BC News: King Charles III will not feature on Australia’s new five dollar note, the country’s central bank has announced. The new design will pay tribute to “the culture and history of the First Australians”, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says. A portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on the current design […]
BBC News: A deadly ice storm pummelling parts of the southern US this week has disrupted travel and prompted widespread power outages in Texas. US airlines have cancelled more than 2,300 flights, with airports in Dallas and Austin being the most impacted. Dozens of car crashes on slick roads were reported due to the bad […]
BBC News: Ukraine’s defence minister has said Russia is preparing a major new offensive, and warned that it could begin as soon as 24 February. Oleksii Reznikov said Moscow had amassed thousands of troops and could “try something” to mark the anniversary of the initial invasion last year. The attack would also mark Russia’s Defender […]
BBC News: Ukraine’s hopes of quickly joining the EU are being rebuffed, ahead of a historic meeting in Kyiv. An EU-Ukraine summit takes place on Friday, with top officials set to arrive in the Ukrainian capital. Ahead of the meeting, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Ukraine had set what he called an “ambitious goal” of […]
NDTV News: A massive fire broke out in a cloth showroom in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh on the intervening night of January 31 and February 1. The incident occurred in Dhauli Piao area of Kotwali city in the district. As per the latest reports, the fire was doused after nearly four hours. The […]
BBC News: Nearly 40 million people are under a winter weather alert in south-central parts of the US, spreading from Tennessee to Texas. A mix of freezing rain, sleet and bitter cold air has already hit parts of the region and is expected to last until mid-week. More than 1,900 flights have been cancelled, with […]
BBC News: The US military commitment to the Pacific was underlined in a White House meeting between the leaders of the US and Japan. But behind the scenes, this renewed focus on Asia has sparked a fierce debate within one of its most fabled military forces, writes defence analyst Jonathan Marcus. A bitter family row […]
BBC News: Ukrainian troops on the front lines in the Donbas have told the BBC that Russian forces are “learning every day and changing their strategy” as they continue to gain ground around the heavily contested town of Bakhmut. But the soldiers also insisted that morale remains high, despite growing exhaustion after almost a year […]
BBC News: More heavy rainfall has brought havoc to the New Zealand city of Auckland, downing trees, flooding homes and closing major roads. Weather watchers said more than a month of rain had fallen in 24 hours, affecting roads and rail, as the region reels from deadly floods last week. Four people were killed and […]
Reuters: TOKYO, Jan 31 – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Japanese premier Fumio Kishida pledged on Tuesday to strengthen ties, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its growing military co-operation with China had created the most tense security environment since World War Two. The comments came in a statement issued during Stoltenberg’s trip to Japan […]
Reuters: PARIS, Jan 31 – A second nationwide strike disrupted French electricity production, public transport and schools on Tuesday, as workers protested against the government’s plans to make people work longer before retirement. Only a third of high-speed TGV trains were operating and even fewer local and regional trains. The Paris metro was also seriously […]
BBC News: The death toll has risen to at least 87 people after a mosque suicide bombing which targeted policemen in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan. The mosque is within a high-security police headquarters area and a probe is under way into how the bomber got in. Pakistan’s PM and other leaders have condemned […]
