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On eve of Ukraine war anniversary, Putin talks of boosting nuclear forces
President Vladimir Putin said Russia will maintain increased attention on boosting its nuclear forces in an address to mark Thursday’s Defender of the Fatherland ...Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China
An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude shook Tajikistan at 8:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) on Thursday at a depth of 10 km (6 ...Top brands pull out of Russia, but their goods remain easy to find
Trucks carrying Coca Cola roll across the border into Russia, tourists return from abroad laden with Zara’s latest designs, and local online ...Al Shabaab attack kills 10 at officials’ house in Somalia – ministry
Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia’s capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was ...Putin accuses West of threatening Russia’s very existence with Ukraine war
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to continue with Russia’s year-long war in Ukraine and accused the U.S.-led NATO alliance of fanning ...Six killed after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border
Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Turkey and Syria, authorities reported on Tuesday, two ...Turkey clears away rubble from earthquake, rescue efforts wind down
Turkey stepped up work to clear away rubble from collapsed buildings on Monday, as rescue work wound down two weeks after major ...Three dozen dead as Brazil rains cause calamity
Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil’s southeast have caused flooding and landslides that killed 36 people and dislodged hundreds of others, ...Earthquake rescue efforts wind down in Turkey, many left to mourn without a funeral
Rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Turkey were winding down on Sunday, nearly two weeks after the country’s deadliest disaster in the modern era, ...Israeli missile strikes building in central Damascus, five dead
An Israeli rocket strike early on Sunday hit a building in central Damascus’s Kafr Sousa neighbourhood near a large, heavily guarded security ...














