The deadly shelling of the Russian-held city of Novaya Kakhovka in southern Ukraine was made possible by the delivery of US-made heavy weapons to Kiev, a senior Russian diplomat has said. “Such strikes on civilian sites can only draw resolute condemnation. It is a direct consequence of the delivery of …
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Moscow has said that it is for the people of Kherson Region in southern Ukraine to decide if they want to ask to become part of Russia. The comment was made after a senior official in the Russian-controlled area voiced the idea. “The people of Kherson Region must decide for …
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On Thursday, the Health Commission of Guangdong Province said it considered the risk of H5N6 transmission to be low after a local citizen was found to be infected with the bird flu strain. The case was reported in Dongguan, a southern city home to some 10 million people. It is …
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Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Fatimiya Mosque in Kandahar province in a statement, distributed on social media by its Amaq news agency. The statement included the names of the two male suicide bombers, saying they first shot and killed the guards at …
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The riot broke out on Friday in a prison located in the capital city of Russia’s southern Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. According to the media, between 200 to 600 inmates could have been involved in the violence. The massive rioting was reportedly prompted by a conflict between some prisoners and the administration. …
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The bombing took place shortly before midnight on Monday local time. The Palestinian Quds News Network claimed that Israeli jets and drones circled overhead before launching airstrikes on the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Enormous explosions were captured on video, with the Israeli bombs sending columns of …
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The country’s Investigative Committee opened a case on Wednesday, saying it would investigate the incident following massive public uproar in Russia. The oil spill was first noticed off the coast near the port city of Novorossiysk on August 7. According to preliminary data, the oil leaked into the sea from …
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The IDF confirmed the strikes early on Thursday morning, saying the overnight sorties targeted “infrastructure used for terrorism” and rocket sites, vowing to “continue and even intensify” its operations in Lebanon. Video footage has circulated online purporting to show the IDF strikes in progress. Earlier, the military said three rockets …
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A number of towns and villages along the Meuse and Rur rivers in Limburg were advised to evacuate on Thursday, after water levels reached record highs following the downpour, Reuters reported. The national government deemed the province a disaster zone late on Thursday night, invoking a law which allows victims …
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A poll released on Wednesday by Bright Line Watch and YouGov reveals that a large portion of Americans from across the US want their regional area to secede from the union, with southern Republicans and West Coast Democrats apparently the most dissatisfied with the status quo. In total, 44% of …
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