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Ukraine collapses bridge in Kursk, accused of plotting to attack nuclear facility with dirty bomb

Aug 17, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine], August 17: TASS news agency quoted Russian officials as saying that Ukrainian forces destroyed a bridge over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky district of Kursk province on August 16. The attack cut off the evacuation of residents from part of the district.

WFP welcomes opening of Adra border crossing from Chad to Sudan

Aug 17, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has...

Biden urges support for Gaza ceasefire efforts

Aug 17, 2024

New York [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday...

Harris vows to cut costs, build homes, lower taxes

Aug 17, 2024

New York [US], August 17: Kamala Harris outlined proposals to cut taxes...

Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia

Aug 17, 2024

Moscow [Russia], August 17: An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin...

EU public health body raises mpox risk alert level

Aug 17, 2024

Brussels [Belgium], August 17: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...

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US wants 'El Mayo' tried in Brooklyn

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New York [US], August 16: Federal prosecutors are seeking to move alleged Mexican drug kingpin Ismael...

US backs Australia's, UK's export controls in AUKUS

Aug 16, 2024

New York [US], August 16: The U.S. State Department told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that...

Trump tackles Harris' economic record at rambling press conference

Aug 16, 2024

New York [US], August 16: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to tie his Democratic...

Kim and Putin pledge stronger ties on Korean Liberation day

Aug 16, 2024

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen...

Gaza ceasefire talks extended amid rising death toll

Aug 16, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], August 16: Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday...

Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election

Aug 16, 2024

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 16: A record number of candidates are contesting Sri Lanka's presidential election...

Columbia University president Shafik resigns after Gaza protests

Aug 16, 2024

New York [US], August 16: The president of New York's renowned Columbia University, Nemat 'Minouche' Shafik,...

Two pilots killed in France as military jets crash mid-flight, says air force

Aug 16, 2024

Paris [France], August 16: Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern...

Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupts, closing airport at nearby Catania

Aug 16, 2024

Rome [Italy], August 16: Mount Etna erupted overnight causing the nearby airport at Catania on Sicily's...

Thai ruling party names its leader, daughter of ex-PM, for top job

Aug 16, 2024

Bangkok [Thailand], August 16: Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai party has announced that it will nominate party...

UN to probe atrocities in Bangladesh

Aug 16, 2024

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 16: A United Nations fact-finding mission is expected to arrive in Dhaka next...

British Challenger 2 tanks 'used in Ukraine's Russian incursion'

Aug 16, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine], August 16: British Challenger 2 tanks are thought to have been used in Ukraine's...

52,000 global cholera cases reported in July amid vaccine shortage: WHO

Aug 16, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Almost 52,000 cases of cholera were reported from 17 countries around the...

'Ukraine now controls 80 Russian settlements, including key town'

Aug 16, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine]/ Moscow [Russia], August 16: Ukrainian troops have taken control of the small Russian town...

British police 'well prepared' for Taylor Swift's concerts

Aug 16, 2024

London [UK], August 16: The Metropolitan Police in London have said they are "well prepared" ahead...

'Blood is on our hands,' US peace group says as Gaza marks 40,000 deaths

Aug 16, 2024

New York [US], August 16: The US-based peace organisation Fellowship of Reconciliation has criticised the Biden...

Lebanese PM hopes for de-escalation

Aug 16, 2024

Beirut [Lebanon], August 16: Lebanon's acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed hope on Thursday for de-escalation...

Thai Constitutional Court removes prime minister from office

Aug 15, 2024

Bangkok [Thailand], August 15: In a 5-4 vote, the Constitutional Court in Bangkok on Wednesday removed...

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