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Jakarta, July 11 (UNI) A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the western province of Bengkulu in Indonesia on Wednesday night, but did not generate significant waves, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. The earthquake occurred at 22:32 Jakarta time (1532 GMT), with the epicenter located 145 km northwest of Enggano Island, with a…

Washington, July 11 (UNI) The US House of Representatives passed legislation to require individuals to present proof of US citizenship to register to vote in federal elections in the United States. House lawmakers passed the bill, dubbed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, in a vote of 221 in favor and 198 opposed on Wednesday….

Washington, July 10 (UNI) Former US Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that US President Joe Biden should make a final decision about whether he will run for re-election, reigniting debate about whether the 81-year-old should seek a second term in office. “It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run,” Pelosi…

Paris, July 10 (UNI) Some left-wing lawmakers in France have proposed that a separate group be created in the parliament following the victory of the leftist New Popular Front (NFP) coalition in the parliamentary elections, French broadcaster BFMTV has reported. The broadcaster reported on Tuesday that some elected lawmakers from the NFP have offered the…

Geneva, July 10 (UNI) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, has called for a bolstering of efforts towards longer-term solutions for Afghan refugees in Pakistan, the UNHCR said in a statement on Tuesday. He called for an urgent reset of the aid model towards solutions and responsibility sharing, including fostering new…

Islamabad, July 10 (UNI) Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a clash with terrorists in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the country’s military said in a statement. The incident happened in the South Waziristan district of the province on Tuesday when the terrorists engaged the troops in a gun battle, the Inter-Services Public Relations…

Washington, July 10 (UNI) Former US President Donald Trump said that there would likely be no NATO alliance today if he had not encouraged other member states to increase their contributions while in office. “If it weren’t for me as President, there probably would be no NATO by now. When I became President, I noticed…

Sanaa, July 10 (UNI) Yemen’s Houthi group said they have attacked three ships owned by the United States and Israel in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden. The targeted ships were “Maersk Sentosa, Marthopolis, and MSC Patnaree,” said Yahya Sarea, the Houthi spokesman on Tuesday, in a televised statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah…

Seoul, July 10 (UNI) Three people were found dead, and other damages were reported, as heavy rain battered South Korea’s southern regions overnight, the interior ministry said Wednesday. The body of a man was retrieved from an inundated elevator of the studio apartment building in Nonsan city, South Chungcheong province at about 3:00 a.m. local…

Gaza, (UNI) At least 25 Palestinians were killed and some others wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said Tuesday. Security sources told Xinhua that Israeli aircraft targeted the gate of the Al-Awda School, which houses hundreds of displaced people in…