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Tel Aviv, Aug 31 (UNI) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday it identified about 40 launches from Lebanon into the Western Galilee region of northern Israel, some of which were intercepted. “Following the sirens that sounded between 22:26 – 23:02 in the area of the Western Galilee, approximately 40 launches were identified crossing from…

Baghdad, Aug 31 (UNI) The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it, jointly with Iraqi security forces, eliminated 15 Islamic State militants in western Iraq. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the death of 15 ISIS operatives,”…

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 31 (UNI) Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the social media platform X to be blocked nationwide after the company refused to appoint a legal representative in the country. On Wednesday, de Moraes gave X, owned by Elon Musk, a 24-hour deadline to designate a representative. X…

London, Aug 31 (UNI) The UK Energy Security Department announced a new 5.5 billion pound (about $7.23 billion) subsidy scheme aimed at supporting the construction plans of the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). In November 2022, the UK government confirmed it would allocate 700 million pounds sterling ($891 million) to build the Sizewell C…

Colombo/New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in Colombo and said that there is immense potential for both nations to further strengthen their economic cooperation. The Indian NSA, who is in Sri Lanka for the Colombo Security Conclave, separately met his Sri Lankan counterpart…

Washington, Aug 30 (UNI) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump labeled his Democratic rival Kamala Harris’s first interview as ‘Boring.’ “Boring!!!,” Trump posted on TruthSocial after Harris’ interview with CNN aired. The interview featured only one foreign policy question about her stance on the Middle East conflict, with no mention of Russia or China. It also…

Vienna, Aug 30 (UNI) The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that he will visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) next week as nuclear safety situation there “remains precarious.” IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said in a statement that he will hold high-level talks and assess developments at the ZNPP during…

Tehran, Aug 30 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Thursday strongly condemned the Israeli army’s recent attacks on Palestinian cities and camps in the West Bank. In a statement released by the ministry, Kanaani criticized the 30-hour military operation by Israel in several northern West Bank cities, which resulted in the deaths of…

Gaza, Aug 30 (UNI) At least 31 Palestinians were killed on Thursday by Israeli bombing across the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. An Israeli drone targeted a gathering of Palestinians east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip with at least one missile, Palestinian security sources said. Medical sources told Xinhua that the…

Yaounde, Aug 30 (UNI) At least 145 people have been killed and nearly 1 million more affected as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of Chad since June, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). All the 23 provinces of the country have been affected, the OCHA said…