Russia records highest coronavirus-related deaths since start of pandemic
The United States stepped up preparations for possible military action against Iran last night as the regime pleaded for peace talks. Drones were deployed to survey Iran’s defences, as another US ship entered the region and refuelling aircraft left bases in the mainland US for Europe. International diplomacy efforts were intensified last night in a…
Local media reports suggested that a gas cylinder may have exploded inside the vehicle, but police have refused to comment on it. At least 12 people were killed and several others were injured after a blast took place outside a local court in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon. The cause of the blast was not…
When Alan Baxter found a medieval ring in a farmer’s field he knew there could be more ancient artefacts nearby – but the stubble from the thick oat crop made it difficult for his metal detector to get anywhere near the ground. So he waited. Four years later the farmer had planted and harvested carrots….
The 2023 BRICS summit is scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday this week, bringing together the five member nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to lay the groundwork for a world of post-American “inclusive multilateralism.” Judging by the coverage in Chinese state media, that world looks like a China-dominated rejection of Western security…
Navalny, 47, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, spent his final years behind bars as the Russian leader reshaped the country to rally behind his war in Ukraine. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison, the country’s prison service said Friday, following a yearslong struggle against official corruption and President Vladimir Putin’s…
A Swiss mountain village has been buried in a deluge of ice, mud and rock, after a big chunk of the Birch glacier collapsed into the valley below. The village of Blatten, which was evacuated of its roughly 300 residents several days ago, was on Wednesday overwhelmed by thousands of tonnes of mud and ice….