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21 people killed in Somalia hotel attack, says Minister

Mogadishu: Somali government confirmed Sunday that 21 people were killed in the terrorist attack on a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday evening.The Minister of Health Ali Haji Adan said 15 of the wounded persons sustained...

China to hold new military drills in East China Sea

Beijing: Beijing will hold new live-fire military exercises in the East China Sea not far from Zhejiang province in the country's east on August 22, the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) said on Sunday.The exercise will take place from...

Montenegrin PM ousted after losing no-confidence vote

BELGRADE: The Montenegrin government led by Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic lost a no-confidence motion at the parliament on Saturday.The no-confidence motion submitted by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) led by the country's current President Milo Djukanovic was...

Don’t believes relations with China will go into crisis: US Ambassador

Beijing: The United States does not believe that there will be any crisis in relations between Washington and Beijing due to the recent visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan despite an "overreaction" of the Chinese authorities,...

Several people killed as gunmen attack in Somalia

Mogadishu: Several civilians were killed in an attack on the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, media report.Local media reported that a gunfight occurred on Friday night between security forces and members of the al-Shabaab radical...

20 killed in fresh Syrian-Turkish fighting in N Syria: War Monitor

Damascus: At least 20 people, including children, have been killed and over 50 others injured in a fresh round of fighting between Syria and the Turkish-backed militia in northern Syria, a war monitor said Friday.A total of 14 civilians,...

Russian national Dubnikov still in custody

Moscow: Russian national Denis Dubnikov who was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands earlier this week over cryptocurrency laundering charges is still in police custody in the state of Oregon but will be released later tonight,...

Death toll from mosque explosion near Kabul rises to 30

Kabul: The number of people killed by an explosion at a mosque north of Kabul has risen to 30, and more than 40 people are injured, a Sputnik correspondent reported, citing a source.The list of the victims includes...

21 PLA aircraft, 5 ships spotted around Taiwan

Taipei city: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent 21 aircrafts and five warships to Taiwan on Wednesday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said on Wednesday."5 PLAN vessels and 21 PLA aircraft around our surrounding region were detected today,"...

Beleaguered Morrison refuses to step down

Canberra: Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has resisted calls to resign from Parliament after news emerged that he had secretly assumed five additional roles during his tenure.He defended his decision -- which was taken during the pandemic...

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Kakching conducts SIR 2026 training for BLOs and BLAs

Kakching: A training cum interaction programme in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Roll, 2026 with...