Russians experience heavy losses in Ukraine
Pope Francis needs additional hospital care this week after being admitted for bronchitis, the Vatican’s press office said Monday. The 88-year-old pontiff had been battling a case of bronchitis since early February. He was taken to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday for treatment and diagnostic tests, according to the Vatican. Over the weekend, the Vatican…
KOCHI, India, July 30 (Reuters) – Landslides swept through tea estates and villages in southern India’s Kerala on Tuesday, killing at least 106 people while they slept as unexpected heavy rain collapsed hillsides and triggered torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders. The hillsides gave way after midnight following torrential rainfall on Monday in the…
Iran has threatened “harsh punishment” for Israel, which it says was responsible for assassinating Hamas’s leader on Wednesday. Israel has not commented directly on the strike which killed Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran early on Wednesday. However, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country had delivered “crushing blows” to its enemies in recent days, including…
China has suspended rare earth exports in retaliation to President Trump’s recent tariff hikes, The New York Times reported. The Chinese government is drafting a new regulatory system for exports, and while the policies are being framed, the shipments of the magnets, essential for the manufacturing of almost everything ranging from cars to missiles, have…
France has begun evacuating its citizens from Niger amid anti-French sentiment following last week’s coup. The first of three French planes sent to evacuate European citizens took off from the capital, Niamey. The coup has prompted demonstrations against the former colonial power, with the French embassy coming under attack. However, France says it has no…
Ukraine has targeted Moscow with drones for a third consecutive day as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to host 29 world leaders to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Most of the Russian capital’s airports were forced to close and remained out of action last night – shortly…