London Bridge: Firefighters tackle two blazes near train station More than 70 firefighters are tackling two separate blazes near London Bridge. A major fire in the railway arches on Union Street, Southwark, was reported just after 09:20 BST and 10 crews are working to bring it under control. Another three…
Armenian blast death toll rises to 16. The death toll from an explosion at a bustling market in the Armenian capital Yerevan rose to 16, Armenia’s emergency situations ministry said on Tuesday. Sunday’s blast at the Surmalu wholesale market also injured 60 people after it caused a fire and the…
South Korea offering a large-scale aid package for North’s nukes. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearisation, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang. The proposal comes days after the North threatened to “wipe…
Drought tightens its grip on Morocco Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that hit his previously fertile but isolated village in Morocco and because he just couldn’t bear it any longer. “To see villagers rush to public fountains in the morning or to a neighbour to get water…
13 were killed in Russian strikes near the nuclear plant. Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of rocket strikes that killed 13 civilians in areas near a Russian-held power plant, where renewed fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster. The overnight strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine…
Biden announces US military air, sea, and land reinforcements in Europe. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced US reinforcements of NATO forces in Europe, saying the alliance is needed more today “than it ever has been.” NATO will be “strengthened in all directions across every domain — land, air and…
North Korea accuses the US of setting up Asian NATO North Korea has accused the United States of setting up a military alliance like NATO in Asia. According to North Korea’s government, it has been forced to develop stronger defenses because of the U.S’ aim to oust Kim Jong Un…
Death toll rises to 1000 in Afghanistan earthquake The death toll in the powerful earthquake that struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight, has reached 1000, leaving several injured. The 5.9 magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged terrain of the east, where people already lived hardscrabble lives in…
At least 250 killed and scores wounded as earthquake hits Afghanistan An earthquake has killed at least 250 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan. The earthquake – which hit during the early hours of Wednesday, June 22 as many people slept – was a magnitude 6.1 quake at a…
The National Emergency Management Agency( NEMA) has received a new set of stranded Nigerians from Libya. The 158 returnees comprise 49 adult females, 7 girls, and five female infants with 83 male adults, six male children, and eight male infants. This brought the figure to 61 females and 97 males…