled to commence in February this year, a Sri Lankan Minister has said.…
Bangladesh GDP to grow at 6.4 pc in FY-22
Dhaka, Jan 12 (UNI) The Bangladesh GDP will grow at 6.4 per cent in the FY 2021-22 ending June 2022, due to increasing services activity and firming exports of readymade garment, says the World Bank.
GDP growth rate is forecast to go up to…
US calls China halting flights over Covid-19 cases ‘inconsistent’ with accord
Washington, Jan 13 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States considers China’s decision to halt some US flights over novel coronavirus concerns to be inconsistent with the obligations of the bilateral transportation agreement, but Washington may take…
UK PM apologizes for attending Downing Street
London, Jan 12 (UNI/Xinhua) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a Downing Street garden party during the country's first lockdown in 2020.
During the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions at…
‘Jaffna not a city in the south of any other country’, says Chinese envoy
Colombo, Jan 12 (UNI) China’s Ambassador to Colombo, Qi Zhenhong, who raised eyebrows on his recent visit to Jaffna’s Point Pedro, Sri Lanka’s northernmost point overlooking India, has said that the Tamil-dominated region is part of Sri…
Germany’s Covid-19 cases hit daily record of more than 80,000
Berlin, Jan 12 (UNI/Xinhua) The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Germany hit a new record of 80,430 on Wednesday, according to data released by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
Seventy-two percent of the country's population has been…
PM Modi congratulates Dutch PM on fourth term in office
New Delhi, Jan 11 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for embarking on his fourth term in office, and expressed confidence that the two will work together to take the bilateral…
Turkey’s carrier evacuates 167 from unrest-hit Kazakhstan’s Almaty
Istanbul, Jan 11 (UNI/Xinhua) Turkish Airlines (THY), Turkey's flag carrier, said on Tuesday that it has evacuated 167 people from Kazakhstan's Almaty amid the unrest in the country.
A plane carrying THY flight attendants, private air…
Election of new European Parlt president scheduled for Jan. 18
Brussels, Jan 11 (UNI/Sputnik) Election of the new head of the European Parliament are scheduled for January 18, as planned, even despite President David Sassoli's death, and his first deputy, Roberta Metsola, will take the seat until then,…
Former UNI Editor ‘TVS’ dead
New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI): Veteran journalist T V Satyanarayanan, who worked with the United News of India for 23 long years until retiring in 1995, passed away here on Monday due to old age complications, his family said. He was 86.
Having…
