Myanmar junta says military carried out deadly attack on rebel ceremony
Reuters Myanmar’s military said on Wednesday it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help the “terrorists”. At least 50 people, including children, were killed in Tuesday’s air strike in the Sagaing […]
At least 50 killed as Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering, say media and militias
Reuters At least 50 people were killed in central Myanmar on Tuesday in an air strike by the military on an event attended by opponents to its rule, according to media and members of a local resistance movement. Citing residents in the Sagaing region, BBC Burmese, Radio Free Asia, and the Irrawaddy news portal reported […]
Debt-laden African countries charged “extortionate” rates, UN chief says
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Heavily indebted African countries are getting a raw deal from the international financial system which charges them “extortionate” interest rates, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday. The United Nations chief wants far-reaching reforms to the structure of international finance to serve the needs of developing countries more efficiently, he told […]
UN chief says Syria’s Assad agrees to expand UN aid access from Turkey
United NationsReuters Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to allow United Nations aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria through two border crossings from Turkey for three months, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday. Assad agreed to open the crossings of Bab Al-Salam and Al Ra’ee, Guterres said in a statement after UN aid chief […]
Pakistan races to keep floodwaters out of power station that supplies millions
Dadu, PakistanReuters Authorities in Pakistan are scrambling to protect a vital power station supplying electricity to millions of people against a growing threat of flooding, officials said on Monday. Floods from record monsoon rains and glacial melt in the mountainous north have affected 33 million people and killed almost 1,400, washing away homes, roads, railways, […]
Russian forces pound Ukraine’s Donetsk region
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian forces reported heavy Russian shelling and attempts to advance on several towns in the eastern region of Donetsk that has become a key focus of the near six-month war, but said they had repelled many of the attacks. The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces also reported Russian shelling of more than […]
UN chief demands international access to Ukraine nuclear plant after new attack
Reuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over the shelling of Europe’s largest atomic plant at the weekend. “Any attack to a nuclear plant is a suicidal thing,” Guterres told a news conference in Japan, where […]
Hiroshima prays for peace, fears new arms race on atomic bombing anniversary
Tokyo, JapanReuters Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Saturday as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with officials including the United Nations Secretary General warning of a new arms race following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February, and, shortly after, Russian President Vladimir Putin had obliquely […]
In Afghanistan, Taliban say rescue effort almost complete one day after earthquake kills 1,000
Gayan, Afghanistan Reuters Aid began arriving on Thursday in a remote part of Afghanistan where an earthquake killed 1,000 people, with Taliban officials saying the rescue operation was almost complete. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck early on Wednesday about 160 kilometres south-east of Kabul, in arid mountains dotted with small settlements near the border with […]
UN scales up aid for Ukraine, appeals for $US1.7 billion
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters UN agencies on Tuesday launched an emergency appeal to respond to the soaring humanitarian needs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling for $US1.7 billion to help people who have fled the country and those still inside. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the funds would go towards providing shelter, medical support and drinking water […]