Ships, planes search for sub that went missing on trip to Titanic wreckage
Reuters US and Canadian ships and planes searched on Monday for a submarine that went missing more than a day earlier off the coast of south-eastern Canada while taking tourists to explore the wreckage of the Titanic, officials said. The US Coast Guard said there was one pilot and four passengers on board and that […]
Uganda detains 20 rebel “collaborators” after student massacre
Kampala, UgandaReuters Ugandan authorities said on Monday 20 people had been detained for questioning about their possible role in the massacre of 42 people, mostly students, on Friday by the Islamist group Allied Democratic Forces. “At least 20 suspected ADF collaborators have been arrested, to assist with our investigations,” the country’s police force said in […]
Ukraine says eight villages retaken from Russian forces
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine said on Monday it had driven Russian forces out of an eighth village in its two-week-old counter-offensive, a settlement on a heavily fortified part of the front line near the most direct route to the country’s Azov Sea coast. Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Ukrainian forces had retaken Piatykhatky and advanced […]
Greek migrant tragedy death toll rises, suspects detained
Malakasa, Greece Reuters The suspected smugglers of scores of migrants who drowned in a Mediterranean Sea shipwreck last week are expected to face manslaughter charges in a Greek court this week, while Pakistan detained a dozen suspects over the disaster. Greece recovered three more bodies on Monday, bringing the confirmed toll to 81, after a […]
Scores die in northern India as heat wave scorches region
Lucknow, India Reuters At least 54 people died in a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh over the last few days, the Times of India newspaper reported on Monday, as authorities probed if the loss of lives was due to the heat wave in the region. Another 45 people died in neighbouring […]
Australian Senate paves way for landmark referendum on Indigenous voice in constitution
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s Senate passed legislation on Monday that paves the way for the country to hold a landmark referendum later this year on whether to recognise its Indigenous people in the constitution. In a final vote in the upper house of parliament, 52 voted in favour of the bill while 19 voted against, allowing […]
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“Terrible”: UK minister sorry for lockdown-breaking party video
London, UKReuters Senior British minister Michael Gove on Sunday described a video showing a party at the ruling Conservative Party’s headquarters during a lockdown in 2020 as “terrible”, as COVID rule-breaking gatherings continue to hang over the government. The video was published by the Mirror newspaper just days after a parliamentary committee ruled that former […]
Israel set to approve thousands of building permits in West Bank
JerusalemReuters Israel’s nationalist-religious government on Sunday tabled plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied West Bank, despite US pressure to halt settlement expansion that Washington sees as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians. The plans for approval of 4,560 housing units in various areas of the West Bank were included on the […]
Swiss voters approve global minimum corporate tax, climate goals
Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters Voters in Switzerland on Sunday approved the introduction of a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050, public broadcaster SRF reported. The results showed almost 80 per cent of those who voted in Sunday’s national referendum backed raising […]