A third operation to pull civilians from Mariupol is due on Friday, the UN says, as more fighting was reported for control of a steelworks where the last Ukrainian defenders are holding out. About 200 civilians are also believed to be hiding in bunkers in the plant. UN chief Antonio Guterres said everything should be […]
CNN News:- When Ukraine successfully targeted Russia’s prized warship last month with anti-ship cruise missiles, they had some help from the United States. Ukrainian forces, having spotted a Russian warship in the Black Sea, called their American contacts for confirmation that it was in fact the Moskva, sources familiar with the events told CNN. The […]
BBC News:- Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have launched an all-out assault on the Azovstal steelworks, the last Ukrainian holdout in the city of Mariupol. Ukrainian forces inside the plant have been fighting “difficult bloody battles” for a second day, the commander of the Azov regiment said. Russian forces are reported to have entered “the […]
BBC News:- The EU has proposed its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the package was aimed at maximising pressure on Russia while minimising damage to Europe. Russian crude oil would be phased out within […]
Coinciding with the auspicious occasion of the Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The Third Druk Gyalpo, the De-suung National Service (DNS): Construction of Multi-utility Infrastructure has been concurrently launched today at the five Gyalsung Project sites. It will be implemented in partnership with Gyalsung Infra. Inspired by the successes of DNS in Water, Road, Fruit-tree […]
BBC News:- Dozens of people have been killed or injured in two blasts in northern Afghanistan, local officials have said. The first explosion tore through a Shia mosque in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Thursday. At least 11 people were killed, and more than 30 injured, a health official told the BBC. The second blast […]
ABC News:- Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol on Thursday, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war’s iconic battleground. Russian troops have besieged the southeastern city since the early days of the conflict and largely pulverized […]
BBC News:- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to seal off Ukrainian defenders inside the besieged port city of Mariupol. Mr Putin told forces to abandon plans to storm the sprawling Azovstal steel works there, where Ukraine is still resisting the invaders. The Azovstal Iron and Steel Works – a massive, four sq-mile […]
ABC News:- The leaders of the rival Koreas exchanged letters expressing hope for improved bilateral relations, which plummeted in the past three years amid a freeze in nuclear negotiations and North Korea’s accelerating weapons development. North Korea’s state media said leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday received a personal letter from outgoing South Korean President […]
BBC news:- Russia is aiming to take full control of southern Ukraine as well as the eastern Donbas region, a senior Russian commander says. Maj Gen Rustam Minnekayev was quoted in state media as saying that goal would allow Moscow to form a land bridge to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. He also said […]