Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ukrainian parliament calls Russian army’s actions ‘genocide’

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 Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday backed a resolution recognized  Russian military actions in the country as “genocide”. “The actions committed by the armed forces of Russia are not just a crime of aggression, but pursue the goal of the systematic and consistent destruction of the Ukrainian people, their identity and the deprivation of their right to … Read more

Three Palestinians die in W.Bank, week after Tel Aviv attack

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Three Palestinians died Thursday as Israeli forces launched sparkling raids into the West Bank flashpoint district of Jenin, per week after a gunman from there went on a lethal shooting spree in Tel Aviv. Israel has poured extra forces into the West Bank and is reinforcing its wall and fence barrier with the occupied territory … Read more

Russia should diversify energy exports towards Asia: Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday referred to as for diversification of energy exports in the direction of Asia, caution that European international locations were destabilizing the marketplace by transferring to cut out Russian deliveries. “We need to diversify exports… step by step shift the direction of our exports to the fast-growing markets of the … Read more

Pfizer to seek US authorization for third Covid shot in children

Pfizer

Pfizer and BioNTech  announced positive from a scientific trial at the protection and immune reaction of a third dose of their Covid vaccine in kids elderly five through eleven, including they might soon seek regulatory authorization.on Thursday Third doses of the vaccine are endorsed for those aged 12 and up, and a fourth dose become … Read more

Kyiv rejects Moscow’s claim it struck Russian border region

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Kyiv  rejected claims with the aid of Moscow that Ukrainian forces executed assaults alongside the border among the nations such as a strike Russia stated left seven injured, On Thursday. Ukraine’s national security and protection council in a declaration on social media as an alternative accused Russia of staging “terror assaults” on its very own … Read more

Israel arrests Palestinian accused of IS-inspired knife murders

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Israeli police and the Shin Bet internal security service Thursday said they had captured a Palestinian asserted Islamic State ally blamed for two lethal blade assaults in the beyond three years. Wassim Isaid, 34, from Hebron in the occupied West Bank, has been held since last month and an prosecutor’s assertion was documented against him … Read more

Ericsson says new US fines likely over Iraq corruption

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Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson said Thursday it will probably need to pay new fines to the US Department of Justice over suspected bribes to the Islamic State bunch in Iraq. CEO Borje Ekholm conceded newspaper interview in February that some of Ericsson representatives might have bribed IS members for road transport through regions constrained … Read more

subway shooting suspect faces federal terror charge

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The suspect captured for shooting 10 individuals on the Subway New York has been accused of a federal terror offense, could  face life in jail, officials  said Wednesday. Frank James, 62, “is now facing a federal charge for his actions,” Michael J. Driscoll, assistant director in charge of the FBI New York field, office told … Read more

Algeria newspaper Liberte closes after 30 years

Liberte

Known  Algerian newspaper Liberte printed its last issue on Thursday, thirty years after it was established and a week after its owner, the country’s richest man, marked  to wind it up. The French-language newspaper’s front page resembled an obituary, with a black band on the top and the title in red written : “Thank you … Read more

Protests in US city after video shows police shooting of Black man

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Crowed  of protestors gathered in  evening at Grand Rapids, Michigan on Wednesday. after police on aired  videos related to the  shooting of a young Black man by a white police officer. One among four videos from the April 4 incident showing  the  police officer lying on the back of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya as the two … Read more

Wall Street opens mixed on last session of short week

Wall Street

The Dow climbed yet S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell in early US trading Thursday, as financial backers processed new economic information, hawkish Federal Reserve discourse, and the most recent Elon Musk dramatization. The Tesla boss made an unexpected proposal to purchase Twitter outright, days subsequent to taking an enormous stake in the web-based entertainment organization … Read more

Russia accuses Ukraine of helicopter strike on border town

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Ukraine accused of sending helicopters to bomb a city in the southern Bryansk region about 10 kilometers radius   from the border, after reporting seven injured in the shelling Said  Russian officials on Thursday “Using two military helicopters carrying heavy weaponry, Ukrainian armed forces illegally entered Russian air space,” Russia’s Investigative Committee  which  tackles  major crimes … Read more

Fed can achieve economic ‘soft landing,’ but it won’t be easy: Williams

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The US central bank can down the inflation  by increasing interest rates without jeopardizing growth in the world’s largest economy, though it is  a challenge, a top Federal Reserve official said Thursday. “I think we can achieve a soft landing,” New York Fed President John Williams shared opinion in an interview with Bloomberg. An influx … Read more

Bankrupt Sri Lanka looks to expand airline fleet

Bankrupt

Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s loss-making national carrier revealed plans Thursday to lease up to 21 airplanes, only two days after the  government declared a default on its $51 billion foreign debt. The island country is in the hold of its most difficult financial slump since autonomy in 1948, with extreme deficiencies of fundamental products and standard … Read more

Benetton family, Blackstone make huge offer for motorway group

Blackstone

The Benetton family and the Blackstone investment firm announced a buyout deal for Atlantia, an Italian highway and airport group, on Thursday, valuing it at 48 billion euros ($52.4 billion) including debt. The family behind the Benetton style stores is now Atlantia’s primary investor, with a 33.1-percent stake, and the proposition looks to pre-empt a … Read more

US senators defy China threats with Taiwan visit

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A delegation of  US lawmakers led by vocal China hawk Senator Lindsey Graham reached  in Taiwan  for  two-day trip as Beijing threatened “strong measures” in reply on Thursday. The delegation, which includes Senate International Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, is the latest in a long line of foreign politicians who have visited the island in … Read more

Irish foreign minister to visit Kyiv

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Irish foreign and defense minister Simon Coveney is to travel to Kyiv on Thursday, said  spokesperson, He will have a  meeting with  two of  his Ukrainian counterparts. Coveney’s visit is the first by a foreign minister from a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council to Kyiv since Russia’s attack started. His talks with Foreign … Read more

Ukraine says two pilots held in Russia released

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two military pilots caught by Moscow’s forces last month and held in Russia have been delivered, without giving details of their return said Ukraine on Thursday “Two Ukrainian pilots who were held captive by Russian occupiers were released,” Ukraine’s defense ministry said in a statement on social media. It recognized the men as Ivan Pepelyashko … Read more

Ukraine refugee children dance in safety in Prague

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Six-year-old Eva swings into a backbend effortlessly, and assesses herself in the large mirror at the end of the dance studio. finally rewarded herself with a satisfied smile. Two dozen Ukrainian children in the room, including one kid, attempt to do likewise, yet a couple make due, while the rest wind up sitting and watching … Read more

Kyiv says 30 people returned to Ukraine in Russia prisoner swap

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Ukraine  said  30 prisoners of war were being managed to returned to the state  as part of  recent made  exchange ally of captives with Russia, followed by  an order from President Volodymyr Zelensky on  Thursday. “Five officers and 17 servicemen were exchanged. Also some eight civilians, including a woman, were released. In total, 30 of … Read more

Lebanon to demolish blast-hit Beirut silos

Lebanon

Lebanon demanded the demolishment on Beirut’s grain silos, at risk of breakdown following a devastating 2020 port explosion, on Thursday, in spite of calls to save them as a memorial site. “We tasked the Council for Development and Reconstruction with supervising the demolition process,” said Information Minister Ziad Makari. After a cabinet official meeting, without … Read more

UK court jails IS follower for life over MP murder

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 A British judge on Wednesday sentenced Islamic State group follower Ali Harbi Ali , whole-life jail in  term for murdering lawmaker David Amess in a knife attack past  year. “This is a murder that struck at the heart of democracy,” judge Nigel Sweeney said as he handed down his sentence at London’s Old Bailey courthouse, … Read more

Stocks, oil rise as inflation soars

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Stock markets mostly rose and oil prices climbed Wednesday as ias financial backers pored over information showing further spikes to expansion. A day after information showed US yearly customer expansion hit a 40-year high in March, data showed discount cost expansion hit a record yearly pace of 11.2 percent over a similar period. In the … Read more

German FM urges end to Mali’s cooperation with Russia

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Wednesday that European powers wouldn’t help out Mali’s military while it kept up with connections to Russia, during a visit to the contention torn Sahel state. At a news meeting in the capital Bamako, Baerbock said she dreaded “monstrous atrocities” were being dedicated against Malian regular citizens, which she … Read more

‘Two different realities,’ says Ukraine tennis captain Savchuk

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Ukraine’s national tennis team said  they were supposed to  exist ” ” as they are ready for a Billie Jean King Cup clash in United States this weekend while war urges at home. The Ukraine crew are in the South Carolina city of Asheville to handle the record 18-time champions with a spot in the … Read more

Police arrest suspect in New York subway shooting: US media

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New York police arrested a suspect accused in shooting 10 people on a subway train car in Brooklyn, about  24 hours after the terrifying attack, US media reported on  Wednesday. 62-year-old Frank James as the suspect in the incident, said police. CNN reported that he was spotted by two police officers on a Manhattan street … Read more

US announces new $800 mn military aid package for Ukraine

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United States  President, Joe Biden announced a  $800 million military aid package for Ukraine, which adding  weapons, ammunition, armored personnel carriers and helicopters, on Wednesday. “This new package of assistance will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we have already provided and new capabilities tailored to the wider assault we expect Russia to … Read more

‘Green cities’ focus of largest Dutch garden expo

Green cities

Dutch King Willem-Alexander opened the gates to one of Europe’s biggest gardening fairs, a once-in-a-decade show highlighting  this year on how to make cities green on Wednesday However  critics have denounced the show, which element displays by 200 participants from 25 countries, as a “money pit” that has largely  over-run its budget. The Floriade 2022 … Read more