Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of a “large-scale provocation” after defence officials said Ukrainian troops crossed into the south-western Kursk region. Authorities have evacuated more than 200 people from the region, while several thousand others left in their own vehicles. What’s next? Mr Putin met with his top defence and security officials to […]
Flying Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen set a new world record in the men’s 200 metres flying lap as he topped the time sheets in qualification for the Olympic track cycling sprint on Wednesday. Another day of searing pace on the National Velodrome boards began with Australian Matthew Richardson first breaking the world record set by Trinidad
Viktor Axelsen praised Lakshya Sen despite the Indian shuttler’s loss in men’s singles badminton semi-final on Sunday (Aug 4) at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Lakshya lost the match 20-22, 14-21 in straight games and will now play for the bronze medal. Axelsen, the reigning world champion, however said that the India shuttler will be
A helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Kathmandu on Wednesday (Aug 7) resulted in the deaths of five people, including four Chinese tourists. As per a report by Myrepublica newspaper, Nepali police found five bodies at the crash site in Ward No. 7 of Shivapuri Rural Municipality, Nuwakot. The Nepal-based Air Dynasty helicopter, with
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More than 39,000 Palestinians have been killed since the military offensive began, according to local health authorities. | Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images The NATO country has been increasingly vocal in its support for the Palestinians. Turkey has submitted its intervention in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice
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BBC A Thai court has ordered the dissolution of the reformist party which won the most seats and votes in last year’s election – but was blocked from forming a government. The ruling also banned Move Forward’s charismatic, young former leader Pita Limjaroenrat and 10 other senior figures from politics for 10 years. The verdict
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BBC Connie Chiume, a veteran South African actor who appeared in Marvel film Black Panther, has died at the age of 72, her family has announced. The multi-award-winning actress starred in several South African TV shows including Rhythm City, Zone 14 and most recently, Gomora. Chiume was a trained teacher but later became a household
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JERUSALEM POST Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan, will not participate in Japan’s annual Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony on Friday as Israel was not invited to the event, the Japan Times reported on Wednesday morning. Nagasaki’s 79th atomic bomb anniversary event will not include Israeli Ambassador Gilad Cohen due to security concerns, according to a separate Times report that
DEFENCE BLOG In a high-profile case, former Deputy Head of PJSC “Il” Alexander Novozhilov has been sentenced to six years in prison for fraud related to the development of the new Russian Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft. The Moscow court also sentenced Vyacheslav Khvan, former Director of the Project and Design Technology Center at the Moscow
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DEFENCE BLOG The director of the Park Patriot military theme park, Vyacheslav Akhmedov, and Major General Vladimir Shesterov, deputy head of the Main Directorate of Innovative Development at the Russian Ministry of Defense, have been arrested on charges of fraud. The Russian Investigative Committee, supported by the FSB, announced that Akhmedov has been detained and
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