Kiev reports progress near Bakhmut, other small gains in Donetsk

Aug 15, 2023

Kiev [Ukraine], August 15: Ukrainian troops are making progress in recapturing territory near the Russian-controlled city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, officials said.

Poland to hold referendum on border fence with Belarus: Defence minister

Aug 15, 2023

Warsaw [Poland], August 15: Poland is to let its citizens give their view on whether to keep a fence on its border with Belarus, Defence...

International artists stand up for political prisoners in Belarus

Aug 15, 2023

Minsk [Belarus], August 15: Thirteen prominent cultural figures have spoken out for the disappeared political prisoners in Belarus. In an open letter submitted to DPA...

Britain blames 'criminal gangs' for Channel migrant deaths

Aug 15, 2023

London [UK], August 15: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak blames the "criminal gangs" facilitating small boat Channel crossings for the "horrific" weekend deaths of at...

Families of Libya mass grave victims demand justice

Aug 15, 2023

Tripoli [Libya], August 15: A photograph of MouradAllafi hangs in the family farmhouse in western Libya three years after he was found in a mass...

Zuck and Musk throw verbal jabs over cage match

Aug 15, 2023

Washington [US], August 15: Billionaires and social media business rivals Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk threw new online jabs at each other Sunday, with the...

Central Japan braces for Typhoon Lan

Aug 15, 2023

Tokyo [Japan], August 15: Japan braced for Typhoon Lan to make landfall, with airlines and railways cancelling services in central areas of the country's main...

Covid Eris new variant EG.5

Aug 15, 2023

New York [US], August 15: COVID infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily's Catania airport

Aug 15, 2023

Rome [Italy], August 15: Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna.