Saudi Arabia provides emergency aid to flood-hit Yemen
Sanaa, Aug 12 (IANS) Saudi Arabia launched an emergency humanitarian aid operation to assist victims of severe flooding and heavy rainfall that impacted various areas in war-ravaged Yemen during the past few days. According to a press statement released by Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency, the assistance, through the King Salman Center for Relief and […]
Afghanistan: Mine blast kills 1, injuries 11 in Kabul
Kabul, Aug 12 (IANS) One person has been confirmed dead, and 11 others sustained injuries as an explosion rocked the Dasht-e-Barchi area on the western edge of the Afghan capital Kabul, Kabul Police Spokesman Khalid Zadran said. “A sticky mine ripped through a mini-bus in the Dasht-e-Barchi area. According to preliminary information, one person lost […]
Sudan: 28 killed, 46 injured in clashes
Khartoum, Aug 12 (IANS) At least 28 civilians were killed and 46 others injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sudan, said Al-Hafiz Bakheet, the state’s acting Governor. “The RSF militia resorted to new massacres after the systematic shelling […]
Israel expects attack by Iran, Hezbollah this week
Tel Aviv, Aug 12 (IANS) The Israeli government is expecting a combined attack from Iran and Hezbollah this week following a new intelligence assessment. Sources in Israel’s Defence Ministry told IANS that Minister Yoav Gallant had a detailed discussion on the Iranian plans with the US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin on Sunday. Press Secretary of […]
Pilot dies after helicopter crashes into roof of hotel in Australia
Sydney, Aug 12 (IANS) The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into the roof of a hotel in Australia’s Far North Queensland early Monday morning has died while two other people were injured in the incident, local media reported. The pilot was a man in his 40s, the Sydney Morning Herald reported, adding that an […]
Public order ‘stabilises’ in UK after days of riots
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Public order in the UK has stabilised after days of violent far-right protests, the authorities have said. But they warned that the impact of the unrest will be felt for months and even years. “The situation in England, Scotland and Wales has somewhat stabilised over the last few days,” said B.J. […]
Iran, European Council discuss resumption of nuclear talks
Tehran, Aug 12 (IANS) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, have exchanged views on the resumption of the talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal. In a phone call on Sunday, the two sides discussed bilateral ties as well as the regional and international issues of […]
Raging fire forces evacuations in Greece
Athens, Aug 12 (IANS) Greek authorities have ordered the evacuation of Marathon town, the birthplace of the Marathon race, due to a raging wildfire. Residents of Marathon were on Sunday asked to move towards the neighbouring settlement of Nea Makri, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection ministry, following the evacuation […]
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike
Moscow, Aug 12 (IANS) The infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has sustained serious damage for the first time since the start of the ongoing shelling and attacks by Ukrainian forces, ZNPP Director of Communications Yevgenia Yashina said. “The infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has for the first time suffered serious […]
Iraq arrests 10 IS militants
Baghdad, Aug 12 (IANS) Iraqi security forces arrested 10 Islamic State (IS) militants in the country, including a senior official responsible for terrorist acts in Iraq and Syria, the military has said. A force of Iraqi intelligence carried out an operation in the town of al-Rumana near the border with Syria in Anbar province on […]
