Ukraine reclaims 6,000 sq km this month

KYIV, Ukraine – September 13 (ONLINE) Ukrainian forces have seized even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, the country’s president has said. Volodymyr Zelensky said troops have now retaken more than 6,000 sq km (2,317 sq miles) from Russian control in September, […]

Two dead in ‘massive’ Papua New Guinea quake

Port Moresby, Sept 11 (AFP/APP): A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least two people, with several more severely injured. Residents in northern towns near the epicentre reported intense shaking mid-morning that cracked roads and sheared cladding […]

Russia reinforces Kharkiv to counter Ukraine push

Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Sept 9 (AFP/APP): Russia said on Friday it was dispatching reinforcements to the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine where Kyiv’s forces have announced robust gains as part of a broader counter-offensive. State media broadcast footage of columns of Russian tanks, support vehicles […]

Britons jolted: Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96

London, Sept 8 (AFP/APP): Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died on Thursday. She was 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a short statement, triggering 10 days of national […]

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