Fireworks warehouse explodes in Armenian mall, killing two and injuring 60
Blasts ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday (Aug 14), Russian news agencies reported, killing...
Five die in Ecuador blast officials blame on crime gangs
QUITO: Five people died and 16 were injured in an explosion on Sunday (Aug 14) in the Ecuadoran port city of Guayaquil in an attack...
Rain brings relief to France fires, but more evacuated in south
Meanwhile in the southwestern Gironde region around Bordeaux, a huge fire that had flared on Tuesday was under control after rain fell overnight, a senior...
US adversaries could exploit former Afghan commandos: Report
WASHINGTON: Former Afghan security personnel with sensitive knowledge of US operations left behind by the American evacuation operation are vulnerable to recruitment or coercion by...
Israeli strikes on Syria kills three soldiers: State media
DAMASCUS: Israeli air strikes on Syria killed three soldiers and wounded three others on Friday (Aug 14), state media said, after the latest such incident...
Ukraine nuclear plant risks increasing ‘every day’
NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE Kyiv and Moscow have traded accusations over several rounds of shelling on the plant this month, with the strikes raising fears of a...
Poland says Oder tests so far not showing poison as cause of fish die-off
WARSAW: Poison cannot be ruled out as the cause of a mass die-off of fish in the Oder river but tests so far have not...
Biden calls India an ‘indispensable partner’ on 75th anniversary of independence
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Sunday congratulated India on 75 years of independence and said the United States and India were “indispensable partners” that...
Commentary: Crypto platforms say they’re exchanges, but they’re more like banks
Crypto exchanges like defunct Celsius and Voyager function like stockbrokers and, more concerningly, banks – so they should be regulated as such, says a researcher....
Putin says Russia and North Korea will expand bilateral relations: KCNA
SEOUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the two countries will “expand the comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations with common...