The Kremlin on Monday warned the United States of "consequences" and summoned its ambassador, a day after Moscow said a Ukrainian strike using a US missile on Crimea killed four people. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the strike on Sevastopol "barbaric" and accused Washington of "killing Russian children". Two of the victims
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39 killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza
At least 39 people were killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza on Saturday, as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors beneath the rubble, according to Palestinian and hospital officials. Fadel Naem, director of the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, told The Associated Press that more than three dozen bodies arrived
Deaths from Indian toxic alcohol rise to 50
The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 53, media reported Sunday, as more victims in hospital succumbed to the poisonous brew. Tamil Nadu state Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said the locally brewed arrack drink was laced with poisonous methanol, killing 37 within
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah
Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel if the simmering conflict escalates into a full-blown war, officials with Iran-backed factions and analysts say. Almost daily exchanges of fire have occurred
Philippines not in business of instigating wars
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Sunday that the Philippines “will not be intimidated” by anyone after a violent clash between the Filipino Navy and China Coast Guard in the South China Sea. The confrontation took place on Monday off Second Thomas Shoal as the Chinese sailors foiled an attempt by
Campaigning opens in Rwanda for July presidential vote
Campaigning opened Saturday for Rwanda's July 15 presidential election with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his 24-year iron-fisted rule over the Great Lakes nation. Nine million Rwandans are registered to vote in the vote to be held concurrently with legislative elections -- a first in the country. The polls come
US aircraft carrier arrives in S. Korea for joint drills
A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Saturday for a joint military drills aimed to better counter North Korean threats, Seoul's navy said. The announcement came a day after South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul to protest a defence deal signed by President Vladimir Putin and North
Fighting intensifies in Gaza; 42 killed near office in shelling
The Israeli army on Saturday continued to pound Gaza, after the International Committee of the Red Cross said 42 people were killed in shelling that damaged its office in the besieged Palestinian territory. Exchanges of fire across the Lebanese border between Israel and the powerful Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah have also
Russia in ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine power infrastructure
Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven people died in strikes elsewhere. Russia launched 16 cruise missiles from land, sea and air as well as 13 attack drones, aiming at energy infrastructure in several