Ukraine’s military has so far avoided a major assault on Russian troops occupying the strategically important city of Kherson. Instead, it’s been methodically targeting supply lines with long-range weapons ... .
Cotonou, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 17th Aug, 2022 ) .Their campaign began in northern Mali a decade ago, advanced into the country's powder-keg centre and from there into neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso. Now, fears are growing that the ruthless militants wreaking havoc in the Sahel are heading towards coastal West Africa... ....
Explosions and fires have ripped through at least 17 locations in southern Thailand, authorities said, in what appeared to be multiple coordinated attacks that injured several people. The bombings and arson attacks occurred late on Tuesday and in the early hours of Wednesday morning, military and police officials said ... .
China is seething following another bipartisan US delegation visit to Taiwan, with Beijing renewing its "prepare for war" warning and launching fresh military drills around the island ... The two-day visit, aimed at reaffirming the US government's support for Taiwan, came days after a similar trip by House SpeakerNancy Pelosi ... Photo / AP ... Photo / AP ... .
CNN) – Almost100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, which used to roam the Australian bush...Genetic blueprint ... We are essentially engineering our dunnart cell to become a Tasmanian tiger cell,” Pask explained.
Talks with North Korea should not be for political show but contribute to establishing peace, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday, just hours after the North test fired two cruise missiles into the sea ...U.S ... KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS) ... It has been observed preparing for a possible nuclear test, which would be its first since 2017 ... .
MOSCOW — Russian PresidentVladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington's alleged efforts to maintain its global hegemony ... "They need conflicts to retain their hegemony," Putin charged ... Putin also drew parallels between the U.S ... .
Vatican CardinalMarc Ouellet is the highest-ranking clergyman accused in a court document in Canada made public on Tuesday as part of a class action lawsuit against the QuebecCatholic diocese alleging sexual assault, the plaintiffs' lawyer said ... Ouellet faces no criminal charges ... A representative for the Quebec diocese declined comment ... .
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China'sXinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity" ... ....
(CNN)A blast at an ammunition depot in the village of Maiskoye in Crimea injured at least two people, local authorities said Tuesday, in the second incident in a week to rock the Russian-controlled peninsula ...Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the incident, but Mykhaylo Podolyak, a Ukrainian presidential adviser, tweeted that ... Read More ...U.S ... .
A spate of fires and explosions has turned Russian-annexed Crimea from a secure base for the further invasion of Ukraine into the latest flashpoint, highlighting Moscow’s challenges ahead in a war that is nearing the half-year mark. A statement from British defence intelligence on Wednesday said that ... .
New Delhi, Aug 17. External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar said that the world has somewhat accepted New Delhi's position in buying Russian oil amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine. This is because New Delhi has not been defensive about its ... .