BBC News: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that investigators have uncovered more than 400 war crimes in areas of Kherson abandoned by Russian forces as they retreated. Mr Zelensky said the bodies of civilians and soldiers had been found. The BBC has been unable to verify the allegations. Moscow denies its troops intentionally target civilians. […]
India Today: United Kingdom officials are likely to visit India next month with the objective of concluding talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Aiming at finalising talks within a span of four months, the trade deal aims to double bilateral trade between the countries by 2030. Previously, the deadline was […]
BBC News: Ukrainian soldiers have been welcomed into Kherson by jubilant residents, after Russia said it had fully withdrawn from the key southern city. Video showed locals on the streets, flying Ukraine’s national flag and chanting as Kyiv’s troops arrived. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kherson was “our city”. Kherson was the only regional capital […]
BBC News: A holiday cruise ship carrying about 800 passengers with Covid-19 has docked in Sydney, Australia. The Majestic Princess cruise ship arrived at Circular Quay, having sailed from New Zealand. About 4,600 passengers and crew were aboard the ship when it docked – meaning around one in five had Covid. The outbreak is reminiscent […]
BBC News: Seven years after devastating floods killed more than 400 people in the southern Indian city of Chennai, the region is witnessing severe rains that are becoming harder to predict. BBC Tamil’s K Subagunam finds out if the city is equipped to deal with the impact of changing weather patterns. Schools and colleges have […]
BBC News: Many civilians have been killed in an air strike in the Ethiopian western town of Mandi, about 500km (310 miles) west of the capital Addis Ababa, sources have told the BBC. Residents said the strike happened around lunchtime on Wednesday in the town where Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) militias have been in control […]
BBC News: Taiwan is expected to top the agenda when US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next week – their first in-person encounter since Mr Biden took office in 2020. The much-awaited meeting comes at a time when relations between the two superpowers have particularly soured. This has been fuelled by […]
BBC News: US President Joe Biden has expressed relief after Democrats fended off major Republican gains in the midterms. Republicans are inching towards control of the House of Representatives, but Mr Biden noted that a “giant red wave” did not materialise on Tuesday night. Either party could still win the Senate, which hinges on three […]
BBC News: The most senior US general estimates that around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine. Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, also suggested that around 40,000 civilians had died after being caught up in the conflict. The estimates are […]
BBC News: The World Health Organization says no food or medicine has reached the Ethiopian region of Tigray despite the signing of a ceasefire last week. The United Nations has accused Ethiopia as using starvation as a weapon of war in Tigray, where it says a humanitarian blockade put 90% of the population at risk. […]
