‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood death toll may hit 20,000
Full scale of devastation in north African nation still not clear as aid agencies struggle to reach cut-off areas
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Ukrainian official criticizes India and China for their ‘weak intellectual potential’ and lack of understanding of the modern world
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak criticizes India and China for their ‘weak intellectual potential’ and lack of understanding of the modern world.
'Empty shelves with absolutely no books': Students, parents question school board's library weeding process
Several Peel District School Board students, parents and community members are concerned about a seemingly inconsistent approach to a new book weeding process intended to ensure school library books are inclusive, but that appears to have led some schools to remove thousands of books published in 2008 or earlier.
Russia's Putin praises Elon as an 'outstanding person' and 'talented businessman'
Putin's comments come after Musk said last week that he refused an emergency request by Ukraine to extend coverage of Starlink satellites to Crimea.
Russia enticed soldiers to join a unit by saying it wouldn’t fight in Ukraine for months, then sent it straight to the front, UK intel says
Russia recruited a unit of soldiers and told them they would only be deployed until December. But the unit was "rushed into action early,"
Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab
Shops that serve unveiled women could be shut under draft law UN human rights body says suppresses women into ‘total submission’
Blogger In Tatarstan Gets Three Years In Prison For Calling On Russian Soldiers To Desert
A court in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan on September 11 sentenced blogger Parvinakhan Abuzarova to three years in prison on a charge of making calls online for Russian soldiers to desert the armed forces.
'A Very Good Result' – Ukraine Confirms Attack on Russian Black Sea Fleet, Says Ship and Sub Damaged
A source in Ukraine’s Military Intelligence told Kyiv Post the operation was a success, adding: “Today it’s important to hit and damage these objects.”
'We will fight imperialism together', North Korea's Kim tells Putin
Russia's president and Kim Jong Un are set to explore a range of "sensitive topics" during talks on Wednesday.
5000 dead, 10000 missing in Libya Floods
More than 5,000 people are believed to have died in devastating floods across eastern Libya, the country's health minister said Tuesday.
France bans sales of Apple's iPhone 12 after watchdog finds above-threshold radiation levels
Apple must stop selling its iPhone 12 model in France due to above-threshold radiation levels, France's junior minister for the digital economy told newspaper Le Parisien in an interview published on Tuesday.
Ukraine launches missile attack on Crimea, Russia says
Ten missiles and three unmanned boats were used to attack the home of Russia's Black Sea fleet, Moscow says.
Russia says Crimean shipyard on fire, two ships damaged in Ukraine missile attack
The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday and two ships were damaged after Ukraine launched 10 missiles and three speedboat attacks on the port.
Russian airliner forced to land in corn field -BBC
Ural Airlines says no one was injured and denies a lack of spare parts was to blame for hydraulic failure.
"Non-human" alien corpses displayed at Mexico's Congress, believed to be 1,000 years-old
UFO truthers rejoiced today, as a unique event unfolded in Mexico City. In the country's Congress, no less. An official event unveiling two alleged alien corpses took place in the
Ukrainians leaving Poland for Germany as Europe cries out for workers
Ukrainians refugees choosing where to live affects labour markets across the continent, with European countries desperate for workers and facing demographic declines due to low birthrates.
With Apple’s iPhone 15, the EU wins the charger war
The new iPhone will reportedly feature a charging post soon to be required in the bloc.
The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter is now providing key aviation intelligence to Ukraine, defense agency says
Maksym Kuzminov, the pilot who switched sides in a daring defection, is now providing the Ukrainian military with key Russian aviation intelligence.
Soviet invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia were wrong, Putin says
Russian leader Vladimir Putin's remarks come as his troops are fighting in Ukraine.
‘No corridor without Turkey’: Erdogan opposes India-Middle East-Europe mega project
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he is unhappy as Turkey has been bypassed in creation of the trade corridor that would link Asia to Europe