The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared state of public health emergency due to the outbreak of mpox in some African countries. The BBC reported the disease was known to be spreading through sexual and skin contact, talking and breathing closely. Its symptoms are similar to flue, causing skin issues and can be lethal to More
Amid mounting tensions in the Middle East, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian leaders. “Yes, he has already arrived in Moscow,” Russia’s special presidential representative for the Middle East and African Mikhail Bogdanov told TASS news agency. Abbas is likely to meet President Putin today (Tuesday), according to Palestinian More
A dozen people have been killed and more than 121 others injured in a Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Kursk Region, a media report said on Tuesday. Regional Governor Alexey Smirnov informed President Vladimir Putin via video link about the situation on the Russian border. The injured included 10 children, according to the official, who was More
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has urged countries to ensure the safety of journalists covering protests, in accordance with international norms and human rights obligations. The UN body said, in recent months, multiple journalists covering protests in different parts of the world had been subjected to various forms of attacks, including More
Iran’s aerial operations against Israel could last three to four day, a lawmaker says amid mounting tensions in the Middle East. Iranian Parliament National Security Commission member Bakhshayesh Ardestani issued the warning in an interview with Iran Watch on Saturday night. “Iran is certainly prepared to accept the consequences of such an attack and will More
Three Pakistan Army soldiers were killed in gun battles with suspected militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tirah Valley. Fire was traded between security forces and the alleged extremists at three different locations in the remote Tirah Valley of Khyber district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) More
More than 100 people have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip. Gaza’s civil defence agency said three Israeli rockets hit the al-Tabin school, located in al-Daraj district, describing the incident as a “horrific massacre”, according to Al Jazeera. “The occupation army directly More
At least 61 people have been killed in a plane crash in the São Paulo state of Brazil, media reports said on Saturday. The twin-engine turboprop, an ATR 72-500, was en route from Cascavel in Paraná to Guarulhos airport in São Paulo city when it crashed in the town of Vinhedo, the Voepass airline said. More
At least 10 people have been killed and 35 others wounded in a Russian strike on a supermarket in the Ukraine’s eastern industrial city of Kostyantynivka, a media report said on Saturday. The town is about 13 kilometres (eight miles) from the nearest Russian positions, the Vice of America (VOA) reported. The Russian missile attack More
A state of emergency has been declared in the Russian border region of Kursk as troops continue to battle an alleged Ukrainian incursion, a media report said on Thursday. The troops fighting in the region were supported by 11 tanks and 20 armoured vehicles, the BBC reported. President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of a More
