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…
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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…
Melbourne, June 6 (IANS) A newly identified “blood signature” may predict lung cancer risk more than five years before diagnosis, offering a potential pathway to earlier prevention, a study has revealed.The findings, published in Cell, could help identify people who would benefit from preventative drugs, even before they receive a lung cancer diagnosis, said a statement from Australia’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) released Friday.The study analysed over 48,000 bloo…
Kampala, June 5 (IANS) Uganda has confirmed three new Ebola cases, bringing the cumulative number of infections to 19 since the outbreak was declared on May 15, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.In an update posted on social media platform X, the ministry said the three new cases were contacts of previously confirmed patients and had been under institutional quarantine.The ministry also reported one new death involving a Congolese national, Xinhua news agency.According to the ministry, of th…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) China’s leadership is moving to tighten oversight of the country’s vast and rapidly expanding gig economy workforce, that has become both economically essential and politically sensitive for the ruling Communist Party, according to a report in the PML Daily.These people are working under harsh conditions. Many delivery riders and drivers work extremely long hours for unstable pay while lacking basic labour protections, social insurance or pension coverage.Analysts ci…
Jakarta, June 5 (IANS) Indonesian authorities have strengthened cross-border monitoring through enhanced data sharing and early detection measures at ports, airports and border crossings to counter increasingly sophisticated drug trafficking methods.Abdul Kadir Karding, head of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin), said Thursday in Jakarta that narcotics traffickers continue to adapt their methods, including exploiting border areas under quarantine supervision.”Stronger cooperation betwee…
Tehran, June 4 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has warned that Iran would respond if Israel attacks Beirut, saying Tehran has informed all parties that it will not tolerate an assault on the Lebanese capital and that such a move could trigger a return to war.In an interview broadcast by Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen on Wednesday (local time), Araghchi said Iran’s armed forces are prepared to respond and remain ready to strike Israel if Beirut comes under attack.Araghchi a…
Canberra, June 2 (IANS) Australia’s annual wheat harvest is set to fall by 26 per cent year-on-year as a result of rising fertiliser prices driven by the conflict in the Middle East, according to a government report.The agricultural commodities report published by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) on Tuesday said that national wheat production is forecast to fall to 26.7 million tonnes in 2026-27, down 26 per cent from 2025-26 and 8 per cent below…
New York, June 2 (IANS) Seven people, including the suspected gunman, were found dead following a series of shootings at multiple locations in Muscatine, Iowa, according to the Muscatine Police Department. Police said officers responded to a report of a shooting at a residence at about 12:12 p.m. local time (1712 GMT) on Monday and found four people suffering from gunshot wounds inside the home. All four were pronounced dead at the scene.Investigators identified a 52-year-old man as the suspect,…