Multiple explosions heard in Kiev
Kiev, Aug 6 (IANS) Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, was hit by a wave of explosions after an air raid alert, media reported. The Ukrainian Air Force said on Monday that high-speed targets were heading towards the Kiev region amid a threat of ballistic missile attacks, Xinhua news agency reported. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on […]
Ukraine receives $3.9 bn in grant aid from US
Kiev, Aug 6 (IANS) Ukraine received $3.9 billion in non-repayable financial assistance from the US, Ukraine’s Finance Ministry said. “The grant will help the government of Ukraine to reimburse priority social and humanitarian expenditures without increasing the debt burden,” said Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko on Monday. The funding will be directed to finance […]
Holding ‘around-the-clock’ talks to prevent war in Middle east: Biden
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has held crisis talks on a potential Iranian counterattack on Israel as his administration said it was working around the clock to avoid all-out war in the Middle East. Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken engaged in frantic diplomacy to try to ease tensions sparked by […]
UN says 9 UNRWA staff members may have been involved in Oct 7 attack on Israel
United Nations, Aug 6 (IANS) Evidence obtained by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) indicated that nine staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) may have been involved in the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, a UN spokesman said. The OIOS has […]
Parliament to be dissolved to form interim govt in Bangladesh: President
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has said the current Parliament will be dissolved as soon as possible according to the Constitution, media reported. He said this on Monday in his address to the nation from Bangabhaban, the official residence of the President, Daily Sun reported. Earlier on Monday night, a meeting […]
Sheikh Hasina to stay in India until Britain grants asylum
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Indian government has granted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an interim stay following the collapse of her government in the South Asian country on Monday, media reports said. During this period, India will offer comprehensive logistical support as Hasina pursues asylum in the UK, Daily Sun reported. Her […]
1 dead, 3 injured in drone attack on bus in Russia’s Belgorod
Moscow, Aug 6 (IANS) One man died and three other people were injured as a result of a drone attack on a bus in Russia’s Belgorod region, local authorities said. A bus was attacked by a drone in the Krasnoyaruzhsky district in the Belgorod region, said Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of Belgorod, in a post on […]
Shooting in Seattle injures multiple people
San Francisco, Aug 6 (IANS) At least four people were injured following a shooting in Seattle, US state of Washington, police said. Police added early Monday that they found a woman in her 20s with a gunshot graze wound to her head at the scene, and a man in his 20s who appeared to have […]
32 killed, 107 wounded due to heavy rains, floods in Sudan
Khartoum, Aug 6 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 107 others wounded due to the recent torrential rains and floods that hit several Sudanese states, said Sudan’s Health Ministry. “Seven states were affected by the rains and floods, and 5,575 homes were damaged,” Al-Fadil Mohamed Mahmoud, Director of the general directorate of health […]
Iran vows ‘decisive’ response to assassination of Hamas leader
Tehran, Aug 6 (IANS) Iran has vowed to take “decisive” action against the “aggressor” behind the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, accusing Israel of carrying out a “cowardly” attack. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that the killing of Haniyeh, who was in Iran for the swearing-in of President Masoud […]
