BBC News: Ukraine is switching to emergency shutdowns to stabilise its power grid after Monday’s Russian missile attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He said many regions were affected, and a local official warned that about half of Kyiv would remain without electricity in the coming days. Overnight, more missiles hit critical infrastructure near the […]
Reuters: TAITUNG, Taiwan, Dec 6 – Taiwan’s air force may be on the front lines of defending against China’s daily incursions into the skies near the democratically governed island, but for downtime and to boost morale they have a secret weapon – their own band. Started in 2018, the Taiwan air force’s “Tiger Band” is […]
Al Jazeera: United States jurors in the Trump Organization’s tax fraud trial have started deliberating after four weeks of testimony and arguments about executive pay practices at Donald Trump’s real estate company that prosecutors say amounted to a years-long criminal scheme. The former US president’s company was charged in 2021 with paying personal expenses for […]
Al Jazeera: India will prioritize its own energy needs and continue to buy oil from Russia, its foreign minister has indicated as Western governments implemented a price cap to squeeze Moscow’s earnings from oil exports. Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar made the comments on Monday after holding talks with his visiting German counterpart, Annalena […]
AL: Jazeera: A rain-fuelled landslide that buried a bus and other vehicles in Colombia’s northwest province of Risaralda has killed at least 27 people, authorities said. Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the updated death toll on Monday, writing on Twitter: “It is with sadness that I must announce that 27 people so far, including three […]
BBC News: Russia has fired a barrage of missiles at targets across Ukraine for the eighth time in eight weeks. Significant disruption to the power grid was reported, mainly in the east. In the south, Odesa was without power. Ukraine says four people were killed. But the strikes, which came nearly two weeks after the […]
NDTV News: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday afternoon and would work from home in isolation. In October, Australia ended mandatory home quarantine for COVID-infected people. “I encourage anyone who is unwell to test and to take any extra precautions to keep their families and neighbours well,” […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s elder brother Somabhai Modi cast his vote in Ahmedabad on Monday in the second phase of the Assembly elections. Somabhai Modi cast his vote at Nishan Public school, Ranip in Ahmedabad, the same polling booth where PM Modi had voted. Somabhai got emotional as he talked about the Prime Minister who […]
Reuters: NEW DELHI, Dec 5 – India’s capital, New Delhi, was engulfed in thick smog early on Monday as cooler weather exacerbated pollution and the government banned private construction in and around the city to try to limit dust and emissions. Residents of New Delhi and its suburbs endure poor air every winter as colder, […]
Al Jazeera: The price cap on Russian seaborne oil agreed upon by the European Union, the G7 and Australia has come into force. The cap of $60 per barrel, which took effect on Monday, is aimed at limiting Russia’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine while making sure it keeps supplying the global market. […]
