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Hong Kong, June 9 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge at 21:15:07 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 47.83 degrees south latitude and 115.95 degrees east longitude.

Kuala Lumpur, June 9 (UNI) At least 15 people were killed when a bus transporting students was struck by a multipurpose vehicle along the East-West Highway in Perak state early on Monday, authorities said. The collision, which was reported at 1:10 a.m. local time, involved 48 individuals, with 13 of them being found dead at…

Bengaluru, June 8 (UNI) Karnataka Opposition Leader R Ashok on Sunday demanded a special session of the Assembly to deliberate on the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede. Addressing a press conference here, Ashok said the House should also discuss the Congress-led government’s failures that cost 11 lives ahead of IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebrations…

Tehran, June 8 (UNI) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday his country is ready for inspection of its nuclear facilities but does not accept coercion. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu in the Iranian capital Tehran while commenting on the ongoing indirect nuclear…

Beijing, June 8 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. In his message, Xi said that over the past 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the “Paukphaw” (fraternal) friendship between China and Myanmar has…

Bogota, June 8 (UNI) Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, who is running for the presidency in 2026, was shot and seriously wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday, local authorities said. Uribe Turbay was addressing a group of people when armed assailants shot him from behind, said Democratic Centre, the senator’s party. Images…

Moscow, June 8 (UNI) A drone crash crash caused a fire at Russian fertilizer giant Eurochem’s Novomoskovsk Azot plant in the Tula region, the fire has been extinguished, two people were injured, the region’s governor, Dmitry Milyaev, reported. “The Russian Defence Ministry’s Air Defence Forces continue to protect Tula residents from enemy attacks, several air…

Washington, June 8 (UNI) The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it had detained one of the world’s most famous TikTokers, Khaby Lame, due to his visa expiration. “US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Seringe Khabane Lame, 25, a citizen of Italy, June 6, at the Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada for…

Austin, June 7 (UNI) After his falling out with US President Donald Trump over the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has now suggested forming his own political party, potentially further straining his ties with Trump. The multi-billionaire first floated the idea on Thursday on X/Twitter, while taking pot shots at…

Dhaka, June 7 (UNI) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has slammed Chief Advisor Mohammed Yunus for his speech announcing April 2026 for the national polls, and asserted that he has destroyed the country’s economy, caused massive social instability, and is destroying its very history and identity. Rejecting Yunus’s claims that the country’s economy was…