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Russia’s Lavrov praises Pyongyang’s ‘unequivocal support’ on Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised his country’s military alliance with North Korea on Saturday, during a visit aimed at reaffirming the two countries’ strategic partnership. Russian President Vladimir Putin is “counting on the continuation of direct contacts with you in the very near future,” Lavrov told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the…
Read MoreLatest Israeli attacks kill at least 46 people in Gaza, say medics
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 46 people since early on Saturday morning, medical sources in the sealed-off coastal territory said. They said 27 people were killed while waiting for food at humanitarian aid distribution points. According to the United Nations, at least 798 people have been killed at aid distribution…
Read More‘Fairytale’ Neuschwanstein castle becomes UNESCO heritage site
The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany’s Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney’s fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced on Saturday. Three other royal residences, also constructed in the late 19th Century under the famously arts-obsessed King Ludwig II of Bavaria, were also added to the coveted…
Read MoreBerlin aims to boost civil defence, tells Germans to prep for crisis
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has called for strengthening Germany’s civil protection systems in response to changing threat landscapes – and urged citizens to prepare themselves for potential disaster scenarios. The country cannot just focus on “military security” but also “civil defence and population protection,” he said on Saturday in the northern city of Rostock,…
Read MoreNew secretary-general of International Civil Defence Organization elected
The Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) has been elected at a session held in Baku, according to the Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) The head of the international relations department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel Arguj Kalantarli, was unanimously elected to the post. Kalantarli delivered a…
Read MorePKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the country has begun a new era as the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) began to disarm after a four-decade armed conflict that killed more than 40,000 people. In an address to his party, Justice and Development (AKP), Erdogan said on Saturday that the “scourge of terrorism has entered…
Read MoreIs William Ruto the most disliked president in Kenya’s history?
Kenya’s William Ruto rode into office on a wave of enthusiasm among ordinary people who hoped he would live up to his promises to improve their lives. Instead, he is facing unrelenting criticism – seen as unmatched in the country’s history. Seemingly frustrated by the intensity of the backlash, he on Wednesday asked why such public…
Read MoreMatan Angrest’s bag recovered by IDF from Gaza
His mother, Anat, posted on X/Twitter that “Matan’s bag was returned to me this week in a black plastic bag. How and when will Matan return?” Items belonging to Matan Angrest, understood to be one of the 20 living hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, were recovered by the IDF on Friday,…
Read MoreCause Revealed of Air India Plane Crash: Fuel Was Turned Off and 1 Pilot Blamed the Other, Preliminary Report Shows
NEED TO KNOW Authorities released information following an investigation into what caused the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash on June 12 India’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau said in its preliminary report that the accident was due to fuel to the aircraft’s engines being cut off The passenger plane was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew…
Read MoreMexico says ‘no indication’ plane carrying drugs came from El Salvador after diplomatic spat
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Mexico’s government clarified there was “no indication” that an airplane it intercepted loaded with cocaine had originated from El Salvador, according to a letter posted by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. The letter, posted on the social media platform X by the populist leader, comes after a diplomatic drama broke out between…
Read MoreNew Gondola or Spaceship? Italy Building High-Tech Ski Lift
Construction on a new, futuristic-looking Doppelmayr gondola that connects the town of Campitello to the ski slopes in the resort-dense Val di Fassa, Italy, is underway. Renderings of the upper and lower terminals show sleek structures cloaked in metal and glass. The tri-cable (that’s three cables overhead instead of one), gondola replaces an aging, 40-year-old…
Read MoreTesla reportedly close to starting sales in India
Tesla’s redesigned Model Y | Image Credits:Tesla Tesla is nearly ready to start selling its electric vehicles in India, according to Bloomberg News, after years of flirting with the idea. The company is about to open its first showroom in Mumbai and could start deliveries as early as August, according to the report. A few…
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