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US, Japan, Philippines discuss maritime security – White House

US, Japan, Philippines discuss maritime security – White House

13 Jan 2025 | 1:42 PM

Washington, Jan 13 (UNI) US President Joe Biden has held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., during which they discussed trilateral maritime security, economic cooperation and China's alleged "dangerous and unlawful behavior" in the South China Sea, the White House said.

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Japanese, Chinese ruling party officials to hold first meeting in 7 years - Reports

13 Jan 2025 | 12:53 PM

Tokyo, Jan 13 (UNI) A 12-member delegation from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito Party has headed to Beijing for the first Japan-China Ruling Party Exchange Council meeting since 2018, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.

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Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises to 24

Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises to 24

13 Jan 2025 | 12:36 PM

Los Angeles, Jan 13 (UNI) The death toll from the ravaging wildfires in Los Angeles has risen to 24, local authorities confirmed on Sunday.

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Death toll rises to 11 in SW Pak coal mine collapse

Death toll rises to 11 in SW Pak coal mine collapse

13 Jan 2025 | 11:44 AM

Islamabad, Jan. 13 (UNI) The death toll in coal mine collapse in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province has risen to 11, as rescuers retrieved more bodies of the trapped miners, the chief mines inspector of the province said on Sunday.

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Canada to send 60 firefighters to California at US request - Minister

Canada to send 60 firefighters to California at US request - Minister

13 Jan 2025 | 11:36 AM

Ottawa, Jan 13 (UNI) Canada will send 60 firefighters at the request of the United States to help extinguish the fires in California, Canadian Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan said.

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224 cholera cases recorded in Angola with 18 deaths

224 cholera cases recorded in Angola with 18 deaths

13 Jan 2025 | 8:44 AM

Luanda, Jan. 13 (UNI) Angola has registered 224 cholera cases as of 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, reported the Ministry of Health.

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Smuggler killed in clash with Jordanian border guards

13 Jan 2025 | 8:23 AM

Amman, Jan. 13 (UNI) The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army said on Sunday that the border guards clashed at dawn with armed smugglers attempting to cross the kingdom's northern border, resulting in the death of one smuggler.

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Iran seizes explosives from terrorists at northwestern border

13 Jan 2025 | 8:22 AM

Tehran, Jan. 13 (UNI) Iranian border guards have seized 10 rucksacks containing explosive materials from "terrorists" at the northwestern border, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.

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Death toll in Yemen gas station blast reaches 17

Death toll in Yemen gas station blast reaches 17

13 Jan 2025 | 8:13 AM

Aden, Yemen, Jan. 13 (UNI) At least 17 people were killed and 74 injured, including 50 critically, in a gas station explosion in Yemen's central province of Al-Bayda, health authorities under Houthi control said on Sunday.

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8 killed in Gaza in fresh Israeli strikes

8 killed in Gaza in fresh Israeli strikes

13 Jan 2025 | 8:10 AM

Ramallah, Jan. 13 (UNI) At least eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to local civil defense and medical sources.

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Biden, Netanyahu discuss progress in Gaza ceasefire talks - White House

Biden, Netanyahu discuss progress in Gaza ceasefire talks - White House

13 Jan 2025 | 8:04 AM

Washington, Jan 13 (UNI) US President Joe Biden discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the ongoing negotiations in Doha regarding a possible ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a hostage release deal, the White House said on Sunday.

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Musk doubts climate change caused fires raging in California

Musk doubts climate change caused fires raging in California

13 Jan 2025 | 7:58 AM

Washington, Jan 13 (UNI) US entrepreneur Elon Musk, against the backof devastating wildfires in California, doubted that they were caused by climate change, comparing what is happening with the situation in Texas.

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Slovak PM admits possibility of early parliamentary elections

13 Jan 2025 | 7:56 AM

Bratislava, Jan. 13 (UNI) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico admitted to local media on Sunday that there would be early elections or reconstruction of the coalition government if the current coalition issue could not be solved.

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Israel army claims strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Israel army claims strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

13 Jan 2025 | 7:53 AM

Jerusalem, Jan 13 (UNI) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had struck a number of Lebanese movement Hezbollah's military targets, as well as routes along the Syrian-Lebanese border allegedly used to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah.

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Death toll from Los Angeles wildfires rises to 24 - Reports

Death toll from Los Angeles wildfires rises to 24 - Reports

13 Jan 2025 | 7:52 AM

Los Angeles, Jan 13 (UNI) The death toll from the ongoing wildfires in and around Los Angeles increased to 24 people, ABC News reported, citing the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner.

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