Pyongyang claims South Korea’s army fired more than 10 warning shots from a machinegun towards North Korean troops. North Korea has accused South Korean forces of firing warning shots earlier this week at its soldiers who were part of a border reinforcement project, cautioning Seoul that its actions risked raisingRead More →
Here are the key events on day 1,276 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Saturday, August 23: Fighting Russian troops have taken control of the settlements of Rusyn Yar, Volodymyrivka and Katerynivka in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.Read More →
Caspar Veldkamp and other ministers step down after cabinet rejects sanctions against Israel, prompting broader political upheaval. Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has resigned after failing to secure cabinet support for additional sanctions against Israel over its military onslaught in Gaza. Veldkamp, a member of the centre-right New Social ContractRead More →
Officials warn Ukraine’s strike on Unecha oil pumping station risks halting supplies for at least five days. Hungary and Slovakia have raised the alarm over possible fuel shortages after a Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Druzhba pipeline, saying deliveries could be suspended for several days. On Friday, officials from both countriesRead More →
Cook, who has been accused of mortgage fraud, says she will not be ‘bullied’ into resigning by the president. United States President Donald Trump says he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she doesn’t quit, intensifying his effort to gain influence over the central bank. “I’ll fire herRead More →
Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov accuses Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of saying ‘no to everything’. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and that there is no plan for such a meeting.Read More →
A United Nations-backed global hunger monitor has determined that famine is now occurring in Gaza City and its surrounding area. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) had previously warned that Gaza was on the verge of famine, but now says for the first time that the events of theRead More →
India’s new online gaming laws could see offenders face up to five years in prison. India’s parliament has passed a sweeping bill banning online gambling, after government figures showed companies had stripped $2.3bn annually from 450 million people. The ban affects platforms for card games, poker and fantasy sports, includingRead More →
Menendez, along with his brother Lyle, has served 35 years of a life prison term for fatally shooting their parents. Erik Menendez has been denied parole, more than 30 years after he and his brother Lyle killed their parents in the family’s luxury Beverly Hills home. A California panel orderedRead More →
The Ukrainian president said China has helped Russia, despite also calling for a peaceful resolution to the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out the chance that China could serve as a security guarantor in the event of a future peace deal with Russia to end the war inRead More →
