Russia’s biggest drone strike in weeks hits Ukrainian infrastructure
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia launched a massive drone attack early on Friday, hitting critical infrastructure in the west and south of Ukraine and destroying private houses and commercial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, officials said. The air force said it shot down 24 “Shahed” drones out of 40 launched by Russia, the biggest drone […]
Israel strikes Gaza ambulance; Netanyahu rejects halt without hostage release
Gaza/Tele Aviv, Israel/Beirut, LebanonReuters Israel struck an ambulance near a Gaza hospital on Friday in an attack the military said targeted militants, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls by Washington’s top diplomat for a halt to fighting unless hostages held by Hamas are freed. Warning Israel and the US of a potential regional war, […]
Air pollution in India’s New Delhi turns ‘severe’, some schools shut
Nw Delhi, IndiaReuters People in New Delhi woke up to a thick layer of toxic haze on Friday, and some schools were ordered to be shut for two days as the air quality index entered the “severe” category in several parts of the Indian capital. A filthy smog forms over Delhi every winter as cold, […]
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New Zealand election results show National needs other parties to form government
Wellington, New ZealandReuters Final results from New Zealand’s 14th October election released on Friday show the centre-right National Party will need the support of both the ACT New Zealand and NZ First parties to form a government. The Electoral Commission said the conservative National Party won 48 seats and right-wing ACT 11 seats, giving them […]
US to offer economic benefits for countries hosting migrants, shore up supply chains
Washington DC, USReuters The United States on Friday will announce new development financing for countries hosting migrants in the Western Hemisphere as part of an effort to curb migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border and expand economic cooperation in the region, senior US officials told Reuters. President Joe Biden will convene leaders from Latin America […]
Climate adaptation funding gap 50 per cent higher than estimated, UN says
SingaporeReuters Rich country promises of help for poorer ones to adapt to climate change have slowed despite more frequent extreme weather, with a shortfall now 50 per cent bigger than previously estimated, a UN agency said in a report said on Thursday. Developed countries pledged in 2009 to provide $US100 billion a year in climate […]
Spain’s Canary Islands on course for record migrant arrivals
Madrid, SpainReuters A total of 30,705 undocumented migrants have reached the Canary Islands in the Atlantic in the first 10 months of this year, nearing a full-year record of 2006, data from Spain’s Interior Ministry showed on Thursday. The number of people risking the perilous crossing from Africa represented an 111 per cent increase from […]
US imposes sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia over war in Ukraine
Washington DC, USReuters The United States on Thursday imposed sweeping new measures against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, targeting Russia’s future energy capabilities, sanctions evasion and a suicide drone that has been a menace to Ukrainian troops and equipment, among others, in sanctions on hundreds of people and entities. The latest measures target a […]
Central African Republic rebels kill at least five civilians in attack
Bangui, Central African RepublicReuters At least five civilians were killed when rebels attacked a town in north-west Central African Republic on Thursday, the latest reported escalation in a decade-long conflict, a local official said. Members of an alliance of armed groups known as the Coalition of Patriots for Change assaulted the town of Moyenne Sido […]