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7 killed, 6 injured as train rams into vehicle in northern Zambia

06 Jul 2025 | 12:39 AM

Lusaka, July 5 (UNI) At least seven people died while six others sustained injuries when a train hit a vehicle in northern Zambia's Mpika District, police said on Saturday.

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Iran resumes flights from war-damaged airport in NW province

06 Jul 2025 | 12:38 AM

Tehran, July 5 (UNI) Iran's Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport, which had been partially damaged during the country's 12-day war with Israel, has resumed operations, Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) said in a statement on Saturday.

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Texas flood death toll rises to 27, including 9 children - Police

06 Jul 2025 | 12:31 AM

Washington, July 5 (UNI) The death toll from flooding in Kerr County, Texas, has risen to 27, including nine children, local police said on Saturday.

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Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan trying remove ecclesiarch of Apostolic Church, says opposition leader

05 Jul 2025 | 7:15 PM

Yerevan, July 5 (UNI) Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is trying to remove the Catholicos of All Armenians from the Patriarchate \\"under fabricated pretexts,\\" says Aram Sargsyan, head of Armenia’s Democratic Party and co-founder of the Miasin movement.

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Israeli Defence Minister says IDF working to ensure Iran does not regain its military capabilities

05 Jul 2025 | 7:12 PM

Tel Aviv, July 5 (UNI) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said that post the ceasefire, the IDF is preparing an enforcement plan to ensure that Iran does not regain its military capabilities and build weapons to harm Israel, reports Iran International.

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UK acknowledges partial success by Afghan Taliban in curbing ISKP terrorists

05 Jul 2025 | 6:39 PM

London/Kabul, July 5 (UNI) The United Kingdom acknowledged that Afghanistan’s Taliban-led interim government has made partial gains in curbing the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), though the Islamic terror group continues to pose a serious threat both within the country and beyond its borders.

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Aghan authorities seize large weapons cache containing 100 firearms

05 Jul 2025 | 6:18 PM

Kabul, July 5 (UNI) In a large-scale operation, Afghan authorities seized a large cache of arms and ammunition, including more than 100 pieces of firearms, during a series of operations in the southern Afghanistan Helmand province over the past two months, said the Ministry for Interior Affairs today.

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Five-storey building collapses in Karachi, 17 dead

05 Jul 2025 | 6:15 PM

Karachi, July 5 (UNI) The death toll resulting from the collapse of a five-storey residential building in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi rose to more than 17, as more bodies were recovered by authorities from the debris, a spokesperson of the state-owned rescue organisation Rescue 1122 said.

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Families of detained French nationals in Iran reveal they have been moved to secret locations after Evin prison bombing

05 Jul 2025 | 6:13 PM

Tehran/Paris, July 5 (UNI) France has once again demanded the release of two nationals who have been held in Iran on espionage charges since 2022, calling the allegations baseless.

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Kiev loses up to 440 soldiers in battles with Russia's center group of forces – Military

05 Jul 2025 | 5:44 PM

Moscow, July 5 (UNI) Russia's Tsentr (Center) group of forces has eliminated up to 440 Ukrainian soldiers over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

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Vietnam GDP rises to 7.52 pec in first half of 2025

05 Jul 2025 | 5:07 PM

Hanoi, July 5 (UNI) Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.52% year on year in the first half of 2025, the highest half year rate since 2011, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said today.

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South Korean govt to provide cash handouts to citizens to boost domestic consumption

05 Jul 2025 | 5:05 PM

Seoul, July 5 (UNI) In order to increase domestic consumption, the South Korean government will be distributing cash handouts to its citizens starting from July 21, media reports said.

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Russian OSCE Representative accuses West of intentionally ‘demonising’ Moscow despite understanding full situation

05 Jul 2025 | 5:04 PM

Moscow, July 5 (UNI) Accusing the Western countries of deliberately demonising Russia for their own purposes, Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Maxim Buyakevich, said that the West knows and understands the reality of the Russia-Ukraine war, but deliberately demonises Moscow in order to prepare for a conflict.

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EU to create stockpiles of critical supplies amid growing fears of war

05 Jul 2025 | 5:01 PM

Brussels, July 5 (UNI) The European Union intends to create stockpiles of critical minerals and components for repairing cables in case of emergencies attributed to increased fears of war reaching the rest of Europe.

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Mexican President Sheinbaum rejects US President Donald Trump’s immigration policy

05 Jul 2025 | 4:59 PM

Mexico City, July 5 (UNI) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected US President Donald Trump's proposed immigration policy, including a budget plan that allocates billions for border security and detention facilities.

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