Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continued to clean house on Saturday even as Russia bombarded the nation, carrying out 75 airstrikes in just 24 hours. Zelensky ousted two key staffers — his top aide, Serhiy Shefir, and the Commissioner for Soldiers’ Rights, Alyona Verbytska. He also removed four other government workers. Zelensky did not offer reasons […]
A total of 45 people died in a bus crash that occurred on Thursday in South Africa’s northeastern province of Limpopo, the country’s Department of Transport said. The crash, which involved a passenger bus allegedly transporting people from Botswana to Moria, a town in Limpopo, the department said in a statement late Thursday. An 8-year-old […]
Three police officers were killed in a car crash in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on Wednesday, the Ghana Police Service said in a statement. “With a heavy heart, the Ghana Police Service mourns three of our gallant officers who lost their lives in a fatal accident today at Kyekyewere along the Accra-Kumasi highway while […]
Global oil prices edged up on Thursday, recovering from two consecutive sessions of decline, as investors reassessed the latest U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories data and returned to buying mode. Brent crude futures for May were up 29 cents, or 0.34 per cent, at $86.38 a barrel while the more actively traded June contract […]
Hezbollah says it launched rockets at Kiryat Shmona, an Israeli border town, in response to its strikes on Lebanon’s southern al-Habbariyeh village. Those Israeli strikes killed seven people. The Israeli military and Hezbollah have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since October. Iran-aligned Hezbollah is an ally of Hamas, the Palestinian freedom fighters. The Israeli […]
Six workers were presumed dead from a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore Harbour, on Tuesday, after a cargo ship rammed into the structure. The incident forced the closure of one of the busiest ports on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. Rescue team suspended active search-and-rescue operations about 18 hours after the accident, U.S. Coast Guard and […]
Another set of three Palestinian journalists died in fresh Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 136 since Oct. 7, 2023, Anadolu Agency reports. A statement by the media office identified the slain journalists as Muhammad Al-Rifi, Abdul Rahman Saima and Mahmoud Imad Issa. In an earlier statement, the office […]
Russian authorities arrested the four men suspected of attacking a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday during an address to the nation. Putin claimed they were captured while fleeing to Ukraine. Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday’s attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue in […]
Several assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow, on Friday, and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100. The assailants also set fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral […]
The latest round of ceasefire talks between the Palestinian Military wing -Hamad – and the Israelis have broken up without a breakthrough. Hamas met with mediators in Cairo, while Israel did not send representatives. This is reportedly because it wanted to see a list of all hostages still alive beforehand. Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim […]