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Washington, Aug 13 (UNI) US billionaire Elon Musk said in a statement that his live interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been disrupted by a massive DDOS attack and he’s working to resolve the issue. “There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on X,” Musk said on Monday. “Working on shutting it…

Dhaka, Aug 12 (UNI) At least 580 people were killed in Bangladesh over nearly four weeks till Sunday in the fierce quota reforms movement and subsequent widespread violent protests that continued even after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, media reports said. 543 deaths – of them 42 police personnel – were reported between…

Colombo, Aug 12 (UNI) The India-Sri Lanka passenger ferry service is set to resume operations on August 16 between Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, IndSri Ferry Service Pvt. Ltd. announced on Monday, said media reports. Online ticket sales will commence at midnight on August 13 at Nagapattinam Port. According to the…

Washington, Aug 12 (UNI) US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Georgia nuclear submarine to be deployed to the Middle East and the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier to the region to be accelerated, the Pentagon said on Sunday following Austin’s conversation with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “Secretary Austin has…

Washington, Aug 12 (UNI) The conversation of former US President and presidential candidate Donald Trump with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, scheduled for August 12, will be “the interview of the century,” Trump’s campaign team said on Sunday. “President Trump will be interviewed by Elon Musk on Monday at 8 pm Eastern. Like this post to…

Jerusalem, Aug 12 (UNI) The Israeli army said on Monday it had detected about 30 projectiles fired from Lebanon towards the area of kibbutz Kabri in Israel’s north, no casualties were reported. “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in northern Israel, approximately 30 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon toward the area…

Gaza, Aug 12 (UNI) Palestinian movement Hamas is refusing an invitation from the United States, Qatar and Egypt to participate in the final round of talks with Israel on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, scheduled for August 15, the Axios portal reported, citing the movement’s statement. Earlier, Egypt, Qatar and the United States called…

Tehran, Aug 12 (UNI) Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was appointed the vice president for strategic affairs by the newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on August 2, announced his intention to resign. The reason for Zarif’s possible resignation could be disagreements over the composition of the country’s new cabinet. On Sunday,…

Washington, Aug 11 (UNI) US Vice President and Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris promised to publish her policy platform next week, which will focus on strengthening the economy and reducing prices. “Next week. And it will be focused on the economy, on what we need to do to bring down costs and strengthen the…

Moscow, Aug 11 (UNI) A downed Ukrainian missile fell on a residential building in Kursk, a fire broke out, Alexey Smirnov, the region’s acting governor, said on Sunday. “Today, a downed Ukrainian missile fell on a residential building in the city of Kursk. A fire broke out,” Smirnov said on Telegram. He added that all…