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Putin signals he expects long war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday indicated he was bracing for a long war in Ukraine, saying that Kyiv could use any ceasefire to rearm and that Washington would continue to see Russia as an enemy no matter who won the 2024 US election.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Survivors struggle in shelters
Many survivors of Morocco’s most powerful earthquake in over a century were struggling in makeshift shelters yesterday after a fourth night outside, with rescuers yet to reach remote mountain villages which suffered some of the worst devastation.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM
China says seeks deeper ties with North Korea as Kim arrives in Russia
China said on Tuesday it was seeking to deepen cooperation with North Korea in "various fields", as leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on his first trip overseas in four years.
12 September 2023, 08:39 AM
Putin calls Trump legal cases 'politically motivated persecution'
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday described legal proceedings against former president Donald Trump as "politically motivated persecution".
12 September 2023, 08:28 AM
What we know about North Korea-Russia ties
North Korea's Kim Jong Un is in Russia on a rare overseas visit Tuesday ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, as Washington warns of a possible arms deal for Moscow's war in Ukraine
12 September 2023, 08:02 AM
Portuguese town ‘flooded’ with 2.2m litres of red wine after distillery tanks explode
The streets of Sao Lorenco de Bairro in Portugal were painted red on Sunday after two tanks owned by a winery exploded, spilling 2.2 million litres of red wine into the small town
12 September 2023, 05:44 AM
Philippine Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion: court
Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court on Tuesday, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist and for press freedom in the Southeast Asian country
12 September 2023, 04:50 AM
North Korea's Kim in Russia for Putin talks as US warns on arms deal
North Korea's Kim Jong Un was in Russia on a rare overseas visit Tuesday ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, sparking warnings from Washington over a possible arms deal for Moscow's war in Ukraine
12 September 2023, 03:52 AM
Train carrying North Korea's Kim entered Russia
A train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has entered Russia, Russian state news agency Ria Novosti said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin
12 September 2023, 02:30 AM
150 people killed in Libya in two days
A powerful storm and heavy floods have killed 150 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna over the last two days and the death toll is expected to rise to 250, the head of the Red Crescent in Benghazi said yesterday.
11 September 2023, 18:00 PM
US, Vietnam warn against ‘threat or use of force’
The United States and Vietnam yesterday warned against the “threat or use of force” in the disputed South China Sea, days after the latest clash involving Chinese vessels.
11 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Climate change fuelling rights emergencies: UN rights chief
Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said yesterday, stressing the need to fight the impunity of those who “plunder our environment”.
11 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Morocco rescuers race to find survivors as earthquake toll nears 2,500
Rescuers raced against time today to find survivors in the rubble more than 48 hours after Morocco's deadliest earthquake in over six decades, with nearly 2,500 killed in a disaster that devastated villages in the High Atlas Mountains..Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar were joinin
11 September 2023, 12:54 PM
Up to Brazil's judiciary to decide on Putin arrest if he visits Brazil: Lula
It would be up to Brazil's judiciary to decide if Russian President Putin would be arrested or not if he attends next year's G20 summit in the South American country, its president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said on Monday
11 September 2023, 05:18 AM
Myanmar receives first shipment
Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar’s trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency yesterday.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Air raids kill 40 in Sudanese capital
At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured yesterday in air strikes in the south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, local activists said, as the war nears the end of its fifth month.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Modi passes gavel to Lula as G20 summit closes
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called an end Sunday to the G20 summit in New Delhi by passing on a ceremonial gavel to Brazil, which will take the bloc's presidency
10 September 2023, 07:33 AM
'Historic' EU-Mid East-India trade plan launched
A broad alliance of states on Saturday unveiled ambitious plans to create a modern-day Spice Route linking Europe, the Middle East and India, boosting trade ties with potentially wide-ranging geopolitical implications
10 September 2023, 07:10 AM
No arrest risk for Putin at Brazil G20: Lula
Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not be arrested if he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro next year, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said
10 September 2023, 06:39 AM
Death toll now more than 2,000, survivors sleep rough
Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages
10 September 2023, 02:04 AM