France raises Russian sanctions. France’s top diplomat on Monday raised the danger of Russia using Turkey to avoid Ukraine-related sanctions during a sensitive visit to Ankara that tried to navigate a range of prickly disputes. Catherine Colonna met her Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu before flying to Athens on Tuesday to address a new spike in […]
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Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe
KYIV: Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster as electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was cut for hours due to Russian shelling in the area, allegations that Moscow denied. Zelensky said Russian shelling on Thursday sparked fires in the ash pits of a […]
US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan as China tensions simmer
TAIPEI/WASHINGTON: US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan as China tensions simmer. A delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day trip during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to visit while there are military tensions between the self-ruled island and China. Beijing, which claims democratically governed Taiwan […]
Prominent Taliban, son, brother killed in Kabul suicide attack
Prominent Taliban, son, brother killed in Kabul suicide attack. A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani was killed along with his son and brother in a suicide attack in Kabul on Thursday. According to Taliban sources, a man who had previously lost his leg detonated the explosives hidden in his artificial leg after successfully entering […]
Russian money-launderer caught in USA
Russian money-launderer caught in USA. Greece has extradited a Russian money launderer to the US, hours after his release from a French jail, his lawyer said Friday. Alleged Russian Cryptocurrency Money Launderer Alexander Vinnik was extradited to the U.S. to face charges stemming from allegedly operating an alleged illicit Bitcoin exchange company which received more […]
I’m terrified of men, patriarchy sucks: Queen in tears
Queen had to fight her battles with patriarchy when she acceded the throne. I’m terrified of men, patriarchy sucks: Queen in tears The 96-year-old, who became the monarch of England at the age of 25, has ‘always been a feminist,’ says expert Ingrid Seward. The mother-of-four took authority in the fifties in the “terrifying” world […]
Iguana entered a woman’s bathroom: she panicked
Iguana entered a woman’s bathroom and she panicked. A Florida woman interrupted an uninvited guest in her bathroom on Saturday night. Michelle Reynolds told WSVN that she went downstairs to make herself a snack. After putting her popcorn in the microwave she went to use the bathroom and “opened the door and did a quick […]
First death from monkey pox recorded in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO: A 41-year-old man in Brazil has died of monkeypox, making him the first person outside of Africa to have been killed by the disease, local authorities said on Friday. First death from monkey pox recorded in Brazil. AFP broke this news. The man, who local media said had serious immune system problems, […]
Gunman kills three in Indiana mall before being shot by armed bystander
A gunman killed three people when he opened fire in the food court of a shopping mall outside Indianapolis on Sunday before a bystander fatally shot the assailant, Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison said. Two other people were injured in the incident, which took place in the early evening at Greenwood Park Mall, the Indianapolis Star reported. […]
Govt to decrease petroleum prices by rupees 8 to 21/ litre
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to cut prices of petroleum products, for the first time in its three months tenure, citing sources. The Petroleum levy, imposed by the government, will likely remain in place. The levy on petroleum has been Rs. 10 per liter, while high-speed diesel, kerosene oil, and light diesel carry five rupees […]