BBC News: An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 people derailed in southern California on Wednesday after colliding with a county water truck. The truck driver was taken to a trauma centre with a head injury and 14 other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Officials said the accident could have been worse had […]
Reuters: COLOMBO, June 29 – The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March. About $500 million of the funds will be allocated for budgetary support while the remaining $200 […]
BBC News: Canada has surpassed its record for the largest area burned by wildfires in a single year. The blazes have burned more than 8.1m hectares (20m acres) across the country – 21 times above the average over the last decade. There are currently 483 wildfires across Canada. More than 250 of those are considered […]
BBC News: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says an alleged Russian agent involved in the attack on the city of Kramatorsk will be charged with treason. Those helping Russia destroy lives deserve the “maximum penalty”, he said. Eleven people, including three teenagers, were killed in Tuesday’s missile strike on a popular restaurant. Ukrainian security services said […]
BBC News: A Delta airplane landed safely without its front landing gear at the Charlotte-Douglas International airport in North Carolina, the airline said. No injuries have been reported among the two pilots, flight attendants or 96 customers on board the flight. The Boeing 717 remains on the runway following the mechanical issue, but all passengers […]
NDTV News: Peshawar: Nine members of a family were shot dead by relatives on Wednesday over a marriage dispute in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The incident occurred in the Batkhela tehsil of Malakand district, and nine members of the same family, including three women and six men, were shot dead in their […]
NDTV News: Washington, United States: The United States will provide Kyiv with a new military package worth up to $500 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, in a show of support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia as Moscow deals with the aftermath of a mutiny by mercenary fighters. The package will include ground vehicles including […]
NDTV News: More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a US federal watchdog, Fox News reported. Notably, the watchdog was investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the pandemic. On Tuesday, the inspector general of the Small Business Administration (SBA) released […]
BBC News: Russian missiles have hit the centre of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, killing four people and injuring many more, Ukrainian officials say. A restaurant and shopping area were hit in Tuesday’s strike on the city, which is under Ukrainian control but close to Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. People may be trapped under the rubble […]
