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Canadian police arrest three men in connection with Nijjar killing: Media report

04 May 2024 | 12:57 AM

Ottawa/New Delhi, May 3 (UNI) Canadian police have arrested three men who they claim are members of a “hit squad” that investigators believe was “tasked by the Indian government” with killing of prominent Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, in June last year, CBC News has reported.

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Press freedom declining globally ahead of election year

03 May 2024 | 9:44 PM

Tampa, May 3 (UNI) Press freedom is in decline all over the world, with political crackdowns on journalists and independent media outlets rising steeply ahead of a general election set to be held in multiple countries in 2024, international press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday.

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China's Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe successfully enters Earth-Moon transit orbit CNSA

03 May 2024 | 6:25 PM

Beijing, May 3 (UNI) China's Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket has successfully launched the Chang'e-6 lunar probe into the Earth-Moon transit orbit, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday.

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Erdogan says wants to launch 'softening process' in Turkish politics

03 May 2024 | 5:58 PM

Ankara, May 3 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he wanted to launch a "softening process" in Turkish politics after talks with opposition leader Ozgur Ozel.

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Fire with toxic smoke breaks out at Diehl defence company plant in Berlin

03 May 2024 | 5:47 PM

Berlin, May 3 (UNI) A fire with toxic smoke has broken out at a metallurgical plant of German defence industry company Diehl Metal Applications GmbH that specialises in the production of IRIS-T air defence systems, the B.Z.-Berlin newspaper reported on Friday.

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Three killed, 8 injured in blast in SW Pakistan

03 May 2024 | 5:27 PM

Islamabad, May 3 (UNI) At least 3 people were killed, and eight others injured on Friday in a blast in Khuzdar district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, police said.

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10 killed in bomb explosion in eastern DRC

03 May 2024 | 5:18 PM

Kinshasa, May 3 (UNI) At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in a bomb explosion on Friday morning at a camp for displaced people near Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local sources.

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Pak witnesses at least 77 attacks resulting 70 fatalities in April

03 May 2024 | 4:56 PM

Islamabad, May 3 (UNI) Following a brief lull in March, militant attacks in Pakistan surged once again in April, with at least 77 verifiable incidents resulting in 70 fatalities, an Islamabad-based think tank said in a recent report.

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G7 no longer discussing complete confiscation of Russia's frozen assets

03 May 2024 | 4:51 PM

Brussels, May 3 (UNI) The representatives of the G7 countries say privately that a complete confiscation of Russia's frozen assets is no longer on the agenda, with the group now exploring alternative measures to extract funds, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Friday.

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Germany summons acting Russian mission head over alleged cyberattack

03 May 2024 | 4:48 PM

Berlin, May 3 (UNI) The German Foreign Ministry has summoned the acting charge d'affaires of the Russian Embassy in Berlin in connection with an alleged cyberattack that took place last year, media reported on Friday.

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Kyiv loses over 111,000 troops in 2024

03 May 2024 | 4:35 PM

Kyiv, May 3 (UNI) Ukraine has already lost more than 111,000 troops and 21,000 units of weapons and military equipment in 2024, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday.

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Turkish FM to attend summit of Islamic states in Gambia over weekend

03 May 2024 | 4:29 PM

Ankara, May 3 (UNI) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) from May 4–5 in the capital of The Gambia, Banjul, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday, while the media suggested that other participants might announce their decision to follow Ankara's example and join South Africa's international suit against Israel.

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Flooding, landslides kill 7 in eastern Indonesia

03 May 2024 | 4:05 PM

Jakarta, May 3 (UNI) The latest landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains have killed seven people in Indonesia's eastern province of South Sulawesi, according to the province's disaster mitigation agency on Friday.

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5.9-magnitude quake hits Leyte, Philippines -- GFZ

03 May 2024 | 3:59 PM

Hong Kong, May 3 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Leyte, the Philippines at 1016 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

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India slams Pakistani delegation at UNGA for 'lacking decorum'

India slams Pakistani delegation at UNGA for 'lacking decorum'

03 May 2024 | 3:17 PM

United Nations/New Delhi, May 3 (UNI) India highlighted its syncretism and pluralistic culture and traditions and its commitment to peace at the UN General Assembly, even as it slammed Pakistan for going against the collective efforts of the UN members due to its “destructive and pernicious nature”.

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