Putin orders nuclear drills with troops near Ukraine
AFP : President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold nuclear weapons drills involving the navy and troops based near Ukraine, the defence...
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Russia adds Zelensky to wanted list
Deutsche Welle : Russian news agencies on Saturday reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had been added to a Kremlin wanted list. Though the Russian...
Trump vows to fight ‘anti-white feeling’ in US
Reuters : Donald Trump’s pledge to fight what he calls “anti-white feeling” in the US will likely embolden allies who seek to dismantle government and...
Flood-hit Kenya and Tanzania buffeted by tropical cyclone
BSS : Coastal regions of Kenya and Tanzania were buffeted by heavy rains and high winds from a tropical cyclone on Saturday, adding to the...
Vietnam invites France to Dien Bien Phu battle anniv
BSS : France has for the first time been invited to commemorate the battle of Dien Bien Phu, which led to French troops’ defeat in...
Palestinian doctor dies in Israeli prison
BBC : A Palestinian doctor has died in an Israeli prison after more than four months in detention, Palestinian prisoner associations have said. Dr Adnan...
Sadiq Khan wins historic third term
BBC : Labour’s Sadiq Khan will be re-elected as Mayor of London for a third term, according to BBC’s polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice....
Landslides, floods kill 15 Indonesians
Aljazeera : Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province have killed at least 15 people after dozens of homes were...
Pakistan records ‘wettest April’ in more than 60 years: weather agency
AFP, Islamabad : Pakistan experienced its “wettest April since 1961”, receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, the country’s weather...
One dead, several injured in Paris suburb shooting
AFP : One person was killed and six injured overnight in a gritty northern Paris suburb in a shooting likely linked to drug trafficking, prosecutors...
Trump develops plan on peaceful resolution in Ukraine – Telegraph
LONDON : Former US President Donald Trump has developed a detailed plan on resolving the Ukrainian conflict peacefully, but will not reveal it until the...
Sunday’s presidential election in Panama is ‘most important’ in decades: Experts
CNN : Panama, the Central American nation at the crossroads of international trade and migration, will elect a new president on Sunday after a campaign...