Ukrainian troops retake 6000 sq km from Russia, says Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his forces have recaptured 6,000sq km (2,320sq miles) of territory from Russia in a counteroffensive this month, marking Moscow’s worst defeat in the near seven-month-old war. According to international media, “Since the start of September, our soldiers have already liberated 6,000 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in the east مزید پڑھیں

Indonesia considering buying Russian oil as fuel prices soar

Indonesia is considering joining India and China in buying Russian oil despite threat of US sanctions. Indonesian President Joko Widodo is considering joining India and China in buying Russian oil to offset increasing pressure of rising energy costs, international media reported. According to international media, earlier this month, Widodo hiked subsidised fuel prices by 30 مزید پڑھیں

Swedish conservatives close to election win, preliminary result

Sweden’s right-wing opposition parties were on track to win a narrow majority of 175 seats in the 349-seat parliament on Sunday, beating the ruling centre-left, the country’s election authority said as 78% of districts had reported results. According to international media, near final results in Sweden’s election Sunday show that a bloc of right-wing parties مزید پڑھیں

Russia pulls back from eastern Ukraine region of Kharkiv

Russia has said it is pulling back troops from the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine as Kyiv announced massive territorial gains in its lightning counter-offensive. According to international media, a Moscow-backed separatist leader in the east meanwhile said Russian forces were fighting “difficult” battles against Kyiv’s troops in several parts of the eastern Donetsk region. مزید پڑھیں

Series of earthquakes in Indonesia’s Papua jolt coastal region  

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck Indonesia’s Papua region and was followed by a 5.8-magnitude aftershock minutes later. According to international media, both quakes Saturday morning hit at a relatively shallow depth of 15 kilometres, about 272 kilometres from the town of Abepura. No casualties or damages were immediately reported by authorities but the Indonesian مزید پڑھیں

Indian, Chinese troops pull back from key border friction point

Indian and Chinese soldiers have begun pulling back from one of the key friction points on their disputed border as part of efforts to lower tensions in a more than two-year standoff that has sometimes led to deadly clashes. According to international media, “the Indian and Chinese troops in the area of Gogra-Hotsprings have begun مزید پڑھیں