KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war’s deadliest attack this year, rose to 38 with four people still missing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday. The Friday night strike on the warehouse, which Ukrainian officials said was st
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified, prompting accusations that Hindu funeral traditions are being ignored. I
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new defence minister pledged a “clear” vision for Kyiv’s partners on how his country plans to fight Russia with more resources, in a bid to bring forward part of a European Union loan to help cover a $27 billion military budget deficit. The Ukraini
(Refiled to add word “delegation” in AbuHamoud’s title in bullet point 5) By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Representatives of Libya’s rival political parties on Sunday signed an agreement on holding long-delayed national elections within two years to resolve contentious issues over elect
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegians lined up early Sunday in front of cathedrals and churches across the country for memorial services held for the late King Harald V, who died at 89. “This Sunday is different. His Majesty King Harald is dead. A family has lost their spouse, father, grandfather, father-i
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani nurse who rescued the sole surviving newborn from a hospital nursery fire that killed 14 other infants will receive one of the country’s most prestigious civil awards. Fire engulfed Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, a major government hospital in Islamabad, on Wedn
CAIRO, Aug 30 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old child, in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said. Gaza medics said the Israeli airstrike near a bakery in Deir Al-Balah killed one man, Hussam Nusair, a three-year-old boy, Tayyem Hamd
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s voters rejected a proposal to restart negotiations on joining the European Union more than a decade after previous talks ended, the national broadcaster reported Sunday. The vote will put the long-debated issue to rest more than a decade after a euroskeptic govern
ISTANBUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will gather in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord that they signed this month, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement”, signed on August
SEOUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un overhauled his senior military leadership, appointing Kim Song-gi as defense minister and restoring veteran strategist Pak Jong-chon as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, state media outlet KCNA reported on Sunday. Kim Song-gi,
KYIV, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The death toll from a Russian strike on an ammunition depot in Ukraine’s Kyiv region has risen to 38 and the search continues for four people who are still missing, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. The deadliest Russian strike in the Kyiv area this year took pla
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau is voting Sunday in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers ahead of December’s general election, which will return the West African nation to democracy after its latest coup. A military government seized power in November of last year fo
NIAMEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday, in the latest challenge to military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani as his government struggles to contain a jihadist insurgency. The attack highl
By Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Willy Kurniawan KETAPANG, Indonesia Aug 30 (Reuters) – On Sunday morning, Jais, a farmer in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island – the province hardest-hit by raging forest fires – was en route to his farm when he found an orangutan writhing on the ground in a weak s
GENEVA (AP) — A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five wounded early Sunday, local police and media reported. Police said they are still looking for a suspect. “The search for the unknown perpetrator is ongoing,” police wrote on X. “Possible motives a
Aug 30 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their “real enemy” and said divisions among Muslims served the interests of their adversaries. The message was published on Khamenei’s Telegram account fo
DHADING, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal are warning of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices were sent to people’s phones throughout Sunday morning as rescue
BERLIN -, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Several victims have been reported following a shooting in the early morning at an event in Switzerland, local police said on Sunday. Cantonal police in Aargau said a large scale operation was underway and they appealed to the public for any film or pictures of the incid
TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The death toll in Nepal and Tibet from last week’s catastrophic floods hit 750 on Sunday with 3,044 missing, authorities said, while rescuers moved to higher ground as rain swelled river levels. Rescue operations have been suspended several times since Fri
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese university student Fleming Cheng found the political books he had only glimpsed online in a Hong Kong bookstore last year. Before visiting Greenfield Book Store, Cheng had only managed to see the books’ covers online after bypassing Beijing’s internet censorship using a VPN.
SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Australia’s far-right One Nation party won a seat in a state parliament long held by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party, continuing a surge that had gained the populist group its first seat in the national lower house. Gym owner Luke Herdegen scored
SEOUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) – South Korea unveiled a major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, naming First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il as the new deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance. The administration also tapped ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won to lead the Ministr
Pakistan, Kuwait Sign Defense Pact Covering Intelligence, Weapons, Border Security By The Media Line Staff Pakistan and Kuwait signed a five-year military agreement in Rawalpindi on Thursday, expanding cooperation in training, border security, intelligence, defense technology and other areas as the
Outgoing Mossad Chief Says Iran Regime Change a ‘Top Priority’ By The Media Line Staff Former Mossad chief David Barnea called for sustained economic, political, and operational pressure on Iran until its government is toppled, saying at his retirement event Thursday night that regime change is both
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an advocacy group said. The Afghan man, who is in his early twenties, was granted protection against d
BERLIN, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said he did not believe Russia would risk an attack against a NATO country, telling Germany’s Bild newspaper it would “make no sense” to test the resolve of the alliance. Western officials have warned of a growing risk of Russian hybrid
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 37 people were killed when a Russian drone struck a warehouse in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv. The attack Friday night was the deadliest this year in the war and came as Russia steps up the frequency of major attacks on its neighbor in the hopes of exhausting Ukrai
By Chris Kirkham LOS ANGELES, Aug 29 (Reuters) – British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported back to his home country, the United Kingdom, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said on Saturday. The deportation on Friday came a day after Yiannopoulos, 41, was arrested
ATHENS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – One person died and six others were rescued after a storm and rough seas caused three boats to hit rocks and sink off Cyprus on Saturday, local media reported. A man was pulled unconscious from the sea by a rescue helicopter near Cape Greco on the island’s southeastern coa
CAIRO (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a “handful of rioters.” Israeli strikes and fire have killed three Palestinians in Gaza. And Iran’s leadership now centers on military generals and clerics who a
