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26 killed in India road accident

26 killed in India road accident

-- 2022-06-06 15:48:43

At least 26 people have been killed when a bus carrying pilgrims veered off a mountainous road and fell into a deep gorge in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Monday. The accid...

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States

-- 2022-06-06 08:37:44

Shootings in three American cities killed nine people and wounded two dozen more on Saturday night and Sunday morning, the latest outbreaks of gun violence in the wake of three mass shootings that hav...

Thailand rescues 59 Rohingya refugees

Thailand rescues 59 Rohingya refugees

-- 2022-06-05 23:00:46

Thailand had rescued 59 Rohingya refugees, including children, from an island who had been abandoned by people smugglers on an island close to the Malaysian border, police said on Sunday. The Rohingy...

Putin warns US against supplying longer-range missiles to Ukraine

Putin warns US against supplying longer-range missiles to Ukraine

-- 2022-06-05 22:40:16

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Russia would strike new targets if the West supplied longer-range missiles to Ukraine for use in high...

India’s BJP suspends its two members for comments on Prophet

India’s BJP suspends its two members for comments on Prophet

-- 2022-06-05 22:34:20

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said it had suspended BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma in response to comments she made during a TV debate about the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). The BJP...

Three killed in latest mass shooting in US

Three killed in latest mass shooting in US

-- 2022-06-05 21:23:01

A mass shooting in Philadelphia left at least three people dead and 11 others wounded, police said on Sunday in the latest case of gun violence in the United States after recent massacres in Texas, Ne...

Russia’s sanctions may cost Germans an extra $5.4b a year

Russia’s sanctions may cost Germans an extra $5.4b a year

-- 2022-06-05 17:46:00

Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) a year to pay for replacement gas, the Welt am...

10 killed in chemical factory fire in India

10 killed in chemical factory fire in India

-- 2022-06-05 16:00:41

At least 10 people were killed and 22 injured in a chemicals explosion at an electronics factory in northern India's Hapur district on Saturday, a police official said. The accident happened at an in...

Putin says Russian anti-aircraft forces 'cracking' enemy weapons 'like nuts'

Putin says Russian anti-aircraft forces 'cracking' enemy weapons 'like nuts'

-- 2022-06-05 09:19:06

Russian anti-aircraft forces have shot down dozens of Ukrainian weapons and are "cracking them like nuts," President Vladimir Putin said in a brief excerpt of an interview aired on Saturday, Reuters r...

Death toll from chemical explosion in India reaches 10

Death toll from chemical explosion in India reaches 10

-- 2022-06-04 21:14:41

The death toll from a chemical explosion at an electronics factory in northern India's Hapur district has reached 10, a police official said. Besides, 22 others were injured in the incident at in on...

Ukraine says Russian troops are pushed back in key eastern city

Ukraine says Russian troops are pushed back in key eastern city

-- 2022-06-04 20:11:31

Kyiv said on Saturday it was pushing back Russian troops in Sievierodonetsk as intense fighting raged around the industrial city, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Donbas region, ne...

Japan may resume discount campaign to revamp tourism sector

Japan may resume discount campaign to revamp tourism sector

-- 2022-06-04 19:16:53

Japan plans to resume a national travel discount campaign as soon as late this month to help the tourism industry recover from a Covid-19 slump. A revived "Go To Travel" campaign would likely serve a...

At least six killed in India chemical factory explosion

At least six killed in India chemical factory explosion

-- 2022-06-04 18:44:06

 At least six people were killed and 20 injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in northern India's Hapur district on Saturday, a police official said. The accident happened after a boiler...

Ukraine says Russian troops are trying to cut access to Sievierodonetsk

Ukraine says Russian troops are trying to cut access to Sievierodonetsk

-- 2022-06-04 18:18:29

Kyiv said on Saturday Moscow had reinforced its troops around Sievierodonetsk and attempted to cut off Ukraine's access to the industrial city, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Don...

Deadly secret: Electronic warfare shapes Russia-Ukraine war

Deadly secret: Electronic warfare shapes Russia-Ukraine war

-- 2022-06-04 17:28:07

On Ukraine’s battlefields, the simple act of powering up a cellphone can beckon a rain of deathly skyfall. Artillery radar and remote controls for unmanned aerial vehicles may also invite fiery...

Saudi Arabia welcomes first foreign hajj pilgrims since before pandemic

Saudi Arabia welcomes first foreign hajj pilgrims since before pandemic

-- 2022-06-04 16:24:00

Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed the first batch of foreign hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual in line with global h...

'Enemies' triggering unrest in Iran to overthrow Islamic Republic: Khamenei

'Enemies' triggering unrest in Iran to overthrow Islamic Republic: Khamenei

REUTERS 2022-06-04 15:27:52

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed recent protests in Iran on foreign “enemies” seeking to overthrow the government in the Islamic Republic. Also, he said, e...

Thousands join anti-femicide march in Argentina's capital

Thousands join anti-femicide march in Argentina's capital

-- 2022-06-04 12:42:29

Thousands of people marched against femicide and gender violence in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires Friday afternoon, as part of a movement now in its seventh year called Ni Una Menos, or "Not One...

Myanmar upholds death sentences for two democracy activists

Myanmar upholds death sentences for two democracy activists

-- 2022-06-04 11:35:24

Myanmar's military government said on Friday that appeals by two prominent democracy activists against their death sentences had been rejected, paving the way for the country's first executions in dec...

Ukraine says its troops have pushed back Russian advance in eastern city

Ukraine says its troops have pushed back Russian advance in eastern city

-- 2022-06-04 11:05:12

Ukraine said it had recaptured a chunk of the factory city of Sievierodonetsk, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Donbas region, and that its troops could hold out for up to two week...

Queen Elizabeth thanked for being 'still in the saddle' after 70 years

Queen Elizabeth thanked for being 'still in the saddle' after 70 years

-- 2022-06-03 21:50:27

Britain's Queen Elizabeth was thanked for being "in the saddle" for 70 years as head of state at a service on Friday to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, an event she missed due to her "mobility issues"...

Myanmar likely to execute death sentence for first time in decades

Myanmar likely to execute death sentence for first time in decades

-- 2022-06-03 21:38:23

Myanmar's military government said on Friday that appeals by two leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) against their death sentences had been rejected, paving the way for the country's fi...

UN agrees to change Turkey’s official name to ‘Türkiye’

UN agrees to change Turkey’s official name to ‘Türkiye’

-- 2022-06-03 20:54:31

The United Nations has changed the Republic of Turkey’s country name at the organisation from “Turkey” to “Türkiye”, following a request from Ankara for the change....

Russian journalist gets Ukrainian citizenship after denouncing war

Russian journalist gets Ukrainian citizenship after denouncing war

-- 2022-06-03 19:42:01

Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife after denouncing the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official said on...

Russia summons heads of US media outlets

Russia summons heads of US media outlets

-- 2022-06-03 18:58:56

Russia's Foreign Ministry has said it was summoning the heads of US media outlets in Moscow to a meeting next Monday to notify them of tough measures in response to US restrictions against Russian med...

Saudi royals deserve credit for their roles in extending Yemen truce: White House

Saudi royals deserve credit for their roles in extending Yemen truce: White House

-- 2022-06-03 17:35:57

The White House took the rare step of recognising the role played by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in extending a ceasefire in Yemen on Thursday ahead of what is expected to be a tri...

Ukraine signs deal with US nuclear company to end reliance on Russia

Ukraine signs deal with US nuclear company to end reliance on Russia

-- 2022-06-03 17:15:51

Ukraine has signed a deal with the US nuclear power company Westinghouse to supply fuel to all of its atomic power stations in an effort to end the country's reliance on Russian supplies, Ukraine's st...

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi test positive for Covid-19

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi test positive for Covid-19

-- 2022-06-03 16:44:23

A day after Indian National Congress chief Sonia Gandhi tested positive for Covid-19, her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that she had tested positive for the virus too. "I've tested positive for...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters 100th day

Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters 100th day

-- 2022-06-03 15:31:46

Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its 100th day on Friday with no end in sight to the fighting that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and reduced cities to rubble. After abandoning its assau...

US, South Korea, Japan envoys meet on North Korea nuclear tension

US, South Korea, Japan envoys meet on North Korea nuclear tension

-- 2022-06-03 14:25:18

Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday for talks on North Korea amid signs the isolated country is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time since...