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‘How do you feel?’: Lindsey Graham again blames India over Russian oil trade as Kyiv reels from deadly strikes; says it is ‘experiencing cost of supporting Putin’

File photo: US Senator Lindsey Graham (Picture credit: AP) US Senator Lindsey Graham on Thursday renewed his warning to countries purchasing Russian oil, directly naming India as facing consequences for what he called support to Moscow’s war machine.In a post on X, Graham wrote, “India, China, Brazil and others who prop up Putin‘s war machine […]

‘Not happy, not surprised’: Trump unsurprised by deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv, White House calls for de-escalation

Vladimir Putin (left), Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP) US President Donald Trump was “not happy” but “not surprised” by Russia’s latest missile and drone strikes on Kyiv that killed at least 19 people, the White House said on Thursday, while urging “both sides” to move toward ending the war.“He was not happy about this news, […]

‘Massive’ Russian strikes hit Ukraine: Powerful explosions rock Kyiv overnight; 3 killed, dozen wounded | World News

Russian strikes hit Kyiv: At least 1 killed; several injured as multi-storey building collapses (File photo) Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital on Thursday, killing at least three people, including a child, and injuring several others, officials said.Powerful explosions were heard across Kyiv, as officials warned of a “massive” Russian assault on the capital. “According […]

IAEA in Iran: First since US strikes; Tehran threatens sanctions can derail cooperation

UN nuclear inspectors have resumed limited work in Iran, visiting the Bushehr nuclear facility for the first time since Tehran suspended cooperation with the international atomic energy agency (IAEA) in June. The visit, confirmed on Wednesday by IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, marks a partial resumption of inspections but falls short of full access across Iran’s […]

Israel strikes Houthis: Yemen’s missile bases, area near presidential complex targeted; loud explosions reported

Loud explosions were heard in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Sunday afternoon after Israeli airstrikes hit the area, with Houthi officials reporting two deaths in the strikes.Israel confirmed the attacks, saying it carried out a strike in Sanaa. The strikes targeted an area near the presidential complex and missile bases.A Houthi security source told AFP that […]

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Drake Passage; no tsunami threat issued

A strong earthquake with a revised magnitude of 7.5 struck the Drake Passage on Thursday, shaking the remote region between South America and Antarctica but posing no widespread tsunami threat, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.Initially reported as an 8.0 magnitude event, the US Geological Survey (USGS) later downgraded the quake and confirmed it […]

Russia’s biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine: US factory hit, Ukraine says Putin has no interest in peace

Vladimir Putin (left), Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP) A Russian missile hit an American-owned electronics factory in Mukachevo, western Ukraine, early Thursday, causing extensive damage and injuring at least 15 people, Ukrainian officials said, reported news outlet NPR. The attack was part of one of Russia’s largest overnight airstrikes in the ongoing conflict, involving more […]

‘Russia deliberately killing people’: Zelenskyy condemns ‘cynical’ strikes ahead of Trump talks; Kharkiv attack kills 7, Zaporizhzhia wounds 20

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday accused Russia of carrying out “cynical” strikes on Ukraine, including an attack on an Azerbaijani-owned oil facility in Odesa, just hours before his planned talks in Washington with US President Donald Trump and European leaders.“This was a demonstrative and cynical Russian strike. They are aware that a meeting is […]

‘Stopping the killing is key’: Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges Russia to halt strikes; calls Moscow’s refusal to accept ceasefire ‘complicating situation’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that Russia’s refusal to accept a ceasefire was complicating efforts to end Ukraine’s war, which has lasted over three years, and added that stopping the killing is a key element of stopping the war. “We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet […]

‘Legitimisation cell’: Israeli army unit falsely branded journalists as Hamas operatives to justify strikes, report says

Israel’s military assigned a special unit to identify journalists it could portray as undercover Hamas operatives to target them and deflect international criticism over the killing of media persons, according to a report by the Israeli-Palestinian outlet +972 magazine. The “legitimisation cell” was established in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, to […]