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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proclaimed April 14, 2025 as Dr B R Ambedkar Day in New York City, with its 8.5 million residents celebrating the day

In a statement issued Monday by its headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana's capital, the 16-member bloc rejected allegations made by the March 23 Movement (M23) in a communique dated April 12, calling them "inaccurate and misleading."

According to the latest data, 11 health zones in Kinshasa have been impacted, with more than 5,000 people displaced. At least 72 people have died, and 170 others have been injured due to torrential rains and resulting floods, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on Monday, said it is gravely concerned by reports of mass casualties and large-scale displacement following intense fighting on Friday and Saturday in and around Zamzam and Abu Shouk displacement camps and the town of El Fasher in North Darfur.

The attack occurred late Sunday night when the gunmen stormed the Zike community in the Bassa local government area of Plateau State, shooting indiscriminately at residents, local authorities said.

Aoun made the remarks during his meeting with Paul Grove, senior staff at the US Senate Appropriations Committee, according to a presidential statement.

On April 3, there were reports that Israel carried out multiple airstrikes in Syria, including in Damascus, the Hama military airport, and a military airport in Homs, marking one of the most extensive escalations in recent months. Simultaneous attacks in Daraa reportedly resulted in nine civilian casualties.

The majority of the victims were women and children, they said on Thursday, adding that the death toll increased after the badly injured died in the hospital, Xinhua news agency reported.

A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-27 carrying the trio in orbit

Trump wrote on Truth Social that “if China does not withdraw its 34 per cent increase above their already long-term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the US will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50 per cent, effective April 9th".

In January, the center and other Ukrainian and Russian rights groups launched “People First,” a campaign that says any peace settlement must prioritise the release of everyone they say are captives, including Russians jailed for protesting the war, as well as Ukrainian children who were illegally deported

"The Government of the Republic of Namibia has taken note of the US government's recent reciprocal tariff imposed on African countries, which includes 21 per cent tariffs on Namibia," the Ministry of International Relations and Trade said in a statement.

Kim has been emphasising the development of drones and the tests were the latest display of his country's growing military capabilities

In a statement, the military on Wednesday claimed all of them were "terror targets."

Bhattacharya, a professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, was confirmed by a 53-47 vote on Tuesday, according to the official website of the US Senate

The roughly 20-metre-wide, the 20-metre-deep sinkhole appeared at an interception in the Myeongil-dong neighbourhood in eastern Seoul, swallowing the motorcyclist and injuring a woman whose van was passing over the site

Seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity, which conducted an unsuccessful search in 2018, prepared a new proposal to which Malaysia’s government agreed last year. The company has returned to the southern Indian Ocean with a suite of new high-tech tools

United States and United Kingdom fall to lowest-ever positions in the happiness ranking.

Trump discussed the US' relationship with India. Asked about his summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, Trump said he has a “very good relationship” with India

Badar Khan Suri was taken outside his home in a Washington suburb in Virginia State by “masked” officers who told him that his student visa had been revoked