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In 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of using the war in its eastern Donbas region to cover up its alleged economic and social problems. In 2026, Putin has been blaming "external enemies" for Russia's issues, including its growing fuel crisis caused by Ukrainian drone attacks.
The multidimensional crisis that has gripped Myanmar since the military coup on February 1, 2021, has entered a new chapter. one increasingly complex and riddled with contradictions. The move by military chief and coup maker Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to overthrow the civilian government of the National League for Democracy (NLD) did not The post Myanmar’s junta slowly but surely winning.
U. S. President Donald Trump vowed to hit back hard at Iran after it attacked U. bases in Jordan on Wednesday, July 30, as the war in West Asia reignited and again drew in Iran's proxies military launches new strikes on Iran.
Like few other countries, Taiwan faces a legitimate existential crisis. Beijing’s position that Taiwan must submit to absorption by the People’s Republic of China, even by force if necessary, is insistent and uncompromising. There is zero doubt this would result in the destruction of Taiwan’s democratic political system and liberal political culture. The Chinese government has already The post.
In what appeared to be the first time Tehran initiated an attack against US targets since the war in the Persian Gulf began in late February, Iran fired ballistic missiles at American bases in Jordan late on July 28.
The UN emergency food agency appealed for immediate funding on Wednesday, warning that deepening hunger is undermining the response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has now infected more than 3,200 people.
Violence in the occupied West Bank is worsening as the Israeli Government continues to approve new settlements, while settlers and Israeli security forces have “often” acted together to attack local Palestinian communities, the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) warned on Wednesday. UN warns West Bank settler violence hits ‘all-time high’ as calls grow to end occupation'. Violence in the occupied West Bank is worsening as the Israeli Government continues to approve new settlements while settlers and Israeli security forces have “often” acted together to attack local Palestinian communities, the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) warned on Wednesday.
Ahead of a Senate vote on a sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a co-sponsor of the legislation, told RFE/RL that the legislation sends a strong message that the United States is committed to supporting Ukraine.
As the US Senate prepared to vote on a sweeping bipartisan sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a co-sponsor of the legislation, said the measure reflects renewed bipartisan resolve to squeeze the Kremlin war machine and reinforce support for Ukraine.
Regional tensions are mounting as the US-Iran war continues and a rising number of Israeli attacks are threatening Gaza’s fragile October ceasefire that ended two years of war with Hamas. Security Council members are hearing updates on Tuesday. Join our live coverage. Updates on Gaza, West Bank amid regional tensions. Security Council members heard briefings followed by an open debate on Tuesday.
The Jul 25 edition of Guangxi Daily featured a front-page profile of hometown mathematician and Fields Medal winner Wang Hong. The headline’s layered wordplay has won praise and helped turn the copy into an unlikely keepsake. Newspaper in China’s Guangxi goes viral after featuring hometown mathematician.
The government issued the new tally as Kumamoto officials said they have now extracted four bodies from the mass of rubble, steel and wires of the Aeon shopping mall after a suspected gas blast following the quake.
Rescuers pulling people from the wreckage in southern Japan in a haunting repeat of disaster that struck 10 years agoJapan earthquake – latest updates‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing“There was a voice coming from the collapsed house, and I could see a hand,” Tomohide Nagata, a volunteer firefighter, told the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun.
Military mobilises thousands of personnel after quake on southern Kyushu island that registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale At least five people have been killed, and nine are missing after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, injuring hundreds and knocking out power and water to tens of thousands.
Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the USThe Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on humanoid robots from China on Tuesday, saying that the technology poses “unacceptable risks” to the country’s national security. The move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the US.
A barrage of Russian missile and drone strikes pummeled Ukraine overnight, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens of others as President Zelenskyy returned from the United States, where he said President Trump had agreed to provide Ukraine with licenses for Patriot missiles.
The international wanted notice against Pavel Durov comes after the FSB said that Telegram had failed to remove “numerous channels, chats, and bots” allegedly used by “Ukrainian intelligence agencies and terrorist and extremist organisations” to prepare and coordinate acts of “sabotage and terrorism, mass murder, and cyber fraud” in Russia.
Why is Ukraine pounding the warehouses and logistics centers of the company known as Russia’s Amazon? For the same reason it’s trying to drive Russian car owners crazy by forcing them to wait in crazy long lines at fueling stations.
Ukrainian drones struck targets in several places inside Russia on July 29, including an oil refinery and a logistics center belonging to Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, as Kyiv expands its long-range strike campaign to pressure Moscow into peace negotiations.
Ukrainian drones struck a Wildberries warehouse in the Ryazan region, Russia, setting the building on fire. Wildberries confirmed the evacuation of the facility, marking another hit in a string of drone attacks on Russian industrial sites. Ukrainian drones struck industrial facilities in Russia's Ryazan region, with videos on social media showing a Wildberries warehouse engulfed in flames. Russia's largest online retailer said it evacuated the facility.
As the new school year approaches, Central Asian migrant parents face a stark choice: bring their children to Russia and risk them being unable to enroll because of stricter Russian language rules or leave them behind.
From the peaks of Mount Olympus in Greece to the shores of the “D-Day” beaches in France, 25 cultural or natural landmarks from across the globe have been newly inscribed on the World Heritage List, updated annually by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The global economy is entering a new era in which artificial intelligence is no longer merely a technological innovation but an increasingly influential economic force. Much as the internet transformed commerce and globalization reshaped production networks, AI is beginning to alter how businesses make decisions, how capital is allocated, and how financial systems operate. What The post Asia’s.
Years of progress in tackling HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are at risk of stalling, leaving millions of people without access to life-saving prevention, testing and treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
A job advert can hide a criminal network, and a single click can lead to a nightmare. Hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked every year on the promise of legitimate work abroad, only to be held captive and forced into online scam operations.
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