Russia says its forces were carrying out “massive strikes” on Ukrainian armed forces from all operational directions across the Ukrainian front line, as Kiev said it was prepared to liberate all of its territories while calling on the West to speed up the deliveries of weapons systems to the county. …
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At least six dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast – coastguard
Six people including children drowned when a boat carrying migrants destined for Italy sank off the coast of southwestern Turkey, the coast guard said on Tuesday. In a statement, the coast guard said a total of 73 migrants from four lifeboats were rescued on Tuesday while search and rescue operations …
Read More »Israel has detained over 135,000 Palestinians since Oslo Accords: Advocacy group
A prisoners’ advocacy group says the Israeli regime has detained more than 135,000 Palestinians since the signing of the Oslo Accords on September 13, 1993. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Prisoners Affairs Commission (PAC) said that some 20,000 children and 2,500 women had also been among those detained …
Read More »Security forces arrest Six terrorists in different areas of Iraq
The spokesman for the Commander in Chief of the armed forces, Yahya Rasool, announced arresting six ISIS terrorists throughout Iraq on Tuesday. Rasool said in a statement that the Counter-Terrorism service managed, upon direct instructions from the Commander in Chief of the armed forces, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, to arrest …
Read More »France’s Eiffel Tower to go dark earlier to save energy
Amid soaring electricity prices, Paris is seeking to catch up with the goal of reducing energy consumption by 10% through an “energy sobriety” plan. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Tuesday announced that the French capital would start switching off the lights of its monuments hours earlier than usual. The potential …
Read More »Fears of more flooding as Pakistan death toll crosses 1,400
People displaced by the devastating flooding complain that they are without food and ration as authorities struggle to cope with the disaster. The death toll from the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has crossed 1,400, as the forecast of more rains in parts of the worst-affected southern Sindh province is causing …
Read More »One dead, six injured in residential building collapse in Jordan’s capital
Jordan’s civil defence begins evacuating several people trapped after the collapse of a four-storey residential building in Amman. The collapse on a four-storey residential building in the capital of Jordan led to the death of one person and wounded six other, state news agency Petra reported on Tuesday. The Jordanian …
Read More »West considers arming Ukraine with more potent weapons – FT
Washington and its allies are discussing whether to provide fighter jets to Kyiv in the future, the newspaper reported The US and its allies are in talks over whether to send Ukraine more advanced weapons in the future, including fighter aircraft, a US defense official has said, according to the …
Read More »Taliban says 40 rebel force members killed in northern Panjshir
The Taliban said on Tuesday they had killed 40 rebel force members, including four commanders, in the northern Afghan province of Panjshir. The Taliban proclaimed victory over the province in September 2021, weeks after they took over the capital Kabul as foreign forces withdrew. Resistance groups have since said they …
Read More »Rents, food drive US consumer prices higher
U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying inflation picked up amid rising costs for rents and healthcare, giving the Federal Reserve ammunition to deliver a third 75 basis points interest rate hike next Wednesday. The surprisingly firm inflation readings reported by the Labor Department on Tuesday followed in …
Read More »Putin calls for calm as Azerbaijan and Armenia clash in worst fighting since 2020
At least 49 Armenian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Azeris were killed on Tuesday in the deadliest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since a 2020 war, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to call for calm. Armenia and Azerbaijan each blamed the other for the renewed fighting which began overnight …
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