ABC News: MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, […]
BBC News: Russia has announced it is suspending its involvement in the internationally-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports. It comes after Russia accused Ukraine of a “massive” drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea. Ukraine has not admitted the attack and President Volodymyr Zelensky called […]
BBC News: More than 100 people have died in a crush among huge Halloween crowds in a popular nightlife area of South Korea’s capital, officials say. The death toll jumped from 59 to 120 in the last hour, with local media reporting a further 100 injured. Videos from Seoul’s Itaewon district show body bags on […]
ABC News: MANILA, Philippines — Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left at least 50 people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where as many as 60 villagers are feared missing and buried in a huge mudslide laden with rocks, trees and debris, officials said Saturday. At least 42 people […]
BBC News: Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a “massive” drone attack on the headquarters of its Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol. The attack began at 04:20 local time and involved nine aerial and seven marine drones, Russian officials said. At least one warships is said to have been […]
BBC News: Four women and 13 children who were family members of fighters of the Islamic State group (IS) have been repatriated to Australia. The group arrived on Saturday having spent years in Syrian detention camps. Some 60 Australians are to be repatriated, officials say. Thousands of people who joined IS and families of those […]
Al Jazeera: The Russian navy has “repelled” a drone attack in the bay of Sevastopol, home to Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet in Moscow-annexed Crimea, according to a statement by a Russian-installed governor, as a battle rages for the control of southeastern Ukrainian cities Kherson and Bakhmut. “Today, starting at 04:30am for several hours, various air […]
ABC News: HONG KONG — Hong Kong customs seized 1.8 metric tons (2 tons) of liquid methamphetamine in the city’s biggest-ever meth bust, authorities said Saturday. The drugs, which were seized Oct. 23, had been concealed in bottles labeled as coconut water in a cargo shipment that arrived in Hong Kong by sea, according to […]
NDTV News: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that India will contribute $500,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism this year to aid capacity-building support to member states in combating terrorism. He made this announcement during his keynote address at the plenary session of the UNSC’s special meeting of the […]
BBC News: The Ukrainian authorities have warned people in the capital Kyiv to expect longer power cuts, lasting more than four hours, because of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Rolling blackouts are hitting not only Kyiv but also central regions of Ukraine, including the city of Dnipro. President Volodymyr Zelensky said about four million people […]
