Massive blast hits Russian munitions depot A powerful explosion followed by secondary detonations occurred at the 51st arsenal of Russia’s Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) in the Kirzhachsky District of the Vladimir region, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. The depot, a major facility within the Russian defense infrastructure, reportedly stores more than 100,000 […]
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What you need to know about the pope’s funeral Vatican City: Pope Francis’ body will be moved to St Peter’s Basilica today to allow the public to pay their final respects to the pontiff before his funeral on Saturday. Francis, a groundbreaking reformer, died aged 88 on Monday from a stroke and cardiac arrest, ending an often-turbulent 12-year
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Gunmen kill dozens of tourists at resort deemed ‘mini-Switzerland’ in disputed Kashmir Srinagar, India: Gunmen shot dead at least 26 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said, in what appeared to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared. The attack took place on Tuesday in a
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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HOSTS H.E FAURE GNASSINGBE, THE PRESIDENT OF TOGO. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today hosted the President of the Republic of Togo, H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, at State Lodge, Nakasero. The two leaders held discussions on matters of mutual interest, focusing on regional security and strengthening bilateral ties. President Museveni emphasized the importance
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Explosions at Russian Military Defence ammunition depot near Moscow. Explosions have taken place at a Russian ammunition depot east of Moscow, the country’s defence ministry has said. The blasts occurred in an ammunition warehouse at a defence facility in the western Vladimir region on Tuesday. The site is believed to be a key ammunition storage site
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China Warns Neighbor for Welcoming US Missiles Onto Territory. China issued a warning as U.S. and Philippine forces kicked off three weeks of joint military exercises. For the first time, the drills will include an American ship killing missile system to strategic islands in the Luzon Strait, seen as a potential choke point separating the
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Cairo and Beirut call for Israeli withdrawal and end to hostilities in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Egypt and Lebanon called for an end to Israeli hostilities in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria after a meeting of their foreign ministers in Cairo on Tuesday. The two ministers stressed the importance of Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territories it continues to occupy and the
Four Czech troops to stand trial over 2018 death of Afghan soldier. Four Czech soldiers will face trial for alleged crimes related to the death of an Afghan soldier after he was detained and interrogated in 2018, Czech prosecutors said on Tuesday. The Czech state attorney’s office said in a statement that four members of
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China offers its condolences for the death of Pope Francis, but the country’s bishops cannot speak about it. Answering a journalist’s question, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson praised “constructive contacts and engaged in useful exchanges” between China and the Holy See. But, in the name of sinicisation, no official Chinese Catholic website has mentioned the pontiff’s
Israeli ex-official urges snub of Pope Francis funeral over Gaza remarks. Israel’s former ambassador to Italy has called for his country to snub Pope Francis’ funeral over the late pontiff’s comments expressing concern for Gaza. Former diplomat Dror Eydar was quoted by Israeli newspaper Maariv as saying that Israeli participation in the pope’s funeral “affects its national dignity”. He
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