WorldSep 10, 2024
A woman is killed near Moscow as over 140 Ukrainian drones target Russia, officials say
Over 140 Ukrainian drones targeted multiple Russian regions overnight, including Moscow and surrounding areas, killing at least one person, officials said Tuesday, in one of the biggest drone attacks on Russian soil in the 2 1/2-yearwar.
A woman died and three people were injured in the town of Ramenskoye, just outside Moscow, where drones hit two multistory residential buildings and started fires, Moscow region Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said. Five residential buildings were evacuated due to falling drone debris, Vorobyov said.
The attack also prompted the authorities to temporarily shut down three
WorldSep 09, 2024
I want to bring love and respect in Indian politics: Rahul Gandhi
In America, Rahul Gandhi attacked the Narendra Modi government and said that everything in India is made in China, so there is a problem of employment in India. Rahul Gandhi is on a foreign tour for the first time as the leader of the opposition.
They arrived in Texas on Sunday. Here he participated in 2 programs. First he met the people of the Indian community in Dallas. After this, he discussed various issues including Indian politics, economy and Bharat Jodo Yatra with the students of the University of Texas on Monday.
Rahul Gandhi said in his address that my role as the leader of the oppo
WorldSep 06, 2024
A fire in a school in Kenya has killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police say
A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday.
There are fears that the death toll may rise, police said.
The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county was being investigated, police spokesperson Resila Onyango said.
“We are investigating the cause and will take necessary action,” she said.
School fires are common in Kenyan boarding schools, where many students stay because parents believe it gives them more time to study.
Some fires have been started by students during unrest. In 2017, 10 hi
WorldSep 03, 2024
Russian leader Putin visits Mongolia, defying an international warrant for his arrest
Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Mongolia on Tuesday with no sign that the host country would bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming fromthe invasion of Ukraine.
The trip is Putin’s first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued a warrant for his arrest about 18 months ago. Ahead of his visit, Ukraine called on Mongolia to hand Putin over to the court in The Hague, and the European Union expressed concern that Mongolia might not execute the warrant. A spokesperson for Putin said last week thatthe Krem
WorldAug 23, 2024
Biden to dispatch adviser to China as he looks to sharpen policy focus in final months
President Joe Biden plans to dispatch his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to China as the White House aims to sharpen its focus on foreign policy in the Democrat's final months in office.
Sullivan's visit to meet with his counterpart, Wang Yi, is expected to take place next week, according to a person familiar with planning for the trip who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The White House is expected to announced plans for the trip later today.
Sullivan has met with Chinese officials several times over the course of the administration to discuss the two economic rivals complicated
WorldAug 23, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Friday in Kyiv, where he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said on Telegram.
Officials in India and Ukraine say the visit will focus on boosting economic ties and cooperation in defense, science and technology.
Modi's visit comes a month and a half after he traveled to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin.
WorldAug 22, 2024
Attackers ambush and kill 11 police officers in eastern Pakistan, officials say
Attackers armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades ambushed a police convoy in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing at least 11 officers and wounding others, police and officials said.
The attack happened in the Rahim Yar Khan district when the police officers were passing through a deserted area as part of an operation targeting robbers in the region, Punjabi police said in a statement.
Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militants attacks in recent years, but such a high number of police casualties in a single attack is rare.
WorldAug 21, 2024
Rescue crews unload body bag in Sicily port as search continues after yacht sinking
Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily recovered at least one body Wednesday, as the search continued for more missing passengers and questions intensified about why the sailboat sank so quickly.
Divers and rescue crews unloaded a body bag from one of the rescue vessels that pulled into port at Porticello. The discovery confirmed that the operation to search the wreckage on the seabed 50 meters (165 feet) underwater was a recovery one, not a rescue.
The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early Monday as it was moored about a kil
WorldAug 20, 2024
Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in a Gaza operation
The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the Gaza war.
The military said in a statement Tuesday that its forces recovered the bodies in an overnight operation in southern Gaza.