Reuters: HELSINKI, July 13 – U.S. President Joe Biden held talks with Nordic leaders at Finland’s presidential palace on Thursday, visiting NATO’s newest member directly after knocking Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit a day earlier. Biden travelled to Finland, which shares a border with Russia, straight from this week’s NATO talks in Vilnius, […]
BBC News: A top Russian general says he has been removed from his post in Ukraine after telling military chiefs the truth about the dire situation on the front line. Maj Gen Ivan Popov was the commander of the 58th Army, which has been fighting in the southern Zaporizhzhia region. In a voice message, Maj […]
Reuters: MOSCOW, July 13 – A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling the military leadership about the dire situation at the front in Ukraine where he said Russian soldiers had been stabbed in the back by the failings of the top military brass. After the June 24 mutiny by […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s aviation regulator has banned helicopters from conducting “non-essential” flights, including those for sight-seeing, for two months after a deadly crash in the Everest region in which six people were killed. Five Mexican tourists and the Nepali pilot of a small helicopter operated by the private Manang Air company were killed on Tuesday when […]
BBC News: A heatwave is sweeping across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the coming days. Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey. In Italy, temperatures could reach as high as 48.8C (119.8F). A red alert warning has been issued […]
BBC News: The reformist winner of Thailand’s elections has been nominated for prime minister at the opening of parliament. Pita Limjaroenrat swept to victory as voters rejected conservative military rule that had been in place since a coup in 2014. But he needs the support of lawmakers appointed by the same military leaders to secure […]
BBC News: Hundreds of residents have been evacuated in the Indian capital Delhi as the water level of the Yamuna river continues to rise. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said it had reached a 45-year high, already rising above the “danger mark”. Some near Delhi have seen record rainfall so far this monsoon season, which began […]
New Delhi: Torrential rain has caused widespread devastation in Himachal Pradesh, with landslides, power outages, blocked roads, and damaged bridges. The death count has risen to 80 while many tourists are stranded in various parts of the hill state. The estimated cost of the damage is reportedly between ₹ 3,000 crore and ₹ 4,000 crore. […]
BBC News: G7 members are expected to ratify a long-term security arrangement with Ukraine at the Nato summit on Wednesday. It will include defence equipment, training and intelligence sharing. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the agreement would send a “strong signal” to Russian President Putin. It comes after Ukraine’s President Zelensky criticised Nato’s reluctance […]
Reuters: July 12- The armed confrontation in Ukraine will continue until the West gives up plans to dominate and defeat Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with an Indonesian newspaper published on Wednesday. The goal of the “US-led collective West” is to strengthen its global hegemony, Lavrov told the Kompas newspaper. […]
Reuters: TAIPEI, July 12- China’s air force and navy staged another large-scale drill involving fighters, bombers and warships to Taiwan’s south and southwest on Tuesday, the island’s defence ministry said, as Beijing keeps up its military pressure on Taipei. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years […]
