BBC News: As Turkey and Syria begin to assess the damage caused by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has so far left at least 4,300 people dead, countries around the world have mobilised to help the rescue and recovery efforts. Rain and snow are affecting rescuers, but specialised teams from many nations, including Italy, the […]
Reuters: KYIV, Feb 7 – Russia was pouring reinforcements into eastern Ukraine ahead of a new offensive that could begin next week along a front where there have been relentless battles for months, a Ukrainian governor said. Desperate for Western military aid to arrive, Ukraine anticipates a major offensive could be launched by Russia for […]
BBC News: Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race against the clock to find survivors of a devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey. More than 4,300 people were killed in Turkey and over the border in Syria when the quake struck in the early hours of Monday. The World Health Organisation has warned […]
BBC News: Flights have been diverted at Dublin Airport for the third time in four days after sightings of a drone on the airfield. Four flights were diverted to Belfast, one to Shannon and one to Manchester as a result, Irish broadcaster RTÉ reported. Flight operations were suspended for about 40 minutes and resumed at […]
BBC News: Hundreds of women are protesting in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam after their male relatives were arrested as part of a crackdown on child marriage. State police have arrested more than 2,400 people since Friday. This includes husbands and relatives of alleged child brides, as well as priests who officiated the marriages. […]
BBC News: A powerful earthquake has struck in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 1,000 people as they slept and trapping many others. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT) at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles) near the city of Gaziantep. Turkey’s […]
BBC News: US Navy divers are working to recover the wreckage of the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. America’s former top military officer said he expected it would happen relatively quickly so that experts could begin analysing its equipment. Fighter jets brought the craft down over US […]
BBC News: Ukraine’s outgoing defence minister has said the country is anticipating a new Russian offensive later this month. At a news conference, Oleksiy Reznikov said not all Western weaponry will have arrived by then, but Ukraine had enough reserves to hold off Russian forces. President Volodymyr Zelensky has said troops are fighting fiercely in […]
BBC News: Ten people have been killed in several avalanches across the Austrian and Swiss Alps over the weekend. Tourists from New Zealand, China and Germany were among the dead at a number of different ski resorts. Austrian authorities put in place a level four avalanche alert – the second highest – following intense snowfall […]
Reuters: KABUL, Feb 5 – An envoy for Qatar’s foreign affairs minister visited the Afghan capital on Sunday and met with the Taliban administration’s acting foreign minister, according to an Afghan foreign ministry statement. The visit comes after the Taliban administration placed restrictions on women’s education and NGO work, which Qatar labelled “deeply concerning” amid […]