Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine's Russian-occupied south
Ukraine claimed to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south, fueling speculation Tuesday that its long-awaited counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of war was underway. Russia said it repelled the attack and inflicted heavy casualties. The clashes...
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Russia running into problems with Iran-made drones: US
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Volunteer sniper embodies Ukraine's versatile military
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Germany upbeat on energy security; Russia cuts gas to France
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First Ukraine grain ship for Horn of Africa reaches Djibouti
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UN: First grain shipment leaves Ukraine for war-torn Yemen
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EU to ramp up arms production, eyes Ukraine army training
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Heavy gunfire rocks Iraq's Green Zone amid violent protests
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CPC plans to hold key congress to endorse rare 3rd term for Xi
China's ruling Communist Party proposes to hold its 20th Congress in Beijing on October 16 which is widely expected to endorse an unprecedented 3rd term for President Xi Jinping. A meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held on Tuesday decided that a plenary session consisting...
Biden to deliver prime-time speech on ‘battle' for democracy
President Joe Biden will deliver a prime-time address “on the continued battle for the soul of the nation” Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the White House announced Monday. Billed as a major address just over two months before the midterm elections, Biden, the White House said, will discuss how the...
Pakistan, UN jointly appeal for $160 m to deal with catastrophic floods
Grappling with unprecedented floods, the cash-strapped Pakistan government on Tuesday teamed up with the United Nations to issue a flash appeal for USD 160 million to deal with the disaster that has displaced over 33 million people in the country that has become the "ground zero" of global warming. The country-wide...
2 dead, 5 injured in Phoenix shooting; suspect kills self
Two people were killed and five injured — including two police officers — when a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wearing tacticalgear began a seemingly random attack in Phoenix on Sunday night before killing himself, authorities said. Phoenix police identified the man on Monday as 24-year-old Isaiah Steven Williams....
Lankan Prez asks parties to join Govt to prevent country from being used as ‘tool of interference'
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday appealed to all parties to join the unity government to tackle the island nation's worst-ever economic crisis and prevent "strong economies" from using it as a "tool of interference," days after India and China verbally clashed over the docking of a high-tech Chinese...
UK PM race: Sunak camp accuses Truss of avoiding scrutiny
With just days to go before the polls close on Friday in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister, former Chancellor Rishi Sunak's camp accused rival Liz Truss of avoiding scrutiny on Tuesday. Foreign Secretary Truss, who is the current frontrunner according to pre-poll...
UN says 6 mn Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow
Warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine, the U.N. Humanitarian chief on Monday urged donors to restore funding for economic development and immediately provide $770 million to help Afghans get through the winter as the United States argued with Russia and China over...
