Reuters: April 22 – Russian forces launched a mass overnight drone attack on residential areas of Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, triggering fires and damaging many apartments, local officials said early on Tuesday. “The enemy targeted a residential area in a densely populated district of Odesa,” Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov wrote on the Telegram messaging […]
Reuters: NEW DELHI, April 21 – U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted progress in talks for a trade deal between the two countries, their offices said on Monday, as New Delhi rushes to avoid U.S. tariffs and court Trump’s administration. Vance arrived in India earlier on Monday for a largely personal […]
The Traffic Division of the Royal Bhutan Police notifies the general public on following traffic restrictions during the Royal Visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailand to Bhutan from 25–28 April, 2025. 1. Thimphu–Paro Highway: Traffic Freeze • On 25 April all types of vehicles: Restricted from 08:00 hrs to 11:00 hrs. […]
Reuters: SEOUL, April 21 – South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo said on Monday he expected trade talks with the United States this week in Washington to be the start of meaningful cooperation, but added that negotiations may not be easy. Han said that South Korea’s ministers of finance and industry are meeting U.S. Treasury […]
Reuters: LONDON, April 20 – Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla briefly greeted onlookers after an Easter service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, an important fixture in the calendar of the monarch, who is supreme governor of the Church of England. Charles and Camilla, who was wearing a pale blue hat and dress, were […]
BBC: Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of breaching a 30-hour “Easter truce” announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, which has now expired. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian troops had violated the ceasefire nearly 3,000 times since the start of Sunday. Russia’s defence ministry said it had “repelled” assaults by Ukraine […]
BBC: Every morning, India’s newspapers are filled with reports of road accidents – passenger buses plunging into mountain gorges, drunk drivers mowing down pedestrians, cars crashing into stationary trucks and two-wheelers being knocked down by larger vehicles. These daily tragedies underscore a silent crisis: in 2023 alone, more than 172,000 people lost their lives on […]
BBC: Five people have drowned after huge waves hit parts of Australia at the start of the Easter weekend. Two others are missing off the coasts of New South Wales and Victoria states. On Saturday the body of a man was found in the water near Tathra in southern New South Wales. It came a day after […]
BBC: Pakistan has deported more than 19,500 Afghans this month, among more than 80,000 who have left ahead of a 30 April deadline, according to the UN. Pakistan has accelerated its drive to expel undocumented Afghans and those who had temporary permission to stay, saying it can no longer cope. Between 700 and 800 families […]