Water gradually receding in flooded Ukraine regions: officials
AFP :Water levels in parts of southern Ukraine that were flooded after the destruction of a Russian-held dam were beginning to fall, officials said Friday.“Thirty-five...
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Syria’s wheat yield expected to reach 1m tons in 2023: PM
AFP :Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous on Friday said the country’s wheat yield this year is expected to reach one million tons, state news agency...
Russia reports heavy fighting in southern Ukraine
Reuters :Russia reported heavy fighting along the front in southern Ukraine on Friday, where bloggers described the first sightings of German and US armour, signalling...
China warns Europe against official ties with Taiwan ahead of minister’s visit
Reuters :China urged Europe on Friday not to have any official exchanges with Taiwan or support “independence forces” ahead of a planned trip to the...
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, spews huge ash column
AFP :Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said.The volcanic island emerged...
France says nuclear power is ‘non-negotiable’
AFP :French nuclear power is “an absolute red line” and non-negotiable, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday, following Franco-German disagreements over the role of...
Cyclone Biparjoy to intensify in next 36 hours
Hindustan Times :The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ is set to intensify in the next 36 hours and will be heading north-northwestwards in the next...
Japan revises law to ease deportation of failed asylum seekers
AFP :Japan enacted an immigration law on Friday allowing the government to deport failed asylum seekers, despite pushback from opposition parties and rights groups.Until the...
Road crash kills 9, injures 31 in S. Afghanistan
AFP :At least nine commuters were killed and 31 others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province on Thursday, a statement of...
Divide between religious and secular Jews heats up under Netanyahu’s rule
AP :The sound of children and music echoed down a narrow basement hallway in Israel as they scrambled in a pool of balls, climbed on...
Unknown US WW1 soldier buried in France 105 years after death
AFP :An unidentified US World War I soldier whose remains were accidentally uncovered in northern France last year was buried with full military honours on...
Trump foe Christie launches presidential run
AFP : Republican former New Jersey governor Chris Christie jumped into the 2024 race for the White House on Tuesday, positioning himself as a political...