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Mexico City, Nov 12 (UNI) At least six people were killed and five injured in an armed attack Sunday night at a bar in the municipality of Cuautitlan Izcalli, in the central State of Mexico, local authorities said Monday. The attack on the bar “Bling Bling,” located in the town of San Francisco Tepojaco, “is…

Moscow, Nov 12 (UNI) Bitcoin continues its rally, hitting a new all-time high above $88,000, trading data shows. As of 21:36 GMT Monday, bitcoin was trading at $88,063 on the largest cryptocurrency trading volume Binance. The rally is driven by the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election last week. During his campaign,…

Haifa, Nov 12 (UNI) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday that he stands against the establishment of a Palestinian state in the current circumstances, adding that it would be ruled by the Hamas movement. “In one word, no,” Saar told reporters when asked to share his opinion on the issue. When Israel withdrew…

Port-au-Prince, Nov 12 (UNI) A plane of the US Spirit Airlines carrier has come under fire while trying to land in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, the Miami Herald newspaper has reported, citing the company’s spokesperson and adding that one person was injured in the shooting. Haitian gangs opened fire at the plane on Monday,…

Baku, Nov 12 (UNI) US President-elect Donald Trump’s victory has given the world “real hopes,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said. On Sunday evening, Vucic published a video message on social media in which he said he had a phone conversation with Trump. According to him, the conversation was “excellent, meaningful, and very cordial.” “I…

Baku, Nov 12 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has landed in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to take part in the COP29 conference, a RIA Novosti correspondent has reported. Erdogan has landed in Baku late on Monday, the correspondent reported, adding that the Turkish leader was welcomed by Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and…

Washington, Nov 12 (UNI) US President-elect Donald Trump has met with Ron Dermer, a consultant to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the Middle East crisis and the US future actions on the matter, the Axios news portal reported on Tuesday, citing two Israeli officials and two US officials with knowledge of the meeting….

Manila, Nov 11 (UNI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it has approved a financing package of 21.95 million U.S. dollars to boost Maldives’ capacity to combat the effects of climate change and ensure the sustainability of its food systems. The ADB said in its press release that the financing package comprises a…

Tokyo, Nov 11 (UNI) Leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba was reelected as the country’s prime minister on Monday after securing the most votes in both houses of the Japanese Diet. The Diet, or parliament, convened an extraordinary session Monday afternoon to choose the prime minister. As the ruling coalition of the…

Havana, Nov 11 (UNI) A 6.7 magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Cuba on Sunday, said the National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS). According to the CENAIS, the earthquake occurred at 11:49 a.m. local time (1649 GMT) 32 km south of Pilon in the province of Granma, nearly 900 km from Havana, and affected the eastern provinces…