Colombo, May 10 , 2024 : Sri Lanka will hold presidential elections between September 17 and October 16, the country’s Election Commission said in a statement. “By virtue of the powers vested in the Election Commission to fix the date for the election, it will hold the presidential election between 17th September 2024 and 16th…
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Moscow, May 10 , 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a proposal to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia, to appoint Mikhail Mishustin as Russia’s Prime Minister, State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday. “President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has submitted a proposal to the State Duma on the candidacy of Mikhail…
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Yinchuan, May 9 , 2024 : Nine people were killed in a traffic accident in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Thursday morning, said local authorities. The accident happened at about 7:40 a.m. on a section of the national highway in Qingtongxia City, where a truck collided with a car, leaving nine dead and two…
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Jerusalem, May 9 , 2024 :The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have said Ahmed Ali, the commander of the naval unit of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Gaza City, has been killed in an airstrike. “In a joint IDF and ISA [the Israel Securities Authority] activity based on Israeli Navy and ISA intelligence, an IAF [Israeli…
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Islamabad, May 9 , 2024 : Pakistani security forces conducted two separate operations in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, resulting in the killing of six terrorists, the military said in a statement. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said that the first operation was carried out…
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Budapest, May 9 , 2024 : Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Wednesday for a state visit to Hungary. In a written speech upon his arrival, Xi said China and Hungary are good friends and good partners of mutual trust. “I am delighted to pay a state visit to the beautiful country of Hungary at…
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Sao Paulo May 9 , 2024 : At least 100 people have died and nearly 100,000 homes have been destroyed or significantly damaged from more than a week of record rainfall and flooding in south Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state, local authorities said on Wednesday. The National Confederation of Municipalities said in an update…
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Jerusalem, May 9 , 2024 : Militants in Gaza fired eight rockets from the Rafah area toward the Kerem Shalom Crossing area in Israel shortly after it reopened on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier, according to the Israeli army. The soldier sustained light injuries and received medical treatment at the scene, the army said in…
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Jerusalem, May 9 , 2024 : Israel’s army announced on Wednesday that it was continuing its ground assault on Gaza’s Rafah, reporting approximately 30 casualties since the offensive began on Monday night. According to an army statement, the 30 casualties were militants, while Gaza health officials reported about 35 deaths, including a four-month-old baby. The…
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Beijing, May 9 , 2024 : China’s national observatory on Thursday continued to issue a blue alert for gales, as strong winds of varying intensity are expected to lash parts of the country. From 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday, strong winds are forecast to hit some areas in Liaoning, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang,…
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