An earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java has killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds, regional governor Ridwan Kamil has said. The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), according to US Geological Survey data. Scores of people were taken to hospital, with many treated outside. Rescuers were working into the night … Continue reading Indonesia: Java quake kills 162 and injures hundreds

The head of Russia’s state-run atomic energy agency, Rosatom, warned on Monday there was a risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, following renewed shelling over the weekend. Moscow and Kyiv have traded accusations of shelling the facility for months since Russian forces took control of it in March, shortly after invading Ukraine. Renewed shelling on Sunday triggered fresh … Continue reading Top Russian official warns of possible nuclear accident at Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is currently under the control of Russian military officials, was hit by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the United Nations nuclear watchdog, which said the attacks risked a major disaster in the area. Continue reading Ukraine nuclear power station shelled, UN nuclear watchdog says

U.S. aircraft carriers USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will exercise with aircraft carriers from France, Italy and the United Kingdom as part of a joint operation across Europe meant to show NATO interoperability, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The two American carrier strike groups, their embarked air wings and escorts will be operating in the North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea … Continue reading 5 Aircraft Carriers Set to Operate Together in Europe for NATO Exercise

Ukraine’s president appeared to soften his insistence that it was only a Russian missile that caused a lethal blast in Poland this week and said a team would investigate after US President Joe Biden disputed the claim. Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his military officials had told him that images of the crater at the blast site suggested it couldn’t have been caused solely by the remnants … Continue reading Zelenskiy Softens Stance on Rocket Origin After Biden Comment

The butchered remains of three people washed ashore in Acapulco, Mexico, over the weekend — shocking beachgoers at the once-thriving holiday hotspot. Gruesome photos show a body lying face-up on sun-soaked Condesa beach as tourists gawk and families wade in the water nearby. The corpses all showed signs of torture, the Sun reported. Authorities removed the bodies, believed to be victims of brutal cartel violence, … Continue reading Butchered bodies wash ashore Acapulco

NATO said there was no indication that the missile strike that hit a Polish border village on Tuesday night was deliberate, saying that Russia was ultimately to blame as it continues to bombard Ukraine with missiles. The military alliance’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said the missile incident took place “as Russia launched a massive wave of rocket attacks across Ukraine.” While the investigation was ongoing into … Continue reading NATO chief says Poland blast likely caused by Ukrainian missile — but not Ukraine’s fault

According to multiple news media sources, Russian missiles flew over NATO territory and killed two people in Poland on Tuesday, a senior United States intelligence official told the Associated Press. Continue reading Russian missiles cross into NATO member Poland, kills 2: senior US intel official

People around the world are living longer and having fewer children. Those are just a few of the trends the United Nations described in a report on the world’s population. As the global population has now surpassed 8 billion people. While the average life expectancy is projected to rise from 72.98 in 2019 to 77.2 in 2050, the rate of growth will continue to slow … Continue reading There are now 8 billion people on Earth, according to a new U.N. report

Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv on Tuesday, striking at least three residential buildings while several others were shot down by Ukraine’s air defense, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote in a Telegram post. The strikes come on the back of Ukraine’s triumphant recapture of the city of Kherson, a major setback for Moscow, and as world leaders gathered in Indonesia for the G20 summit. “Medics … Continue reading Russian missiles strike Kyiv, mayor says

Japanese fighter jets scrambled to intercept three Chinese aircraft, including a drone, near Okinawa on Monday, according to Japan’s Joint Staff. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force intercepted a BZK-005 high-altitude reconnaissance drone, a Y-9 intelligence-gathering aircraft and a Y-9 patrol aircraft that flew between Okinawa and Miyako Island, 175 miles to the southwest, a spokesman for the Joint Staff told Stars and Stripes on Tuesday. … Continue reading Japan scrambles fighters for Chinese aircraft near Okinawa

Britain announced Monday it is withdrawing its peacekeepers from Mali, saying the West African country´s growing reliance on Russian mercenaries is undermining stability. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said the 300-strong British force that has been stationed in Mali since 2020 as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission will leave earlier than planned. He did not give a timeline. Heappey told lawmakers in the … Continue reading Citing Presence of Russian Mercenaries, Britain to Withdraw Troops From Mali

At least six people were killed and dozens more injured when an explosion rocked a popular pedestrian street in Istanbul, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday. “The explosion might be a terrorist act. A woman is thought to be involved,” Erdogan said in a televised address, without providing details about how he had come to this conclusion. Vowing that the perpetrators would be punished, Erdogan … Continue reading At least 6 dead as explosion rocks popular pedestrian street in Istanbul

Ukrainian soldiers began entering Kherson on Friday after a Russian retreat from the strategic city, in a significant win for Ukraine. “Today is a historic day. We are taking back Kherson,” the country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address. He said the military’s special units were already in the city and more troops were on their way. Ukraine’s recapture of the key southern … Continue reading Ukrainian troops enter Kherson city after Russia retreats