Reuters: KYIV, Oct 31 – Russia fired dozens of missiles at Ukrainian energy facilities including hydroelectric power stations on Monday, causing widespread blackouts, mobile phone outages and reductions in water supplies. Explosions rocked Kyiv and thick black smoke billowed over the capital in a wave of attacks on Monday morning that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal […]
ABC News: MORBI, India — At least 132 people were killed after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday evening in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging in the water in one of the worst accidents in the country over the past decade, officials said. Authorities said the 19th-century, […]
BBC News: A Swiss railway operator has set a new record for completing a journey with the world’s longest passenger train. The 1.9km (1.2 mile) train, which is composed of 100 coaches, completed a spectacular 25km (15.5 mile) journey through the Alps. The world record attempt took place to highlight Switzerland’s engineering achievements, as well […]
ABC News: SEOUL and NEW YORK — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday declared a period of national mourning after a stampede left at least 153 people dead and 82 injured during Halloween festivities in Seoul. Two Americans were among the 19 foreign nationals who died, ABC News confirmed. The victims were largely in […]
NDTV News: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) that guards the LAC with China is training its personnel in a new unarmed “offensive” combat technique to gain better skills in taking on the adversary in situations like the Galwan clash of 2020 where crude weapons were used to inflict fatal injuries on Indian troops by the […]
NDTV News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described Jammu and Kashmir as the pride of every Indian, and said that it is time to leave behind the old challenges and take full benefit of new possibilities. Addressing the Jammu and Kashmir Rozgar Mela through video conferencing, he also said that there is a need […]
ABC News: MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, […]
BBC News: Russia has announced it is suspending its involvement in the internationally-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports. It comes after Russia accused Ukraine of a “massive” drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea. Ukraine has not admitted the attack and President Volodymyr Zelensky called […]
BBC News: More than 100 people have died in a crush among huge Halloween crowds in a popular nightlife area of South Korea’s capital, officials say. The death toll jumped from 59 to 120 in the last hour, with local media reporting a further 100 injured. Videos from Seoul’s Itaewon district show body bags on […]