China announces joint naval, air drills with Russia
Deutsche Welle : The Chinese Defense Ministry on Monday said it would hold joint military drills with Russia sending naval and air forces for a...
International
Manipur orders internet blackout, curfew
The Hindu : Amid ongoing protests demanding the restoration of peace in the strife-torn state rocked Imphal Valley, the Manipur Government imposed a temporary internet...
UK PM faces test over ‘unpopular’ benefit cut
AFP : UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces an early test of his young premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on a controversial plan to...
Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack
Reuters : Ukraine struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman,...
Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media
AFP : Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said Tuesday, vowing...
Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills 59
AFP : A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 59 people, a rescue...
Republican report slams Biden’s 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal
AFP : Republicans on Sunday released a critical report on US President Joe Biden’s 2021 military withdrawal from Afghanistan — reigniting criticism over the chaotic...
21 boys confirmed dead in Kenya school inferno
Agencies : A total of 21 boys were confirmed dead on Saturday after a blaze tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya, a tragedy...
Indian rescuers pull 8 dead from collapsed building
AFP : Indian rescuers pulled out eight bodies Sunday from the wreckage of a three-storey building in the city of Lucknow, reports said, with the...
Another US Reaper drone downing over Yemen
Al Jazeera : The Houthis have claimed to have shot down a United States military drone over Yemen, in the latest attack by the group,...
Typhoon Yagi kills dozens in Vietnam, China, Philippines
Reuters : Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, after wreaking havoc in northern Vietnam, China’s...
Venezuela’s opposition leader leaves country for Spain
BBC : The Venezuelan government has said opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has left the country for Spain, where he is to be granted political...