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Israeli forces carry out airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs

Beirut/Jerusalem, Apr 28 (UNI) Israeli forces carried out on Sunday an airstrike on a building in Hadath area in Beirut's southern suburbs.
The "powerful strike" targeted "infrastructure where Hezbollah had stored precision missiles," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement.
The missiles, according to the Israeli leaders, posed a "significant threat" to Israel's security.
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Ukraine produces 4k drones daily while US buys 5k a yr - Pentagon

02 May 2025 | 10:20 AM

Washington, May 2 (UNI) Ukraine manufactures approximately 4,000 drones each day, compared to just 5,000 purchased annually by the United States, Director of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit Doug Beck said on Thursday.

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Gaza Health Ministry calls on UN to declare Gaza Famine Zone - Director

02 May 2025 | 10:15 AM

Gaza, May 2 (UNI) More than 90% of Gaza residents are facing critical food shortages, while another 65% do not have access to clean drinking water, Director General of the Gaza Health Ministry Munir al-Barash said, adding that the current situation allows the United Nations to recognize the Gaza Strip as a famine zone.

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Iraq inks cooperation agreement with Siemens Energy to boost power grid

02 May 2025 | 9:53 AM

Baghdad, May 2 (UNI) Iraq on Thursday signed an energy cooperation agreement with Germany's Siemens Energy to bolster the country's power grid capacity.

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SKorea's finance minister offers to resign ahead of vote on impeachment

SKorea's finance minister offers to resign ahead of vote on impeachment

02 May 2025 | 9:50 AM

Seoul, May 2 (UNI) Choi Sang-mok, South Korea's minister of economy and finance who doubles as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, offered to resign Thursday night ahead of a parliamentary vote on a motion to impeach him.

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Amazon reports Q1 results with sales, profit growth

02 May 2025 | 9:50 AM

San Francisco, May 2 (UNI) Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday announced its financial results for this year's first quarter ending on March 31, with net sales of 155.7 billion U.S. dollars, up by 9 percent year on year.

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