UK fails to reach deal to access EU defence scheme
Agencies : Britain said Friday it was “disappointing” talks with Brussels to access a 150-billion-euro ($174 billion) EU scheme to bolster Europe’s defences had failed...
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Sri Lanka floods death toll rises to 56
Al Jazeera : Sri Lanka has closed government offices and schools as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country has risen to...
Ukraine anti-corruption agents search home of Zelensky’s top adviser
BBC Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have begun searching the apartment of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak. One of the two agencies, anti-corruption bureau...
US-Russian crew starts 8-month mission on the ISS
Agencies : A three-member US-Russian crew has begun an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station following a launch from Kazakhstan on Thursday. The Soyuz...
Turkey court acquits dozens over Istanbul protests
AFP : A Turkish court on Friday acquitted 87 people accused of joining protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s popular mayor in March, court documents...
Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 300
AFP : Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday. Heavy...
Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 300
AFP : Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday. Heavy...
Delhi’s toxic air making its children sick
BBC : The toxic haze shrouding the Indian capital, Delhi, spares no-one, but its children are counting the biggest cost of the city’s worsening and...
Turkey ready to take part in Ukraine ‘reassurance’ force: Ministry
Agencies : Turkey on Thursday said it was ready to participate in a “reassurance force” to be deployed in Ukraine after any eventual peace deal...
Hong Kong blaze death toll reaches 65 as rescue operations continue
The 53rd International Emmy Awards were held in New York, where popular Indian actor Diljit Dosanjh and director Imtiaz Ali’s much-talked-about film ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’...
Gaza’s children return to makeshift classrooms
The 53rd International Emmy Awards were held in New York, where popular Indian actor Diljit Dosanjh and director Imtiaz Ali’s much-talked-about film ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’...
Over 31 killed, 14 missing as intense rainfall sparks landslides and flooding in Sri Lanka
NN ONLINE: More than 31 people have died and 14 others are missing after days of heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding across Sri...