5 Indian soldiers killed in clashes in Kashmir
Reuters : A militant attack on an Indian Army convoy in the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir killed at least five soldiers, India’s defence...
International
Secret hospitals offering criminals new faces
BBC : Clandestine hospitals in the Philippines have been offering plastic surgery services to fugitives and scam centre workers to help them evade arrest, authorities...
Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin
CNN : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized his Indian counterpart’s visit to Moscow as a “huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts,” on...
New Myanmar clashes turn town to rubble
AFP : Residents of Kyaukme in northern Myanmar are counting their dead and picking through rubble following fresh fighting that shredded a Beijing-brokered ceasefire between...
Civilian death toll in Myanmar hits 1,076 in six months
News Desk : In the first six months of 2024, Myanmar’s junta violence, including atrocities and bombings, resulted in the deaths of 1,076 civilians, according...
Russian attack kills 20 in Ukraine
Reuters : Russia launched a barrage of missiles on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in a rare daytime attack on Monday, killing at least 20...
11 dead in Indonesia landslide
AFP : At least 11 people are dead and 19 more are missing after heavy rains caused a landslide near an illegal gold mine on...
Heavy rains flood India’s Mumbai
Reuters : Heavy rains flooded roads and railway lines on Monday in India’s financial capital Mumbai, disrupting flights and forcing the closure of schools and...
Facing China, Philippines and Japan forge defense alliance
Deutsche Welle : Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact on Monday that would enable them to deploy troops in each other’s countries,...
France shifts to the left, but risk of policy paralysis looms
Reuters : France faced a hung parliament and the prospect of taxing negotiations starting Monday to form a government, after a surprise left-wing surge blocked...
French far right seeks vote win but deadlock looms
BBC Online : France is voting in one of its most significant elections in years, with the far right hoping for a historic victory, but...
Biden back on campaign trail as pressure mounts
AFP : US President Joe Biden heads back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to...