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Brasilia, Mar 27 (UNI) Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday formally indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his allies over an alleged plot to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election. The justices voted unanimously to move forward with criminal charges, which include attempted coup, conspiracy, and sabotage of democratic institutions. Justice Alexandre…

Cairo, Mar 27 (UNI) Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Wednesday strongly condemned Israeli raids in southern Syria, which killed and injured civilians, according to AL’s statement. According to Syria’s foreign affairs authorities, six civilians were killed and several others injured after Israeli air forces shelled the town of Koayiah in the southern Syrian…

Sydney, Mar 27 (UNI) A 23-year-old man has been charged by police of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) over several antisemitic graffiti offences in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. NSW Police said in a statement on Wednesday evening that police received reports on Feb. 2 that multiple vehicles, garages and walls had been damaged with…

Yaounde, Mar 27 (UNI) At least 12 soldiers have been killed and around 10 others injured after jihadist terrorists raided the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), the Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said the attack took place from Monday night to Tuesday. The terrorists attacked a mixed post, which was…

Kiev, Mar 26 (UNI) Washington has proposed a new version of the minerals deal to Kiev based on a previous framework agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Tuesday. “After the framework deal, a full agreement is being developed. Now the United States has offered us a ‘major’ deal,” he said. Describing the US…

Lusaka, Mar 26 (UNI) Thirteen people were killed and six others survived after a boat capsized in Zambia’s northern province of Luapula, local media reported on Tuesday. The accident occurred in the Kawambwa District on Monday morning due to a heavy current in the Luena River as the victims, all sugar company workers, were going…

Beirut/Jerusalem, Mar 26 (UNI) A senior military commander of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, according to a Lebanese security source on Tuesday. The source told Xinhua that “an Israeli drone fired an air-to-ground missile at a civilian vehicle … in (the village of) Qa’qaiyat…

Washington, Mar 26 (UNI) US President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Wednesday that both Moscow and Kiev want to end the conflict in Ukraine. On Tuesday, another round of negotiations between the United States and Ukraine took place in Riyadh. Speaking after the talks, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said the sides had agreed to…

New Delhi, Mar 25 (UNI) India appears willing to cut tariffs on more than half of US imports worth 23 billion dollars to avoid heavy tariff duty on the Indian exports. Representatives of the two countries are expected to finalize a trade deal during their extensive talks here. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has already reduced…

San Francisco, Mar 25 (UNI) Boeing is seeking to withdraw an agreement to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge related to two fatal 737 MAX crashes, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The company is reportedly seeking more lenient treatment from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)…