Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Saturday that if Ukraine is unwilling to pursue peace, Russia will accomplish its objectives in the ongoing war by force. His remarks came after a massive Russian missile and drone strike on Ukrainian territories, which prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to argue that Moscow is signaling its…
Conakry – Guineans went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election that appears set to deliver victory to Mamady Doumbouya, the general who led the 2021 military coup that ousted former President Alpha Condé. Doumbouya’s candidacy breaks a previous promise to hand power back to civilian authorities by the end of 2024. All…
Kyiv / Florida – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet former US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday to discuss the latest round of talks aimed at ending nearly four years of conflict with Russia. The discussions will centre on an updated US-brokered peace plan, as well as proposals for US security…
Jakarta — Indonesian rescue teams are searching for a Spanish football coach and his three children after a tour boat sank near Padar Island in Komodo National Park, officials said on Saturday. The boat, which was carrying 11 people, went down late on Friday after suffering engine failure during a trip from Komodo Island to…
Yangon, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military junta went ahead with long-delayed elections on Sunday, launching a highly controversial vote nearly five years after seizing power in a 2021 coup that plunged the country into a brutal civil war. The generals say the polls are a step toward restoring democratic rule, but critics and rights groups argue…
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following nearly three weeks of intense fighting along their disputed border that left dozens dead and forced close to one million people from their homes. The agreement, confirmed in a joint statement by the defence ministers of both countries, took effect at noon local time on…
Russia attacks Kyiv in a large-scale overnight assault just days before planned peace talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and former US President Donald Trump, escalating tensions as diplomatic efforts intensify to end the nearly four-year conflict. Ukrainian authorities said the capital was targeted by a coordinated wave of missiles and attack drones, triggering air…
Residents of a small village in northwestern Nigeria are struggling to make sense of a US missile strike that landed near their community, with locals insisting the area has no history of ISIS activity. A day after part of a projectile fired by the United States hit Jabo village in Sokoto state, fear and confusion…
Poland closes airports in its southeastern region after a surge in Russian strikes on neighbouring Ukraine triggered heightened military alert levels. Aviation authorities confirmed that operations at Rzeszow and Lublin airports were temporarily suspended as Polish fighter jets were scrambled to secure national airspace close to the Ukrainian border. Officials said the closures were precautionary,…
A Japan knife attack at a tire manufacturing plant in central Japan on Friday left at least 15 people injured, officials said. Eight victims were stabbed with a knife, while seven others suffered injuries after bleach was thrown during the incident. The attack occurred at the Yokohama Rubber Company factory in Mishima city, located in…
