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Kyiv, Lviv, other Ukrainian cities rocked by blasts

-- 2022-10-10 14:30:01

Several explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the cities of Lviv, Ternopil and Dnipro on Monday, after Russia accused Ukraine of orchestrating a powerful blast that damaged a key bridge lin...

Late monsoon brings more misery to north India; 18 dead

REUTERS 2022-10-10 13:32:14

Incessant rain lashed parts of northern India on Monday forcing schools to close in several cities as an unusually late rainy season prolonged havoc across the country, and killed 18 people over the p...

Taiwan says war with China 'absolutely' not an option, but bolstering defences

REUTERS 2022-10-10 12:47:37

War between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option", Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the island's de...

Japan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortage

REUTERS 2022-10-10 12:40:03

As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation, hopes for a tourism boom face tough headwinds amid shuttered shops and a shortage of hospitality w...

Venezuela floods kill at least 25 after heavy rains

REUTERS 2022-10-10 11:45:21

At least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen Security Vice President Remigio Ceballos said Sunday evening in a telev...

Putin accuses Ukraine of Crimea bridge blast, calls it terrorism

REUTERS 2022-10-10 08:54:46

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of orchestrating what he called a terrorist attack on a key bridge linking Russia and Crimea, as he prepared to hold a meeting of his security council...

India declines to disclose upcoming UN vote on Ukraine

REUTERS 2022-10-10 08:49:24

India does not want to say in advance how it will vote at the United Nations General Assembly on a likely draft resolution condemning Russia's proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine, Foreign...

CNN crew fined, leaving Thailand in day care attack coverage

-- 2022-10-09 22:29:55

Thai authorities on Sunday fined two CNN journalists for working in the country on tourist visas but cleared them of wrongdoing for entering the day care centre where more than 20 children were massac...

Putin to chair meeting of Russia’s Security Council on Monday

-- 2022-10-09 22:26:37

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an operational meeting with the permanent members of his country’s Security Council on Monday. "Tomorrow the President is scheduled to hold a meeting...

Russian attack on annexed city kills 17: Ukraine

-- 2022-10-09 18:35:22

At least 17 people have been killed by Russian missile strikes on the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia, the Ukraine defence ministry has said. Dozens more were wounded, and several residential buil...

185 people, including 19 minors, killed in Iran unrest: Rights group

-- 2022-10-09 18:16:05

Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday despite a fierce crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, includ...

Iran’s state-run live TV hacked by protesters

-- 2022-10-09 15:18:28

Iran's state-run broadcaster was apparently hacked on air Saturday, with a news bulletin interrupted by a protest against the country's leader, according to BBC A mask appeared on the screen, followe...

Heavy rains ease in Australia's New South Wales, flood warnings remain

REUTERS 2022-10-09 13:01:07

Rains eased in Australia's New South Wales on Sunday but authorities continued to warn people to be aware of rising flood waters, as days of rain in much of the most populous state has swollen rivers...

French Nobel literature winner, others urge protests against Macron as inflation bites

REUTERS 2022-10-09 12:58:13

A group of French intellectuals including Nobel literature prize winner Annie Ernaux on Sunday urged people to join protests planned by the left for next week, accusing President Emmanuel Macron of no...

Russian divers to inspect damage to blast-hit Crimea bridge key to Russia's war

REUTERS 2022-10-09 11:33:56

Russian divers will examine on Sunday the damage caused by a powerful blast on Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea that hit a prestigious symbol of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula and a k...

Russia names air force general to lead its forces in Ukraine

-- 2022-10-08 21:56:19

Russia's Defence Ministry on Saturday named Air Force General Sergei Surovikin as the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, Moscow's third senior military appointment in the space o...

Iranian president visits Tehran university, female students chant ‘Raisi, get lost

-- 2022-10-08 20:42:50

Female students in Tehran chanted "get lost", according to activists, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a...

Russia says three killed by explosion on Crimea bridge

-- 2022-10-08 19:14:43

A huge blast on Russia's bridge to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed in 2014, has killed three people, investigators say. The victims were in a nearby car when a lorry blew up, the Russian i...

India arrests six Pakistani nationals with heroin in the Arabian Sea

-- 2022-10-08 18:45:19

Indian authorities arrested six Pakistani nationals and seized heroin worth tens of millions of dollars from a Pakistani fishing boat in the Arabian Sea near the western state of Gujarat, officials sa...

After Russia-Ukraine plan, Musk offers proposal to resolve China-Taiwan tensions

-- 2022-10-08 18:27:49

Billionaire Elon Musk, days after floating a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine that drew condemnation in Ukraine, suggested that tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolv...

‘OPEC+ decision to cut oil output widens rift between White House, Saudi royals’

-- 2022-10-08 17:38:15

The OPEC+ organization's decision this week to cut oil production despite stiff US opposition has further strained already tense relations between US President Joe Biden's White House and Saudi Arabia...

Mukesh Ambani 'setting up family office in Singapore'

-- 2022-10-08 16:33:33

India's billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani is reportedly setting up a family office in Singapore, joining the rush of the world's ultra-rich opening such entities in the Asian city-state to manage...

Ukrainian bank prepares debit card design featuring collapsed Crimea bridge

-- 2022-10-08 16:22:31

The strategic road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimea peninsula was collapsed on Saturday after a blast. Videos of the damaged Crimean bridge have spread like wildfire on social media; thi...

Moscow says truck explosion destroys part of Russia-Crimea bridge

-- 2022-10-08 15:36:27

A blast on the strategic road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimea peninsula on Saturday brought down sections of the road taking traffic in one direction, prompting gleeful messages fr...

Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teens in the West Bank

-- 2022-10-08 15:03:52

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teens in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. One teen, 14, was shot in the city of Qalqilya in the n...

Putin marks low-key birthday as Ukraine pressures mount

-- 2022-10-08 13:04:06

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 70th birthday with little fanfare and a decree targeting a crucial Western energy investment, as signs grew that key parts of his Ukraine invasion were...

Fuel tank ablaze at bridge in Crimea

-- 2022-10-08 12:55:52

A fuel tank was on fire on the Kerch bridge in Crimea early on Saturday, Russia’s RIA state news agency said, while Ukraine’s media reported an explosion, Reuters reports. Traffic was sus...

World Bank chief says will keep 'intense' focus on addressing climate change

-- 2022-10-08 12:02:47

World Bank President David Malpass said on Friday that he was keeping an "intense" focus on the bank's efforts to address climate change and was embracing the US Treasury's call to dramaticall...

Vladimir Putin gets a tractor for his 70th birthday

BBC 2022-10-08 11:45:02

A tractor is one of the odder gifts for Vladimir Putin, as Russia's president, a pariah in the West since his invasion of Ukraine, turns 70. It was given him by his Belarusian ally, Alexa...

US, allies to coordinate response to Iran's 'bloody crackdown'

-- 2022-10-08 11:29:53

The US State Department said on Friday that it would continue to coordinate with its allies and partners on how to respond to Iran's "bloody crackdown" on protesters and its "state-sponsored vio...