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Stockholm, Oct 25 (UNI) Stockholm is ready to take responsibility as a NATO member and has much to contribute to the alliance. “Sweden is ready to take responsibility in NATO. We have unique capabilities which we can contribute [to the alliance],” Kristersson said on Tuesday at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens…

Washington, Oct 25 (UNI) Approximately 24 US troops have been injured in attacks on American bases across Iraq and Syria since the start of the Israel-Gaza conflict, a US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson told Sputnik in a statement. “Multiple one-way attack drones launched against US and Coalition forces were engaged with one destroyed at al-Tanf…

Jerusalem, Oct 24 (UNI) Google has temporarily disabled real-time information about traffic conditions in Israel and the Gaza Strip on its Google Maps and Waze applications at the request of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Bloomberg reported. “As we have done previously in conflict situations and in response to the evolving situation in the region,…

Mexico City, Oct 24 (UNI) At least 13 Police officers were killed in an attack in the western part of Mexico. The attack took place on the Acapulco-Zihuatanejo federal highway, Radio Formula reported on Monday. Media reports added that among the dead were a female officer, as well as the head of the municipal police,…

Gaza, Oct 24 (UNI) At least 53 people, including children, were killed as a result of the Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings in the cities of Khan Yunis and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera broadcaster reported, citing a source. On October 7, Palestinian movement Hamas launched a surprise large-scale rocket attack against…

Washington, Oct 24 (UNI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Washington from October 26-28 for talks on an array of issues, the State Department said in a statement. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host PRC Director of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Foreign Affairs…

Washington, Oct 24 (UNI) US President Joe Biden held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during which he welcomed the release of two more hostages from Gaza and noted the need to maintain a continuous flow of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, the White House said on Tuesday. “The President welcomed…

Beijing, Oct 23 (UNI) Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu in a statement to Sputnik on Sunday called for an end to groundless hyping of deployment of Chinese warships to the Middle East amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. Six Chinese warships, including a guided-missile destroyer, have been operating in the Middle East since last week, which included…

Jerusalem, Oct 23 (UNI) Israel will not transfer any humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and will also prevent any uncontrolled supplies from other countries, the prime minister’s office said on Sunday. “Israel will not provide any humanitarian aid to Gaza and will prevent any unsupervised supply from others,” the office was quoted as saying…

Gaza, Oct 23 (UNI) The death toll from the Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza has reached 30 people, Al Jazeera broadcaster reported, citing local civil defense forces, adding that most of the victims are women and children. On Sunday, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that 13 people were killed and…