Ukrainian forces are repelling constant attacks on the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region and holding their positions in nearby Soledar in “very difficult” conditions, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. “Bakhmut is holding on despite everything. And even though most of the town has been destroyed by[Read More…]
(Adds U.S. coalition statement) BAGHDAD, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Defence systems at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces, shot down a drone near the base on Sunday, with Iraqi military sources and the U.S.-led international military coalition offering confliciting accounts of the incident. The U.S.-led international military[Read More…]
Plans for a tougher China strategy by Germany are “guided by ideology” and reflect a Cold War mentality that could put cooperation between the world’s second- and fourth-largest economies at risk, China’s ambassador to Berlin was quoted saying. “What I read about it in the media and know from many[Read More…]
Supporters of Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the Supreme Court, the Congress building and surrounded the presidential palace in Brasilia, according to television images. In an echo of the Jan. 6, 2021 invasion of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Several[Read More…]
Israel suspended on Sunday a pass that eased the Palestinian foreign minister’s travel in and around the occupied West Bank, as part of its response to Palestinian efforts to involve the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing security cabinet on Friday announced[Read More…]
Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles have abducted more than 30 people from a train station in Nigeria’s southern Edo state, the governor’s office said on Sunday. The attack is the latest example of the growing insecurity that has spread to nearly every corner of Africa’s most populous country, posing[Read More…]
Under the directions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh government has distributed almost 3 lakh blankets to the destitute and needy amid spine-chilling cold wave sweeping the state, an official statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday issued directions to officers to[Read More…]
There is one solution to all the world problems, integral humanism, a philosophy which has been advocated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at an event at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas on Sunday. The Chief Minister also said that Adi Shankaracharya kept India[Read More…]
A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk missed its targets and there were no obvious signs of casualties, a Reuters reporter said on Sunday, after Moscow claimed the strike killed 600 Ukrainian soldiers. A Reuters team visited two college dormitories that Moscow said had been temporarily housing[Read More…]
Indian Ambassador to Thailand Nagesh Singh on Sunday received an Indian Air Force contingent at U-Tapao Naval Air Base located southeast of Bangkok. “Ambassador Nagesh Singh received an Indian Air Force contingent at U-Tapao Naval Air Base. The contingent will proceed to Japan to participate in the maiden exercise Veer[Read More…]
A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk missed its targets and there were no obvious signs of casualties, a Reuters reporter said on Sunday, after Moscow claimed the strike killed 600 Ukrainian soldiers. FIGHTING * The Russian defence ministry said the strike was revenge for Ukraine’s New[Read More…]
The NFL’s Buffalo Bills made an emotional return to the field on Sunday with a slew of tributes in honor of safety Damar Hamlin, who is recovering after suffering a cardiac arrest during a game last week. In a tribute to Hamlin’s uniform number, Bills players wore “Love for[Read More…]
A Russian rocket strike on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk caused damage but did not destroy buildings and there were no obvious signs of casualties, a Reuters witness said on Sunday, after Russia said the attack killed 600 Ukrainian soldiers. FIGHTING * The ministry said the strike was revenge[Read More…]
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said India has the potential of becoming a global leader in research, as was also proved during the Covid pandemic. “Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the annex building of ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) in the presence of[Read More…]
Max Thieriot’s drama television series ‘Fire Country’ has been renewed for another season after Season 1 at CBS. According to Variety, a US-based news outlet, the ninth edition of the programme, aired on January 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, is the ninth to air since the program’s October 7 CBS[Read More…]
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Sunday attacked the BJP over the SC/ST Reservation Law demanding that it be put under the ninth schedule of the Constitution. In a ‘warning’ to the BJP, the Congress spokesperson said the party would be shown the ‘door’, if they don’t put the law into[Read More…]
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 8: President of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) Pratibha Singh on Sunday congratulated all the newly inducted cabinet ministers in the government of Himachal Pradesh. “Hearty congratulations and best wishes to all of you on becoming cabinet ministers in the Himachal Pradesh government. @INCIndia,” Himachal[Read More…]
China is willing to work with Nepal to seek common development, said the newly appointed Chinese envoy to Nepal Chen Song on Sunday after he landed in the capital city of Kathmandu. Speaking to journalists at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Chen said he will work to further enhance the bilateral[Read More…]
A prominent Republican whose phone was seized as part of the Justice Department’s probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election said on Sunday he may seek to participate on a new House of Representatives panel that will investigate those same federal investigators. Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania is[Read More…]
Germany cannot rule out the delivery of Leopard tanks, heavier fighting vehicles than the Marders, to support Ukrainian militry forces in the future, the country’s economy minister told German broadcaster ARD. “Of course it can’t be ruled out,” Robert Habeck said. His comments come two days after Germany said it[Read More…]
The arrival of India’s group-stage rivals Spain and Wales in Rourkela on Sunday energized the city’s atmosphere ahead of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. Spain men’s hockey team will open their campaign against the hosts India in Rourkela on January 13 and as per captain Alvaro[Read More…]
In view of the increasing cold wave in North India, the Jharkhand government on Sunday issued a notice to close both government and private schools for students of Classes KG to 5 in the state till January 14. Regular classes will resume on January 16. “In view of the cold[Read More…]
The head of Formula One’s governing body on Sunday strongly supported a proposed new Andretti Cadillac all-American team and said he was surprised by “adverse reaction” to the plan. Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s comments on Twitter hinted at a row brewing between the president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and[Read More…]
Naomi Osaka, a two-time Australian Open champion, has withdrawn from this year’s tournament. Veteran Venus Williams also withdrew her name from the first Grand Slam of the year after suffering an injury at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. Osaka, who won the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021,[Read More…]
Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden’s prime minister said on Sunday. “Turkey both confirms that we have done what we said we would do, but they also[Read More…]