Ismailia, Egypt, Aug 6 (AFP/APP): Rescue divers in Egypt retrieved on Sunday the body of a crew member from inside a tugboat that sank in the Suez Canal, authorities in charge of the key waterway said. “Divers found the body in the cabin of the […]
Rome, Aug 6 (AFP/APP): At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, the UN’s migration agency said Sunday. Around 28 people were reported lost at sea by survivors on one boat, while three were […]
Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug 6 (AFP/APP): A Russian missile strike on Saturday hit a facility of the Ukrainian aeronautics group Motor Sich, one of several companies requisitioned by the government since Moscow’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “Today there was another Russian missile attack against our […]
Moscow, Aug 6 (AFP/APP): Russia said Sunday that its forces struck military airbases in the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne regions in western Ukraine and that “all targets were hit.” “Overnight Russia’s armed forces carried out strikes… on Ukrainian armed forces airbases around the settlements of Starokostiantyniv […]
Beijing, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): At least 10 people were killed in floods in a city near Beijing, officials said Saturday, bringing the death toll from recent torrential rains in northern China to at least 30. Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres (90 […]
BEIJING, Aug 5 (APP): China’s special envoy Li Hui will go to Jeddah to attend an international conference on Ukraine at the invitation of Saudi Arabia, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Saturday. “The meeting is reported to take place on August 5-6, with […]
INDIA,Aug 4 (Xinhua/APP): At least 12 people have gone missing after a flash flood triggering landslide hit India’s northern state of Uttarakhand, officials said Friday. According to officials, several shops were swept away on Thursday night near Gaurikund in Rudraprayag district, about 245 km northeast […]
Gyumri, Armenia, Aug 4 (AFP/APP):A kilometres-long caravan of trailers loaded with used cars meanders on a dusty road leading to a customs terminal in the Armenian city of Gyumri. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and unprecedented Western sanctions levied on Moscow have created a business opportunity […]
BEIJING, Aug 3 (APP): Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin-ul-Haque Thursday said that building high-quality infrastructure and enhancing connectivity and regional integration would be prioritized in the second phase of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) development. The first phase of the CPEC was about fixing the […]
Paris, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): France on Thursday “firmly condemned” the blocking of French media broadcasts in Niger, where last week’s coup has sparked protests hostile to Paris. “France reaffirms its constant engagement and determination in favour of freedom of expression, the press, and the protection […]
