MOSCOW — Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week’s deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. Without offering any evidence, Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service, … Read more
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething’s election as the next leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time, none of the U.K.’s four main governments is led by a white man. It’s a striking moment in a country still grappling with racism and the legacy of empire. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has … Read more
Hamas militants are keeping up a stiff resistance across the Gaza Strip to Israel’s offensive. The war shows no sign of ending and has inflamed tensions across the Middle East, with a dizzying array of strikes and counterstrikes in recent days. Pakistan launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iran early Thursday, killing multiple people and further raising … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day Saturday. City leader Vitalii Barabash reported that Moscow was deploying additional forces tko encircle the strategically important city in the eastern Donetsk region, situated just north of the Russian-held regional capital, … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day Saturday. City leader Vitalii Barabash reported that Moscow was deploying additional forces to encircle the strategically important city in the eastern Donetsk region, situated just north of the Russian-held regional capital, … Read more
Storage drums stacked in the Keihin industrial area of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The International Energy Agency on Thursday said that oil markets are likely to remain on edge as the Israel-Hamas war persists, with investors closely monitoring the potential for output disruption in … Read more
DAJABON, Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic partially reopened its border with Haiti on Wednesday to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier in a continuing spat over construction of a canal targeting water from a shared river. Vendors in Dominican border cities are allowed to sell basic goods like food and … Read more
Cargo ships dock on the Longtan Container Terminal of Nanjing Port to load and unload containers in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 6, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Photographs BEIJING — China reported Thursday one other month-to-month decline in imports and exports, albeit much less steep than anticipated. Exports in U.S. greenback phrases fell … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment SEOUL — The intense climate sweeping throughout Asia has claimed extra victims, with South Korea and Japan reporting deaths from the sweltering warmth and authorities in each international locations issuing alerts this week. Excessive warmth waves and typhoons have wreaked havoc this summer time. In China, Hurricane Doksuri hit Beijing this … Read more