Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Luhansk: Power and water outages throughout the region

Serhiy Hayday, head of the regional military administration, said that the Luhansk region has seen widespread water and electricity outages, due to continuous Russian bombardment. Hayday said that there were 7,500 more power outages. Almost the entire Luhansk region is without water supply, he said. Stating, “In the last 10 days, 10 settlements have seen … Read more

Russia strikes five railway stations in central and western Ukraine

Oleksandr Kamyshin, chairman of Ukrzaliznytsia, said on Monday that Russian forces had struck five railway stations in central and western Ukraine. Ukrzaliznytsia is Ukraine’s state railway company. He stated, “Russian troops continue to systematically destroy railway infrastructure.” Proceeding with, “This morning, within one hour, five railway stations in central and western Ukraine were struck.” There … Read more

Egypt, UAE, Jordan discuss Israel’s Al-Aqsa assaults and Ukraine war influence at unplanned Cairo meeting

The three leaders met in the Egyptian capital on Sunday

Jordan, Egypt, and UAE leaders discussed calming tensions in occupied East Jerusalem and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during an impromptu meeting in Cairo on Sunday. Jordan’s King Abdullah, UAE de-facto leader Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met for trilateral talks on Sunday to discuss restoring … Read more

Putin congratulates Macron on his victory in the French election

Russian President Putin congratulated Emmanuel Macron on being the President of France for the second time in a row, on Monday. The message read, “I sincerely wish you success in your state activities, as well as good health and well-being,” reads the message. According to the results posted by the French Ministry of Interior, Macron … Read more

Stuttgart Open: Swiatek wins title for the fourth time in a row

Stuttgart

By defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the Stuttgart Open final, Iga Swiatek earned her fourth consecutive title and extended her winning streak to 23 matches. Against her fourth-ranked opponent, the Polish world number one won 6-2 6-2. Swiatek now has four clay-court titles to go along with victories at Doha, Indian Wells, and Miami, putting her … Read more

The political mistake that will cost Democrats

James Carville, Bill Clinton’s political adviser, famously said that when it comes to elections, “It’s the economy, stupid.” In the run-up to November’s midterms, President Joe Biden must hope that Carville’s adage is not always true since his Democratic Party will go to the polls with the economy in shambles. Whether or not Biden is … Read more

World Champion Alaphilippe gravely hurt after accident

Alaphilippe

After colliding with a tree during Sunday’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race, world champion Julian Alaphilippe sustained two broken ribs, a shattered scapula, and a punctured lung. According to his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team, the 29-year-old Frenchman’s condition is stable, although he has been placed in hospital for observation. Many riders were knocked down by a massive … Read more

Biden picks senior diplomat as Ukraine ambassador

Biden

President Joe Biden has nominated career foreign provider officer Bridget Brink to be the next US ambassador to Ukraine, the White House announced Monday. In Brink, Biden has chosen a pro diplomat who speaks Russian to be his leader envoy in a kingdom suffering a complete-scale invasion by way of Moscow. Brink, presently the USA ambassador … Read more

Investigations start into missing Japanese tourist boat, with at least 11 dead

Investigations began into what caused the disappearance of a tour boat off Japan’s northern coast as search efforts intensified on Monday to find the vessel and its missing passengers, with the confirmed death toll rising to 11. The “Kazu I” left harbor on Saturday for a sightseeing trip when it ran into trouble off the Shiretoko … Read more

Ukraine war has consequences for Asia, EU chief tells India

Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens India’s nearby protection, the European Union chief said Monday at some point of a ride to New Delhi aimed at fostering deeper strategic ties. Ursula von der Leyen is the state-of-the-art touring Western diplomat to press India, which receives most of its palms from Russia, over its impartial stance at the war. … Read more

Five challenges for Macron in new term

French President Emmanuel Macron faces a daunting variety of obligations after defeating a ways-right leader Marine Le Pen and triumphing a brand new term at the Elysee Palace. AFP appears at five demanding situations in advance for the centrist, who turned into France’s youngest-ever president while elected in 2017. – Mending divisions –   After … Read more

Main Australian Political Parties to Escalate Funding for Northern Territory

Australian PM Scott Morrison

The Coalition and the Labor party have pledged to provide the Northern Territory with millions of dollars to help it deal with rising crimes, generate more jobs and improve health care for native people. Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised on April 24 that the federal government would spend $14 million (US$10 million) on a community-led … Read more

Russia expels 40 German diplomats: ministry

russia

Moscow announced on Monday that it was expelling 40 German diplomats in reaction for Berlin’s “unfriendly decision” to expel Russian diplomats over the Ukraine conflict. Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement it summoned Germany’s ambassador in Moscow and handed him a note “declaring persona non grata forty employees of German diplomatic institutions in Russia”.

US believes Ukraine can beat Russia with ‘right equipment’

Ukraine

The United States believes Ukraine can win the conflict in opposition to Russia if it has the “proper equipment”, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin stated Monday, as Kyiv accused Russia of failing to reach a deal to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol. The landmark visit through Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ukraine comes because … Read more

China lockdowns, rate hike fears batter stock markets

stock markets

Stock markets sank Monday on developing issues that lockdowns in China geared toward preventing a worsening Covid outbreak may want to threaten the USA’s economic system and worldwide delivery chains. The losses prolonged a promote-off across the world final week fuelled by way of remarks from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell indicating officials will hike … Read more

Russian attacks railway stations of Ukraine

Russian attacks railway stations of Ukraine

According to officials, five train stations in central and western Ukraine have been attacked. Stations in Zhmerynka and Kozyatyn, both in central Ukraine, have been struck. Meanwhile, a power supply station for overhead wires in Krasne, near Lviv, was struck, a facility handling the power supply. Russia is attempting to brutalize regions of Ukraine, according … Read more

US panel says India religious freedom worsens ‘significantly’

US panel

A US commission stated Monday that nonsecular freedom has deteriorated “notably” in India under the Hindu nationalist government because it again endorsed focused sanctions over abuses. It changed into the third instantly year that the US Commission on International Religious Freedom requested that India be placed on a listing of “nations of precise concern” — … Read more

Mykola’s diary: Chronicling the battle for Donbas

Ukraine

Mykola keeps a “little war diary” of the violence in his part of eastern Ukraine by scouring the frontlines with binoculars from his home in Lysychansk. The date is in the top right-hand corner of every page, and the day’s entry is below it, always beginning with the words “We’re holding on!” The 67-year-old said … Read more

Abdur Razzak to work as Coach for brief time at High Performance Unit

Razzak

Abdur Razzak, member of Bangladesh’s selection panel, will work as a spin consultant for the High Performance Unit during their forthcoming camp, which begins on May 14. After retiring from all forms of cricket on June 27, last year, the veteran left-arm spinner joined the national selection panel, but this will be his first stint … Read more

ICC prosecutor to join EU team probing crimes in Ukraine

ICC

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor will be part of an EU investigations crew to probe possible global crimes dedicated in Ukraine, the EU’s judicial cooperation agency said Monday. “The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague becomes a participant within the joint investigation crew (JIT) on alleged center … Read more

Sri Lanka shares plunge as Buddhist leaders ask govt to resign

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s stock market halted buying and selling after an almost 13% plunge Monday as the island kingdom’s beleaguered government faces new strain to renounce from influential Buddhist leaders over a crippling financial disaster. The USA’s worst downturn when you consider that independence in 1948 has delivered considerable hardships to its 22 million people, with … Read more

Activists block Russian oil tanker in Norway

Activists

Greenpeace activists in Norway blocked a Russian oil tanker from unloading its cargo near Oslo Monday, pronouncing the shipment changed into helping to finance Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “warfare”. The Hong Kong-registered Ust Luga, leased via Russian oil company Novatek, is carrying 95,000 tonnes of fuel bound for Esso’s terminal in southeast Norway, Greenpeace stated in an … Read more

Graeme Smith has been exonerated of all racism charges

Smith

Two independent arbitrators, Adv. Ngwako Maenetje SC and Adv. Michael Bishop, have cleared Graeme Smith, former Director of Cricket of South Africa, of several racism claims due to a lack of evidence against him. CSA’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) procedure had led to the arbitration. Adv. Maenetje SC and Adv. Bishop decided in the … Read more

BTC TO PKR: Latest Bitcoin Price in Pakistan for, 25 April 2022

Bitcoin to PKR

KARACHI: The rate of one Bitcoin (BTC) in Pakistani rupee (PKR) is Rs7,212,742.99 on April 25, 2022, in the international market. The rate of BTC decreases when compared with the previous day’s BTC rate which is Rs7,363,066.33 on April 24, 2022. Bitcoin Price in Pakistan 1 BTC = $38,767.60 and Rs7,212,742.99 Pakistani Rupees. BOL NEWS is … Read more

Mariupol: There hasn’t been an agreement with Russia on evacuation corridor at Azovstal plant

Iryna Vereshchuk said, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, said on Monday that no agreement had been reached with Russia on evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal steel plant, Mariupol. “Today, the Russian side once again announced the existence of a corridor for civilians to leave Azovstal,” she said. Russians had already broken the humanitarian corridors … Read more