Reuters: MOSCOW, Oct 24 – Russian military Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and British Chief of Defence Staff Tony Radakin spoke by phone on Monday to discuss what Moscow called the possibility that Ukraine could use a “dirty bomb”, the Russian defence ministry said. It gave no further details of the call, which followed […]
Reuters: KYIV, Oct 24 – Western countries accused Russia on Monday of plotting to use a threat of a bomb laced with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine, as Moscow evacuated civilians from a southern city in anticipation of a major battle. With Ukrainian forces advancing into Russian-occupied Kherson province, Russian Defence […]
BBC News: An air raid targeting one of Myanmar’s biggest ethnic insurgent groups has killed at least 50 people and injured about 100, reports say. The death toll was given to the BBC by Colonel Naw Bu, spokesman of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). Eyewitnesses in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, say aircraft dropped three bombs […]
BBC News: An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by police at a roadblock on Sunday. He was “fatally wounded” while he was a passenger in a moving vehicle after it failed to stop, according to a police statement. Mr Sharif was a critic of Pakistan’s military […]
Reuters: LONDON, Oct 24 – Rishi Sunak will become British prime minister on Monday after other candidates quit the race to lead the Conservative Party, leaving him with the task of steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer. Sunak, one of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, […]
BBC Nes: A Korean Air plane overran on the runway at Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines. The Airbus SE A330 widebody, flying from Seoul to Cebu, had tried to land twice in poor weather before landing on the third attempt. All 173 crew and passengers were evacuated safely.
NDTV News: Money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has put Myanmar on the “black list” and has called on members to apply enhanced due diligence to business relations and transactions in Myanmar. Myanmar has entered the FATF’s high-risk jurisdictions list, often referred to as the ‘black list’. The FATF blacklist, […]
ABC News: BEIJING — A major weeklong meeting of China’s ruling Communist Party was expected to approve changes to the party constitution on Saturday that could further enhance Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s hold on power. The closing session was underway with about 2,000 delegates — wearing blue surgical masks under China’s strict zero-COVID policy — […]
BBC News: Rishi Sunak is close to reaching the 100 MP nominations needed to enter the race to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister. The ex-chancellor has 93 endorsements from Tory MPs so far, though a campaign source said he had already reached 100. Former leader Boris Johnson, second with 44 backers, is […]
Reuters: LONDON, Oct 21 – Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest. Truss quit on Thursday after six weeks in power. Those who want to replace her […]
