Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal believes Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his Novichok poisoning, he told an inquiry held on Monday into the death of a woman who was unwittingly poisoned by the nerve agent. Skripal, who sold Russian secrets to Britain, and his daughter Yulia were found slumped unconscious on a public bench…
Four soldiers from the Lebanese army have died in the conflict between the Hezbollah militia and Israel, and a further 12 Lebanese soldiers have been killed while not on duty, army sources told dpa. Two soldiers were recently killed by Israeli fire while on duty at a military post in Kafra in the south of…
European Union (EU) foreign ministers to agree on new sanctions over Russia’s alleged attempts to take political influence in Moldova, Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu said on Monday. The EU sanctions target Russian actors and organisations accused of destabilising the former Soviet nation’s democracy and security ahead of a crunch referendum on EU membership and…
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said that North Korea has sent soldiers as well as weapons to support Russia in its fight against neighbouring Ukraine. “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea. “This is no longer just about transferring weapons. “It is actually about transferring people from North Korea to…
Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, expressed grave concerns about the dire situation in northern Gaza, stating on X, “No end to hell.” He reported that at least 400,000 individuals remain trapped in the region, many of whom are disregarding evacuation orders due to the pervasive belief that no area…
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday at approximately 8:30 p.m. (0030 GMT Thursday), striking the Siesta Key area along Florida’s west coast as an “extremely dangerous Category 3” storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Meteorologists reported wind speeds reaching up to 193 kilometers per hour. In light of the impending crisis, President Joe Biden…
Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of creating obstacles in ongoing negotiations to resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo that has displaced more than 1.7 million people. The comments by Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday follow accusations from her Rwandan counterpart that Congo had…
The number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Gaza war over a year ago has risen to 42,010, according to figures released by the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza on Wednesday. A further 97,720 Palestinians have been injured since Oct. 7, 2023, the ministry said. The figures do not distinguish between civilians and…
The Federal Government has flayed the attack on the residence of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ambassador to Sudan in the country’s capital, Khartoum, on Sunday. The government made this known in a statement issued by Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesman, on Tuesday, in Abuja. “The Federal Republic of Nigeria notes…
Five Russian climbers who went missing on Sunday while descending from Mount Dhaulagiri were found dead on Tuesday. A search team located the Russians at an altitude of 7,100 meters of the peak, the world’s seventh tallest at 8,167 meters located in Nepal. Funuru Sherpa, Managing Director of the IAM Trekking and Expeditions, which was…
