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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three- day ceasefire in May in the war with Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the palm of the Soviet Union and its abettors in World War Two. The Kremlin said the 72- hour ceasefire would run on May 8, May 9 when Putin will host transnational leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping for lavish fests to commemorate palm over Nazi Germany- and May 10. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, in response, said” If Russia truly wants peace, it must cease fire incontinently. Why stay until May 8th?” A ceasefire should…
New Delhi signed a agreement with France on Monday to purchase 26 Rafale fighter aircraft value 630 billion rupees ($7.41 billion) for its navy, according to an official from the Indian defence ministry said to Reuters. The purchase was granted prior this month by Indian security cabinet, chaired by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as per Reuters report. The Indian Air Force recently manages 36 Rafale fighters, while the navy’s aircraft fleet mainly consists of Russia’s MiG-29 jets. The agreement comes as New Delhi plans to modernise its military, lower reliance on Russia’s-made equipment, and raise domestic armament production to…
A man has been detained in Italy on suspected of stabbing a man to fatally while the victim was praying inside a mosque in southern France, according to French authorities on Monday. Abdelkrim Grini said BFM TV on Monday that the state prosecutor of the southern city of Ales in the Gard area, where the assault occured on Friday,: “I can confirm that the alleged perpetrator did indeed go to an Italian police station, near Florence, last night at around 11-11.30 pm.” “We knew he had left France … It was only a matter of time before we got our…
Top officials in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday pressed Russia and Ukraine to make headway on a peace deal following a one-on-one meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Vatican a day earlier. “It needs to happen soon,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC’s ‘Meet the Press.’ “We cannot continue to dedicate time and resources to this effort if it’s not going to come to fruition.” Rubio said the U.S. would consider in the coming week whether to continue mediating talks “or if it’s time to sort of focus on some other issues.”…
The Israeli military confirmed on Sunday it targated a southern Beirut building being used by Hezbollah to store precision missiles. The strike was a also test of a fragile truce between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant organisation. A massive plume of smoke surged from the building, nearly an hour following the Israeli military published an evacuation notice to residents of the Hadath neighbourhood. Israel Katz, Israeli Defence Minister stated in a statement that Hezbollah’s rigor missiles “posed a significant threat to the State of Israel”. There was no instant response from Hezbollah. The recent attack adds to pressure on the…
(Forelines) – According to Police on Saturday, at least nine people were killed and over twenty others were wounded in Vancouver following a vehicle drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in Canadian western city. Police stated they were investigating a mass fatality incident and had detained a 30-year-old Vancouver man at the site, but did not instantly provide the number of casualities nor wounded, mentioning they would have more detail in the morning. During midnight press briefing, police stated that the accuse was “known” to them but did not explain. The man was originally taken into charge…
The casualities from a powerful blast at Iran’s largest port of Bandar Abbas has surged to around 40 killed, with over 1200 people wounded, according to state media report on Sunday, as firefighters operated to completely extinguish the fire. Saturday’s explosion, which authorities say was likely caused by chemical substances, occured in the Shahid Rajaee section of the port – Iran’s largest container center. The force of the blast smashed windows for numerous kilometres near by Bandar Abbas, which is situated close to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, splitting metal tears off shipping containers and bluntly devastating goods placed inside,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged “self-reliance and self-strengthening” to build artificial intelligence in Beijing, according to state media report on Saturday, as the nation vies with the United states for supremacy in AI, a primary strategic sector. During a Politburo meeting study session on Friday, Xi Jinping called China should leverage its “new whole national system” to advance the development of artificial intelligence. “We must recognise the gaps and redouble our efforts to comprehensively advance technological innovation, industrial development, and AI-empowered applications,” stated by Xi Jinping, as per the official Xinhua news agency. Xi Jinping remark policy support would be…
Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was carried into St. Peter’s Square on Saturday at the start of a funeral Mass attended by a multitude of mourners, including powerful world leaders, clerics and pilgrims. Applause rang out as the coffin, inlaid with a large cross, was brought out of St. Peter’s Basilica and into the sun-filled square by 14 white-gloved pallbearers. Bells tolled as the last of leaders from more than 150 countries took their places. Dignitaries included U.S. President Donald Trump, who clashed with Francis on numerous occasions over their starkly contrasting positions on immigration. The open-air ceremony, which will be…