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

A lone assailant killed one police officer and wounded another Thursday in a stabbing attack that two Belgian judicial officials said was suspected to be terrorism-linked. The suspect was shot and taken to a hospital. Eric Van der Sypt, from the federal prosecutor’s office, told The Associated Press the suspect was wounded by another police officers after the stabbing. Van der Sypt added that investigators … Continue reading Police officer killed in suspected Brussels terror attack

The three commanders of Brazil’s armed forces released a joint statement on Friday in which they said that the solutions to Brazil’s disputes must come from the democratic rule of law, while also affirming the right to peaceful protest. Their statement came amid concerns about the role of Brazil’s armed forces, which ran a military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985, during this year’s presidential election. … Continue reading Brazil’s armed forces say disputes must be resolved through democratic rule of law

An Iranian general claimed Thursday that the Islamic republic had developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, raising concerns from the UN nuclear watchdog. Hypersonic missiles, which like traditional ballistic missiles can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly at more than five times the speed of sound. “This hypersonic ballistic missile was developed to counter air defence shields,” General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander … Continue reading Iran Says It Has Built Hypersonic Missile

On Wednesday, the United States’s top general estimated that Russia’s military has seen more than 100,000 of its soldiers killed and wounded in the Ukraine war, and he added that Kyiv’s armed forces will probably suffer a similar number of casualties as the war drags on. Continue reading More than 100,000 Russian military casualties in Ukraine, top US general

Russia announced Wednesday that it was withdrawing forces from Kherson, a key city in southern Ukraine, in what could turn out to be the most humiliating setback in President Vladimir Putin’s war. Ukrainian officials remained cautious about the Russian forces’ intentions with some suggesting on social media that it was a trick but in televised comments, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said he was ordering the withdrawal of … Continue reading Russia orders retreat from key city in southern Ukraine 

The Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship should dock in Italian waters as per international maritime laws and Rome’s refusal to let it do so – which has caused the ship to head to France – is “unacceptable”, the French government said on Wednesday. “Italy has a responsibility to welcome these people,” government spokesperson Olivier Veran told France Info radio. “The Italian attitude is … unacceptable. … Continue reading Italy’s rejection of Ocean Viking migrant ship ‘unacceptable’, France says

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit western Nepal on Wednesday morning local time, killing at least six people, according to local officials. The epicenter of the quake was in Seti Zone, at a depth of 15.7 kilometers (9.7 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It was 21 kilometers east of Dipayal, a municipality of Nepal’s far western Doti district, the USGS said. At … Continue reading Western Nepal hit by magnitude 5.6 earthquake killing at least six people, officials say