Category: International_Child

Istanbul: Turkish authorities mounted daring rescues Friday after two Gambian-flagged oil tankers, Kairos and Virat—both ensnared in Western sanctions for ferrying Russian crude—erupted in flames from suspected external strikes 28-35 nautical miles off Kocaeli province in the Black Sea. The empty Kairos, bound for Russia’s Novorossiysk post-India delivery, ignited around 6:00 p.m. local time amid […]

Anchorage, Alaska: A moderate earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Anchorage metropolitan region on Thursday morning at approximately 8:11 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).The epicenter was located near Susitna, about 67 miles northwest of Anchorage, with a quake depth of 69 kilometers. Despite the tremors, municipal inspections […]

Dhaka: A devastating fire swept through the densely populated Korail slum in Dhaka on Tuesday evening, requiring a massive, five-hour effort from fire services to bring the blaze under control. The inferno, which started around 5:00 PM, rapidly spread through the sprawling settlement, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky and gutting hundreds of […]

GENEVA, Switzerland: US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Ukraine’s leadership for showing “zero gratitude” and criticized European allies for purchasing Russian oil, just as high-stakes negotiations over his administration’s contentious peace plan commenced in Geneva. The remarks, posted on Truth Social on Sunday, have further inflamed tensions surrounding a proposal that is […]

WASHINGTON: In a masterclass of political stagecraft, U.S. President Donald Trump and New York City’s socialist Mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, buried a history of venomous insults on Friday to stage a surprisingly cordial summit at the White House. The televised Oval Office meeting saw the two polar opposites exude warmth and familiarity, finding common ground in […]

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A moderate earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 struck parts of Bangladesh and India on Friday morning, with tremors felt in the Bangladesh capital. The earthquake occurred at approximately 10:08 a.m. local time. Initial reports place the epicenter just 7 kilometers from Ghorashal, a town in the Narsingdi district near Dhaka. At […]

Washington: A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary but significant legal setback to the Trump administration, moving to halt the deployment of National Guard troops for law enforcement duties in Washington, D.C., without the explicit approval of the city’s mayor. The ruling marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing power struggle between the White […]

MOSCOW: Russia’s military claimed on Thursday that it has achieved the complete “liberation” of Kupiansk, a vital railway hub in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, in what would mark a major strategic blow to Kyiv’s forces and a significant reversal of their past victories. The announcement, which Ukrainian officials have denied, was delivered directly to President […]

BELEM, Brazil,: Critical climate negotiations at the COP30 summit were thrown into disarray on Thursday after a fire broke out at the conference venue, forcing the evacuation of thousands of delegates. The incident occurred just as negotiators entered the final, high-stakes hours of the summit, imperiling an already precarious effort to forge a global agreement […]