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Ukraine: Russian Shelling Kills One, Injure Many
Russian shelling killed one person and wounded six others in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, a town near the front line of the 2-1/2-year-old war that Russia's military hopes to capture.
Vadym Filashkin, governor of Donetsk…
US State Dept Okays Defence Sales
The U.S. State Department approved possible military sales to Italy, India, and Romania for a combined total of $965 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.
The potential sales are: India for MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes for $175…
Tunisian President Secures Second Term
Preliminary results showed President Kais Saied won a second term in the Tunisian election with 90.69% of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday.
The turnout was 28.8% in Sunday's vote in which Saied faced two election rivals:…
Mayor Of Mexico Assassinated
The mayor of the capital of Mexico's violence-plagued state of Guerrero was killed on Sunday less than a week after he took office, the state's governor confirmed.
Alejandro Arcos was killed just six days after he took office as mayor of…
Ukraine Strikes Oil Depot In Occupied Crimea
Ukraine's military says it has carried out a strike on a large oil terminal off the coast of the occupied Crimean Peninsula, the latest in a wave of attacks targeting Russian-controlled energy facilities.
Officials in Kyiv said the…
U.S. Scientists Bag Nobel Prize For Medicine
Scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its role in gene regulation, the award-giving body said on Monday.
The Nobel assembly said in a statement that…
Israel Marks Oct. 7 Anniversary Under Escalating war
Israelis on Monday marked the first anniversary of the devastating Hamas attack that triggered a war that has sparked protest worldwide and risks igniting a far wider conflict in the Middle East.
Ceremonies and protests in Jerusalem and…
New Zealand Loses First Naval Ship Since WWII
New Zealand’s navy lost its first ship since World War II after the HMNZS Manawanui sank on a reef off the coast of Samoa on Sunday, creating a potential environmental disaster in waters used for fishing and tourism.
The specialist dive…
China, North Korea Mark 75th Anniversary Of Ties
The leaders of China and North Korea have vowed to enhance bilateral cooperation on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Pyongyang's state news agency KCNA reported.
"I attach great importance to the…
New Zealand Navy Ship Sinks Off Samoa
A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a statement.
Manawanui, the navy's specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran…