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Yemen's Houthis claimed downed another US MQ-9 drone in 24 hours

Sanaa, Apr 19 (UNI) Yemen's Houthi group said Saturday it shot down another U.S.-made MQ-9 drone over Sanaa province in the past 24 hours.
"The drone was shot down, using a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.
"This is the second drone our air defenses had successfully shot down in 24 hours ... and the 21st we had downed since November 2023," he said.
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Russia vows swift retaliation against EU for indefinitely freezing sovereign state assets, says bloc's policy is 'devoid of logic'

13 Dec 2025 | 11:51 PM

Moscow/Brussels, Dec 13 (UNI) Russia will respond swiftly to the European Union's decision to indefinitely freeze Russian state assets held in European banks, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today, warning that measures are already under way.

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Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif alleges ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed, ex-PM Imran Khan masterminded May 9 riots, vows full accountability

13 Dec 2025 | 11:40 PM

Lahore, Dec 13 (UNI) Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif today embarked on a tirade against former ISI chief Faiz Hameed and PTI (Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf) founder – former Prime Minister Imran Khan, accusing the two of being jointly complicit in the May 9, 2023 riots, which saw a nationwide spree of violence by PTI workers and supporters, after Khan's arrest.

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Political party leaders meet CA Md Yunus post Osman Haidi shooting, call for political unity

13 Dec 2025 | 9:08 PM

Dhaka, Dec 13 (UNI) Rattled by the shooting of prominent July Uprising figure Sharif Osman Haidi, political party leaders in Bangladesh held a joint meeting with Chief Advisor Md Yunus where they deplored the act, and drew attention to the urgent need for establishing unity amongst each other, regardless of their political stances in order to protect national interests.

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Kim Jong Un hails North Korean military regiment returning from operations in Russia for 'mass heroism'

13 Dec 2025 | 6:06 PM

Pyongyang, Dec 13 (UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a public ceremony, welcomed a returning army-engineering-regiment following their four-month-long deployment in Russia, marking a rare display of Pyongyang's active acknowledgement in providing Moscow with military support for its ongoing war in Ukraine.

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First-ever Rohingya language feature film captures plight of Myanmar refugees

13 Dec 2025 | 10:58 AM

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Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Dec 13 (UNI) Only months after premiering his new movie, Japanese filmmaker Akio Fujimoto is seeking extension of the medium from cinema to campaign.

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