At least 35 civilians killed in convoy blast in Burkina Faso

At least 35 civilians have been killed as a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies in Burkino Faso’s restive northern region struck an improvised explosive device (IED). According to international media, the explosion, which wounded 37 others, occurred as the military-escorted convoy travelled along the road from Bourzanga to Djibo, said Rodolphe Sorgo, the governor of مزید پڑھیں

Gas flows to Europe won’t resume until sanctions lifted: Russia

Russian gas supplies to Europe will not resume until Western sanctions against Moscow are lifted, the Kremlin has said. According to international media, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said the sanctions were the sole reason behind Russia’s decision to shut the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) pipeline. Moscow initially said it was shutting the pipeline, which مزید پڑھیں

6.8 magnitude earthquake in China’s Sichuan province kills over 30

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 30 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces. Some roads and homes near the epicentre were damaged by landslides, while communications were down in at least one area, state مزید پڑھیں

US judge agrees to appoint special master to review records seized from Trump’s Florida estate

A federal judge on Monday agreed to appoint a special master to review records seized by the FBI during its unprecedented search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida estate, in a move that could potentially delay the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal investigation. In her ruling, US District Judge Aileen Cannon in West Palm Beach, Florida, مزید پڑھیں

‘High possibility’ that Israeli soldier killed Shireen Abu Akleh: Israel army

The Israeli army said Monday there was a “high possibility” that Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead by an Israeli soldier who mistook her for a militant. “There is a high possibility that Ms Abu Akleh was accidentally hit by IDF (Israel Defense Forces) gunfire that was fired toward suspects identified as armed مزید پڑھیں

Kyrgyzstan’s first female president named UN envoy to Afghanistan

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has named former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva as the UN’s new special representative for Afghanistan, his office said. According to international media, Otunbayeva became interim president of Kyrgyzstan in April 2010 after a bloody uprising forced then-leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev into exile. She relinquished power the following year after new مزید پڑھیں

US announces $1.1 billion military aid to Taiwan

The United States has approved the potential sale of $1.1bn in weapons to Taiwan, the Pentagon announced, in a move that will likely worsen already heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing. According to international media, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Friday that the arms package would include 60 anti-ship missiles, 100 air-to-air مزید پڑھیں