MOSCOW/KYIV: According to Moscow, Ukrainian artillery bombardment in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine claimed the lives of five persons. Drone strikes were also reported on two Russian oil facilities on Wednesday. In a week in which both nations accused one another of using airstrikes to sow terror in their capital cities asContinue Reading
Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow on Tuesday, according to Russia, in what one legislator described as the worst such attack since World War II, while Kyiv was also bombed by air for the third time in 24 hours. Since Russia dispatched soldiers to its neighbour in February of last year, theContinue Reading
MOGADISHU: Following a commitment by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in March to abolish a convoluted indirect system in existence since 1969, Somalia’s administration and federal member states said on Sunday that direct universal suffrage will be implemented with local elections scheduled for June 2024. After reaching an agreement with stateContinue Reading
The competition to lead NATO is getting more intense. But the race is primarily conducted in the dark, and the winner has not yet been identified. The Norwegian secretary-general of the transatlantic military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, is scheduled to leave his position at the end of September after serving nineContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: According to Reuters, US President Joe Biden and senior congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy are nearing an agreement that would lift the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling for two years while curbing expenditure on most things. According to the official, who requested anonymity because they are not authorised to speakContinue Reading
The Dutch minister of foreign affairs confirmed on Sunday that three Dutch nationals were killed when their small aircraft crashed in a hilly region of northern Croatia. According to Croatian aviation investigators, the incident occurred about noon local time on Saturday in a forest near the town of Ogulin, whenContinue Reading
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – China said on Friday that it will not go to the G20 tourism summit that would be held the following week in India’s disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. In preparation for the G20 summit in New Delhi in September, India, which is serving as the organization’sContinue Reading
NEW ZEALAND (Reuters) – At least six people have died as a result of a fire at a multi-story hostel on Tuesday in Wellington, New Zealand, and authorities have warned the number may increase. Fire and Emergency Services New Zealand (FENZ) stated, “There are still a number of people unaccountedContinue Reading
According to the governor, at least 33 people were killed on Saturday when militants opened fire on vegetable farmers in Burkina Faso as the authorities worked to quell an uprising. Eight of Burkina Faso’s thirteen regions, including the western Boucle du Mouhoun, have proclaimed states of emergency since March. AccordingContinue Reading
The Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations and the European Union would prohibit Russian gas imports on routes where Moscow has restricted supply, according to the Financial Times, citing sources participating in the talks. The agreement, which will be formalised by G7 leaders at a summit in Hiroshima beginning onContinue Reading
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