ABC News: LONDON — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix a health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shortages. At the top of her in-box is the energy crisis […]
ABC News: BERLIN — Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in Ukraine, said a report published Tuesday. The Centre for Research on […]
BBC News: Russia has been forced to buy military hardware from North Korea as sanctions squeeze Moscow’s ability to supply its military, US media have reported. According to declassified intelligence obtained by the New York Times, Russia has bought millions of artillery shells and rockets from Pyongyang. A US official said Russia would be forced […]
Reuters: KYIV, Sept 6 – The U.N. nuclear watchdog is due to issue a report on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine on Tuesday, a day after shelling cut its electricity supplies for the second time in two weeks and raised fears of a catastrophe. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of risking […]
India Today: India’s ‘Silicon Valley’, Bengaluru, came to a standstill on Monday after torrential rains submerged arterial roads, inundated apartment complexes and homes, snapped power lines and jammed traffic. As overflowing lakes and stormwater drains inundated low-lying areas, boats and tractors were pressed into service to ferry techies and students to their workplaces and schools, […]
BBC News: At least 35 civilians have been killed by a bomb that hit a convoy of vehicles in northern Burkina Faso where jihadist rebels are active, authorities say. Dozens of others were wounded in the blast on the road between Djibo and Bourzanga. Convoys escorted by Burkina Faso’s army are used to deliver supplies […]
BBC News: The Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine’s strategic southern city of Kherson have postponed a referendum on joining Russia, on security grounds. “This is being paused because of the security situation,” said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-appointed administration there. The Ukrainian army has launched a long-awaited counter-offensive in the south, where Russia […]
ABC News: MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali state media and residents say the extremist group al-Shabab killed at least 20 people and burned seven vehicles transporting food in the Hiran region Saturday morning, and the government’s drought envoy called it “devastating” for communities in the grip of a severe drought. Residents said the attack was in […]
BBC News: The launch of Nasa’s new Artemis I Moon rocket is facing a potentially lengthy delay after a second postponement. Controllers tried and failed again on Saturday to get the Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle to lift off. They were thwarted by a fuel leak. Engineers now want to inspect the rocket, and any […]
BBC News: British troops have taken part in a military exercise with Swedish and Finnish armed forces as the war in Ukraine continues. The Ministry of Defence said Exercise Vigilant Knife would help all three nations’ forces be effective in battle. Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier this year signed a mutual security deal with Sweden […]
BBC News: The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has lost its link to its last remaining main power line, the UN nuclear watchdog says. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) added that the plant, Europe’s largest, is now relying on a reserve line to supply power to Ukraine’s grid. Separately, Ukraine’s state nuclear company […]
