Agencies : Russia was battling a major cross-border incursion from Ukraine for a second day on Wednesday, with authorities evacuating several thousand civilians due to fighting, officials said. The incursion began on Tuesday morning, with Russia’s defence ministry announcing it had deployed air and artillery firepower to repel Ukrainian troops breaking into the western Kursk region. President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv of attacking civilian buildings and said he was meeting security service chiefs to discuss a response. “The Kyiv regime...
Agencies : US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris and her freshly selected running mate Tim Walz hit the campaign trail together Tuesday for the first time, as the Democratic duo fired up supporters at a rally in key battleground Pennsylvania. Walz, the Minnesota governor whose everyman credentials could help win over voters, joined Harris in Philadelphia to launch a tour through four swing states where the race against Donald Trump is likely to be decided. Aiming to make history as the...
Deutsche Welle : In late July, Israel’s security cabinet reached a decision: It authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant “to decide how and when action will be taken against the Hezbollah terrorist organization,” as the Prime Minister’s office announced. Previously, Netanyahu had threatened the pro-Iranian militia with having to pay a “high price” for a rocket attack targeting a soccer pitch in the Golan Heights that was allegedly carried out by Hezbollah. Twelve young people were...
AFP : A helicopter crashed in central Nepal on Wednesday, killing all five people aboard including the pilot and four Chinese tourists. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes over the decades. The Air Dynasty chopper was heading to Syabrubesi, a starting point for many trekking routes popular with tourists, from the capital Kathmandu. It lost contact about three minutes after taking off,...
AFP : The UK government said on Tuesday that 6,000 specialist police officers were ready to deal with far-right rioting...
Al Jazeera : Israel has killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh to prolong its war on Gaza, according to Palestinian President...
CNN : Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four people close to the...
News Desk :Diplomatic pressure mounted on Monday to avoid an escalation between Iran and Israel following high-profile killings that have sent regional tensions soaring, while numerous governments urged their citizens to leave Lebanon.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his country was “determined to stand against” Iran and its allied armed groups “on all fronts.”As its war against Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza nears its 11th month, Israel has been bracing for retaliation from the Tehran-aligned “axis of resistance”...
Reuters : A Polish man will stand trial in Denmark on Tuesday over an attack on Prime Minister (PM) Mette Frederiksen in central Copenhagen in early June, facing charges of assaulting a public official.The incident, which took place two days before European Parliament elections, left Frederiksen with a minor neck injury and led her to cancel several engagements while warning of rising aggression in public.The attack in Denmark happened three weeks after Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was seriously injured...
AFP : Myanmar’s military withdrew from some positions close to China’s border to prioritise the “safety of people,” the junta chief said, days after an alliance of ethnic armed groups said they had routed state troops in the area.Shan State in eastern Myanmar has been rocked by fighting since late June when the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) renewed an offensive against the military along a major trade highway to China. “With regard to the situation of Shan State,...
Reuters : British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned what he described as “far-right thuggery” and said perpetrators would...