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Jerusalem, Oct 27 (UNI) The Israeli military announced Friday morning it had conducted another “targeted raid” into the Gaza Strip over the past day with the use of ground forces. According to a statement released by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), the troops were accompanied by fighter jets and other weapons as they entered the…
Moscow, Oct 27 (UNI) NASA has postponed the spacewalk of its International Space Station (ISS) astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli from October 30 to November 1 to allow for more preparations. “The next United States orbital segment spacewalk now is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 1, to allow the International Space Station crew and flight…
Washington, Oct 27 (UNI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi have met in Washington and discussed a number of bilateral and global issues, including areas of difference and cooperation, the US Department of State has said. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted PRC [People’s Republic of China] Director…
Cairo, Oct 27 (UNI) At least six people were wounded in a blast related to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict early Friday in Taba, an Egyptian Red Sea resort town near the Israeli border, according to local media. Egypt’s Al Qahera News TV reported a rocket fell in the town and a residential building was damaged….
Cairo, Oct 27 (UNI) Five people were wounded in a blast related to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict on Thursday in Taba, an Egyptian Red Sea resort town near the Israeli border, according to local media. Egypt’s Al Qahera News TV reported a rocket fell in the town and a residential building was damaged. It broadcast…
Doha, Oct 26 (UNI) Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, said on Thursday it had shot down an Israeli helicopter with a Sam7 surface-to-air missile above central Gaza Strip. “The fighters of Al-Qassam Brigades have launched a Sam7 missile toward the enemy to the east of the Bureij refugee camp. The hit was recorded,” the…
Jiuquan, Oct 26 (UNI) China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
Washington, Oct 26 (UNI) The death toll in multiple shootings that took place in Lewiston, Maine, increased to 22, Fox News reported citing a source. The report said late Wednesday that that the suspect might be in custody. Maine State Police are taking the lead investigating the shooting, and the FBI is supporting local law…
Bangkok, Oct 25 (UNI) Thailand plans to speed up the construction of the China-Thailand railway, a bilateral flagship project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said. Thailand will create a rail system from Bangkok to Khon Kaen, Nong Khai, and extends all the way to China, aligning with…
Gaza, Oct 25 (UNI) The death toll in the West Bank has risen to 103 since the latest armed conflict between Israel and Hamas broke out on October 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Earlier reports indicated the death toll in the West Bank stood at 95. “One hundred and three deaths in…
