At least 21 workers, including seven children, have been killed and six others wounded in a blast in a firecracker warehouse in Deesa town in Gujarat state of India, a media report said on Wednesday. The blast , involving a massive blaze, destroyed the warehouse, owned by Deepak Traders, and it took place on Tuesday More
US President Donald Trump’s administration has initiated mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at health agencies, a media report said on Wednesday. The large-scale layoffs of health workers began on Tuesday, Reuters reported, saying ssome employees were barred from entering workplaces hours after receiving termination notices. The job cuts, which affect several high-profile agencies under the More
The US peace plan for Ukraine in its current form is unacceptable to the Kremlin, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday. The Guardian quoted Russian Sergey Ryabkov as saying Russia took America’s proposals and plans seriously, but they all were unacceptable to Moscow in the current form. Ryabkov said: “We take the models and More
The death toll from Myanmar’s devastating earthquake has risen to 1,700 as foreign rescue teams and aid rush into the country, according to media reports. The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of the strongest to hit Myanmar in a century, struck the war-torn country on Friday, Reuters reported. As of Sunday, the military government confirmed 1,700 deaths, More
More than 1,000 people have been killed as a result of a massive earthquake that rattled Myanmar and Thailand, a media report said on Saturday. Myanmar’s military rulers said in a statement at least 1,002 people were killed and about 2,400 injured in the isolated country. With rescuers digging through the debris of buildings in More
Sixteen people have been killed in two separate attacks targeting bus passengers and a house in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. In the port city of Gwadar, unknown gunmen blocked the main highway and killing at least five passengers. Several goods-laden vehicles were set alight, a highway police official said. Dawn quoted Senior Superintendent of Police More
US President Donald Trump intends to terminate America’s financial support for Gavi, the organisation that has helped purchase critical vaccines for children in poorer countries. Reuters reported, citing a document from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington also planned to scale back efforts to combat malaria. The document, which was shared with Congress More
In separate agreements with the United States, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea, media reports said on Wednesday. All parties would continue working toward a lasting peace, the US said after three days of talks with Russia and Ukraine in Riyadh. As a result of the deals, an More
At least 18 people have been killed as wildfires rage in the southeastern region of South Korea, a media report said on Wednesday The deadly wildfires spread rapidly and forced more than 27,000 residents to flee their homes, Reuters reported. Fuelled by strong winds and dry weather, the blazes razed entire neighbourhoods, closed schools and forced More
As Moscow and Washington held 12-hour talks in Riyadh, a Russia missile strike wounded scores of people in north-eastern Ukraine, say media reports. The revival of a 2022 grain deal allowing Ukrainian export across the Black Sea, figure prominently at the marathon US-Russia negotiations, which concluded on Monday evening in the Saudi capital, According to More
