At their first meeting in Washington in March 2017 after Trump was elected to his first term in the White House, the US leader “asked me a series of questions”, Merkel said. Trump wanted to know about “my East German background and my relationship with Putin. He was very fascinated by the Russian president,” she […]
The Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement that Russian forces in the morning had launched several types of missiles at the central city of Dnipro, targeting critical infrastructure. “In particular, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation,” the statement said. A source in the Ukrainian Air Force […]
One strike was reported in a residential area near the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, which according to hospital director Hossam Abu Safiya killed or left unaccounted for “dozens of people”. The process of retrieving the bodies and wounded continues, he told AFP, adding: “Bodies arrive at the hospital in pieces.” Neither the civil […]
The resolution demanded “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in the war between Israel and the Palestinian group, along with “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.” But Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon claims the resolution “was not a path to peace, it was a road map to more terror, more suffering and more […]
Scientists dubbed the storm as a “bomb cyclone” owing to the speed with which it formed and gathered power. Gusts of nearly 90 miles (145 kilometers) per hour were racing through the Pacific Northwest, toppling trees and power lines. Torrential rains dumped up to three inches (eight centimeters) of rain on parts of Oregon, Washington, […]
The analysis could shed light on radioactivity levels and the chemical structure of the fuel debris — a key part of preparation for the decades-long decommissioning process. Around 880 tons of hazardous material remain at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in northeastern Japan, more than 13 years after a tsunami caused by an earthquake triggered one […]
The suspect, identified as Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, was arrested after a months-long investigation by agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who were allegedly asked by Yener to help find explosive components to build a pipe bomb. Yener, a Florida native born in the United States in 1994, thought the undercover agents were members […]
Authorities said Adani and seven other defendants, including his nephew Sagar Adani, agreed to pay bribes to Indian government officials to obtain contracts expected to yield $2 billion of profit over 20 years and develop India’s largest solar power plant project. A judge has issued arrest warrants for Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani and prosecutors […]
Brent crude futures for January rose 28 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.09. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for January rose 28 cents, or 0.4%, at $69.03. Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets […]
“This step by (US President Joe) Biden will not only escalate the conflict but will lead to a greater reaction from Russia … (and) may bring the region and the world to the brink of a major new war,” he told journalists on the flight back from the G20 summit in Rio. The US embassy […]
