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United News of India
10 hours ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Chadian president holds emergency meeting after deadly incidents
N'Djamena, June 20 (UNI) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno held an emergency meeting on security and safety after some 50 people had been killed in deadly incidents since May, the presidency said in a statement Thursday. Mahamat noted that the recent security incidents in Logone Occidental province, Ouaddai province and Salamat province are nothing more than a proven security and administrative failure. The president criticised government officials for their incompetence, saying the situation was unacceptable. "It's either you change the situation by properly ensuring the security of Chadians and their property throughout the country, or I will assume my responsibilities by appointing in your place men and women capable of reversing the trend," Mahamat was quoted by the statement as saying. "The departments of security, territorial administration, and justice must do their job... with complete independence and impartiality," he added. "The disorder must stop." Intercommunal clashes are common in Chad and are usually caused by disputes over land or political differences. UNI XINHUA ARN
United News of India
a day ago
- Health
- United News of India
U.S. Medicare, Social Security might run dry sooner than expected
New York, June 19 (UNI) U.S. Medicare and Social Security may face earlier-than-expected insolvency as rising health care costs and a new Social Security law strain their finances, local media reported Wednesday. The projected depletion date for Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund has been moved up to 2033, three years earlier than the 2036 estimate published in 2024. Likewise, Social Security's combined trust funds are now expected to run out by 2034, a year earlier than last year's projection. The last major Social Security overhaul in 1983 gradually raised the full retirement age to 67, cutting benefits by 13 percent. Medicare eligibility remains unchanged: coverage begins at age 65. About 68 million people in the United States are enrolled in Medicare. UNI XINHUA ARN
United News of India
a day ago
- Climate
- United News of India
Japan: Quake measuring 6.1 strikes off Hokkaido
Tokyo, June 19 (UNI) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Nemuro Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido on Thursday, Japan's weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 8:08 a.m. local time (2308 GMT Wednesday) at a shallow depth off the southeastern coast of the Nemuro Peninsula, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Kushiro Town, Hokkaido Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake may cause changes in the tide levels of less than 20 centimeters on the eastern Pacific coast of Hokkaido, but there is no need to worry about damage, it added. UNI XINHUA ARN
United News of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Slovakia continues evacuations from Middle East
Prague, June 18 (UNI) Slovakia is evacuating more citizens and foreign nationals from the crisis-hit region in the Middle East, the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said on Tuesday. A special government aircraft that departed from Larnaca, Cyprus, will bring another group of Slovak and foreign nationals to Bratislava on Tuesday evening, the ministry said in a statement. The evacuees were first transported from the Jordanian cities of Aqaba and Amman to Cyprus, according to the ministry. The group includes 18 Slovak citizens, 13 Hungarians, eight Austrians, and three Czechs. This is the second evacuation flight that Slovakia has organised this week to repatriate its citizens and assist nationals of other countries. On Monday, a Slovak government plane brought back 73 evacuees from the Middle East, including 30 Slovak citizens along with individuals from countries like the Czech Republic, Poland, and Austria. UNI XINHUA ARN
United News of India
4 days ago
- Health
- United News of India
Israeli strikes kill 244, injure 1,277 in Iran: Health ministry
Tehran, June 16 (UNI) Iran's Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said on Sunday that 244 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Iran over the past 65 hours. In a post on the social media platform X, Kermanpour noted that women and children were among the dead and that 1,277 people had been hospitalised. He added that over 90 per cent of the casualties were civilians. Early Friday, Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and several other cities across Iran, killing a number of the country's top military commanders and nuclear scientists. The strikes continued across various parts of Iran on Saturday and Sunday. In response, Iran has launched missile attacks on multiple targets in Israel since Friday, causing casualties and significant damage. UNI XINHUA ARN
