International

April 17, 2024 5:50 PM

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Russian missile strike kills 14 in Ukraine’s Chernihiv

In Ukraine, 14 people, including two children, were killed in a Russian missile strike in the northern city of Chernihiv today. Authorities said that three Russian Iskander missiles slammed into residential buildings, a hospital, and a higher education institution. The attack also injured more than ...

April 17, 2024 1:33 PM

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Devastating rain batters normal life in UAE; 19 people killed in Oman

Devastating rain and flooding battered normal life in the United Arab Emirates. The portions of major highways have been inundated following heaving down pore. Authorities have urged residents to stay at home after large parts of the region were lashed by torrential rain, hail and thunderstorms yest...

April 17, 2024 11:22 AM

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Polling underway in Solomon Islands

Polling is underway across the Solomon Islands today in the South Pacific nation’s first general election. As many as 420,000 registered voters will have their say across 50 national seats. More than 1,000 polling stations are scattered across villages and town centers across the Solomons archipelag...

April 17, 2024 10:38 AM

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UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The bill would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born af...