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At least four people were killed and 24 others sustained injuries following a major train derailment in the southern Delta State of Nigeria. The incident was reported by the Xinhua news agency, citing an official statement from Funsho Adebiyi, the Permanent Secretary of the country's Ministry of Transportation.
Speaking during a press briefing for journalists in Abuja, Adebiyi confirmed that the passenger train was carrying 442 passengers when the accident occurred near the town of Agbor. The structural impact of the derailment caused four carriages to overturn completely, while an additional coach was derailed off the tracks. Emergency response teams were deployed to the site to transport the injured to medical facilities and initiate a formal investigation into the technical cause of the crash.
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President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has presented U.S. President Donald Trump with two traditional wooden ayvans featuring intricate Uzbek woodcarving craft. According to The New York Times, the structures have already arrived in Washington, D.C., and assembly has begun in West Potomac Park, where Trump plans to establish the "National Garden of American Heroes."
U.S. Department of the Interior spokesperson Cathy Martin stated that park visitors will be able to view the ayvans starting this autumn. Uzbekistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Furkat Sidikov shared on X (Twitter) that the gift serves as a symbol of friendship and strategic partnership between the two nations. The report also highlights other notable foreign gifts received by Trump, including a luxury aircraft from Qatar and a pair of cheetahs from Saudi Arabia.
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