(Reuters) JERUSALEM/ISLAMABAD, April 16 – Optimism grew on Thursday that the Iran war may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator having made a breakthrough on “sticky issues”, a source said, although Iran warned the fate of its nuclear program had not been resolved. The United States and Pakistan have been talking up the prospects […]
(Reuters) KYIV, April 16 – Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing at least 17 people, including a 12-year-old child, and wounding scores, in drone and missile strikes, officials said on Thursday. In Russia, a major Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea port […]
BBC: Leading South African opposition politician Julius Malema, 45, has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public. But Magistrate Twanet Olivier allowed the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters and MP to appeal against the verdict and sentencing, meaning that he […]
BBC: Turkish police have arrested 162 people accused of posting controversial content online about two deadly school shootings which took place this week. They were “found to have engaged in posts and activities praising crime and criminals and negatively affecting public order”, police said. At least 16 people were injured in a shooting at a […]
(Reuters) KATHMANDU, April 16 (Reuters) – Nepal’s new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present politicians and officials, a move aimed at controlling corruption in the Himalayan nation. Shah, 35, became prime minister after his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) scored […]
BBC: Russia launched a wave of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday night, killing at least 15 people and injuring about 100, Ukrainian officials said. A 12-year-old boy was amongfour victims in the capital, and three people were killed in Dnipro in the southeast. Across the border, two children, aged five and 14, […]
BBC: Towns and villages in southern Lebanon are being levelled by Israeli demolitions, satellite images and videos obtained by BBC Verify reveal. BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March based on verified visual evidence. This is just a snapshot of the overall damage caused by Israeli air strikes […]
Japan has pledged to provide $10bn (£7.4bn) to help its Asian neighbours, especially those in South East Asia, secure energy including crude oil as the region reels from disruptions caused by the Iran war. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced the new cooperation framework on Wednesday after an online meeting with other Asian leaders. Japan […]
BBC: A major fire at one of Australia’s two oil refineries has been extinguished, but the damage has deepened fears over the nation’s petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch. Emergency crews rushed to Viva’s Corio oil refinery in Geelong, southwest of Melbourne, just before midnight on Wednesday, after reports of explosions and flames. The […]
NDTV: The United States has said it will not renew the waivers that allowed the purchase of some Iranian and Russian oil without facing US sanctions. India was a major beneficiary of the sanctions waivers, as they allowed New Delhi to continue the purchase of Russian oil amid disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, which […]