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Russia's weakness is obvious, Zelenskiy on Wagner mutiny
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy today said "Russia's weakness is obvious" and that the longer Moscow keeps its troops and mercenaries in Ukraine, the more chaos it would invite back home
24 June 2023, 10:19 AM
Wagner rebellion 'stab in the back' to Russia: Putin
Vows to crush what he called an armed mutiny after Wagner chief tries to oust top brass
24 June 2023, 08:45 AM
Israel forces kill gunman who fired at West Bank checkpoint
Israeli forces on Saturday killed a gunman who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem, lightly wounding a guard, police said while a Palestinian militant group claimed the attack
24 June 2023, 08:45 AM
Who is Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
The Russian authorities on Saturday accused the head of the Wagner mercenary group of trying to start a “civil conflict” and called for his detention
24 June 2023, 07:03 AM
Amazon commits to $15 billion India investment, CEO says
Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O will invest an additional $15 billion in India, the company's Chief Executive Andy Jassy told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting on Friday
24 June 2023, 05:57 AM
UN peacekeeping chief to arrive tomorrow
UN Under Secretary General for Department of Peace Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on June 25-26
24 June 2023, 05:42 AM
What caused the implosion of the Titan sub?
The four day-long search for the missing Titan submersible has come to a tragic end, with all of the five people on board the vessel believed to be dead, the US Coast Guard (USCG) said on Thursday
24 June 2023, 05:10 AM
Wagner chief says he is inside Rostov army HQ, controls city's military sites
"We are inside the (army) headquarters, it is 7:30 am (0430 GMT)," Prigozhin said in a video on Telegram. "Military sites in Rostov, including an aerodrome, are under control"
24 June 2023, 05:07 AM
Wagner chief vows to topple Russia top brass, says fighters 'ready to die'
The head of the Wagner mercenary group said Saturday he had crossed into Russia with his forces to topple Moscow's military leadership, saying he and his 25,000 fighters were "ready to die"
24 June 2023, 04:33 AM
Around 40 missing in Italy migrant boat shipwreck: UN
Around 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said on Friday
24 June 2023, 03:06 AM
Relatives mourn Titanic sub deaths
Relatives and colleagues yesterday mourned the five people who died when their submersible imploded in the North Atlantic during a deep dive to the Titanic wreck, prompting questions about safety rules for such adventures into the ocean depths.
23 June 2023, 18:00 PM
UN convoy crosses from Syria regime areas to Idlib
United Nations aid transited yesterday from regime-controlled northwest Syria to rebel-held areas for the first time since a devastating February earthquake, an AFP correspondent and a humanitarian official said.
23 June 2023, 18:00 PM
West Bank risks ‘spiralling out of control’
The new outbreak of violence in the occupied West Bank could spiral out of control, the UN human rights chief warned yesterday.
23 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Biden, Modi urge Pakistan to act against extremist attacks
US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have called on Pakistan to act to ensure that its territory is not used to launch extremist attacks, the White House said in a joint statement on Thursday.
23 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Ukraine downs 13 Russian missiles
Ukraine said yesterday it had downed an entire barrage of 13 cruise missiles fired by Russian forces overnight targeting an airfield in the west of the country. “Thirteen of the occupiers’ cruise missiles were destroyed on June 23....
23 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Rich nations pledge to unlock billions of dollars
Multilateral development banks like the World Bank are expected to find $200 billion in extra firepower for low-income economies by taking on more risk, a move that may require wealthy nations to inject more cash, world leaders said yesterday.
23 June 2023, 18:00 PM
New front in Sudan war develops
Residents of the city of Kadugli in southwest Sudan began fleeing the city on Thursday as tensions escalated between the army and a powerful rebel group, threatening to open another area of conflict in the country’s ongoing war, witnesses said.
23 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Russia 'training combat dolphins' in Crimea: UK
British military spies today said Russia appears to be training combat dolphins in the annexed Crimean peninsula to counter Ukrainian forces.
23 June 2023, 09:04 AM
Titan sub: what is a 'catastrophic implosion'?
A "catastrophic implosion," such as that believed to have destroyed the Titan submersible, would have happened with incredible force and speed given the crushing water pressure on the floor of the ocean
23 June 2023, 07:41 AM
Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heat
Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, today for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat
23 June 2023, 05:19 AM