Kiev: At least 53 people were injured in a major Russian missile attack on Kiev on Wednesday, the Ukrainian capital’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Eighteen adults and two children were hospitalised, while the rest received medical treatment on the site, Xinhua news agency quoted Klitschko as saying in a Telegram post. A children’s hospital, an.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, a top official confirmed. “President of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, has just informed member states that he will convene the 45th plenary meeting of the tenth Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on Tuesday,.
Kiev: Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska has said that people in her country are in “mortal danger” of being left to die if aid extended by Western countries to fight Russia is not continued, the media reported. Her comments come a day after the Republican Senators in the US blocked a key aid bill which.
Tel Aviv: The Gaza Ministry of Health on Saturday said that the Israel army was not allowing the wounded Palestinians to be taken to hospitals. Ashraf Al Qedra, spokesman of the Ministry of Health said that the Israeli forces were preventing the arrival of ambulances to evacuate the wounded and martyrs from the areas where.
Toronto: Canada’s decision to double the amount of money that international students need to show to get a study visa will impact students from India the most as they make up about 40 per cent of all international students in Canada. To get a study visa to Canada, a student currently needs to show $10,000.
London: UK Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has resigned due to “strong disagreements” with the direction of the Government’s policy on Rwandan migrant deportation scheme. In a post on X, he said: “It is with great sadness that I have written to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as Minister for Immigration.” “I cannot continue.
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that “fierce battles” with Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip continue, as the Israeli Air Force carries out strikes against more than 250 targets, the media reported. In a statement, it said that the 7th Armoured Brigade directed strikes on two rocket launchers used in.
South Korea urged North Korea on Wednesday to acknowledge the issue of prisoners of the 1950-53 Korean War detained in the country and cooperate in uncovering their fate. Seoul made the call during an interagency meeting on the issue of prisoners of war (POW) — the first session of its kind under the Yoon Suk.
Colombo: Sri Lanka welcomed 151,496 international tourists in November, the highest monthly number of visitors it received in 2023, according to the latest data released by the tourism authority. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said this is the first time that the number of tourists to the South Asian country passed the 150,000.
Peshawar: At least six people, including four children, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion near a school in Pakistan’s Peshawar city on Tuesday, officials said. Naveed Akhtar, district emergency officer of the state-run Rescue 1122, told Xinhua news agency that the IED went off on the roadside near the Peshawar Public School.
Japan: Lower House on Tuesday passed a bill to prevent the controversial religious sect Unification Church from moving assets as concerns grew that the religious group would attempt to hide its funds overseas as it faces compensation demands. The bill was okayed at a plenary session in parliament by the House of Representatives, to ensure.
