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Parliamentary Elections Begin in India
Approximately 8.7 million voters living in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, formerly autonomous region where majority of the population is Muslim, went to the polls on the first day of the three-phase parliamentary elections to be…
Train Derailment in South Africa Injures 25 Passengers
A passenger train traveling from Cape Town to Wellington derailed near Dal Josafat Station in South Africa's Western Cape province, leaving 25 people injured. The accident, which occurred yesterday evening, saw two…
Death Toll in Gaza Increases to 41,272
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 20 Palestinians lost their lives and 54 Palestinians were injured in 2 attacks on the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours.
The ministry added that the number of Palestinians who lost their…
Fire Breaks Out in Russian Town After Ukraine’s Drone Attack
Drone fragments scattering around after Ukraine's drone attack on the Tver region in western Russia caused fire in the town of Toropets. Buses were dispatched to the town of 13,000 people, where an evacuation order was given.
It was…
North Korea Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles
North Korea, which previously announced that it was developing nuclear weapons by publishing photos of a facility where uranium is enriched, has conducted a new missile test, by launching multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the…
Unidentified Person Sets Fire to Visitor Section in Romanian Parliament Building
An unidentified person set fire to the visitor section of the parliament building in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, which houses the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Constitutional Court, various state institutions and 3…
Portugal Forest Fires Kill 7
Seven people have died and 40 others, including 33 firefighters, have been injured as forest fires rage across three locations in Portugal's Aveiro region. The fires, which have destroyed 10,000 hectares of land, intensified over…
Death Toll From Floods Rises to 22 in Europe
The death toll from heavy rains caused by Storm Boris in central and eastern Europe has risen to 22. Seven deaths were reported in Romania, 7 in Poland, 5 in Austria and 3 in the Czech Republic. Authorities said there were also injured and…
Lebanese Pager Explosion Kills 8, Injures 2,750, Hezbollah Blames Israel
Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad announced that an explosion, believed to be caused by pagers, killed 8 people, including a child, and injured 2,750. Over 200 of the injured are in critical condition, and hospitals in…
Increasing Water Level of Germany’s Elbe River Sparks Concern
The State Flood Center stated that the water level of Elbe River, in Germany's Dresden is expected to reach six meters.
A section of the Carola Bridge over the River collapsed for an unknown reason 6 days ago.
Central and eastern…