New York, June 19 (IANS) One person was wounded in a shooting in New York City’s Times Square, according to local authorities.Police said a suspect was taken into custody. The New York Fire Department said one person was transported to hospital. No further details were released.The shooting occurred around 3:40 p.m. local time (1940 GMT) on Thursday, just hours after the New York Knicks’ championship parade in Lower Manhattan. Nearly 10,000 police officers had been deployed across the city for t…
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Washington, June 19 (IANS) The US forces lifted the blockade on all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas, the US Central Command said.”American forces are not impeding the transit of vessels to or from Iranian ports. All US military blockade enforcement efforts have ceased,” the command wrote on X.US warships “will remain in the general area to make sure that all aspects of the agreement are adhered to, obeyed and in full force and effect,” it added.The move came…
Jakarta, June 18 (IANS) The death toll from a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province on Tuesday has risen to three, with 17 people seriously injured, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said Thursday.The BNPB also said that 91 people were wounded with minor injuries, while 6,412 people were affected by the disaster. Sigi regency was the worst-hit area, with damage reported in several villages, Xinhua news agency reported.The tectonic earthquake stru…
Manila, June 11 (IANS) At least 47 people were killed, 31 missing, and 688 injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao, the Philippines, on Monday, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Thursday.The NDRRMC said the quake has affected more than 75,300 households, or over 346,000 people, and more than 45,000 affected residents have been displaced, with over 12,600 houses sustaining damage. The quake also triggered 45 rel…
Ulan Bator, June 10 (IANS) At least 1,230 livestock animals have been culled in Mongolia’s western provinces of Bayan-Ulgii and Khovd following outbreaks of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), local media reported on Tuesday, citing the country’s General Authority for Veterinary Services (GAVS).FMD is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs.According to the GAVS, the animals culled in the two provinces were infected with the SAT…
Washington, June 10 (IANS) US forces launched strikes against Iran after the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter a day earlier, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said.The US strikes were “very strong, very powerful,” US President Donald Trump told ABC News after the operation began.The strikes started at 5 p.m. US Eastern Time (2100 GMT) at the president’s direction, CENTCOM wrote on X.Following the US announcement several explosions were heard early Wednesday and air defence were a…
Seoul, June 8 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Monday deepening ties with China is his country’s top policy priority, as he held summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang, according to a report.The Kim-Xi talks came hours after the Chinese leader arrived in Pyongyang for his first State Visit in nearly seven years, Yonhap news agency reported.Developing friendship between the North and China is “the people’s choice and the calling of the times,” China’s Xinhua News A…
Tripoli, June 8 (IANS) Libya’s Structured Dialogue, a core component of the UN-facilitated political roadmap, has concluded. During the final plenary meeting on Sunday (local time), participants presented their final recommendations aimed at creating conditions for holding national elections, unifying and strengthening state institutions, and helping address the long-term root causes of the conflict, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement.”What began as a shared…
New York, June 8 (IANS) Five people were stabbed at New York Penn Station, with at least one sustaining serious injuries, local media reported. The incident occurred on Sunday night (Local time). The five victims were rushed to a local hospital, reports CBS News, quoting the Fire Department of New York City.A suspect was quickly taken into custody, the authorities said. Police sources told CBS that the suspect is believed to have mental health issues.A criminal investigation is still underway, a…
St. Petersburg, June 6 (IANS) Three people were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg on Saturday morning, city’s Governor Alexander Beglov revealed. The injured were treated for minor injuries and have been discharged from the hospital, Beglov added.According to the Governor of the Leningrad region, which surrounds St. Petersburg, 86 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) had been shot down by Saturday morning, Xinhua news agency reported.The attack marks the second major drone assault…