Rescuers in southwestern Pakistan have recovered 11 bodies after a mine explosion last week. A methane gas explosion caused the mine, located around 40km from the city of Quetta, in Pakistan’s southern Balochistan province, to collapse in on itself last week. It is believed that 12 workers died in the tunnels – the search for […]
Slovakia’s Fico made ‘mistake’ in dealing with Moscow
A controversial trip to Moscow by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to further criticize his neighbour. “It was a clear mistake for Fico to believe that he could continue his shady dealings with Moscow indefinitely,” Zelensky said in a post on social media platform X on Sunday. Zelensk
Germany’s far-right AfD votes to replace controversial youth wing
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has voted to swap out its controversial youth organization – a group which intelligence officials classify as right-wing extremist – with a new one. At a party conference on Sunday, the party leadership introduced a motion with the aim of binding the AfD’s youth organization
A young gorilla rescued from aircraft hold recovers at Istanbul zoo
ISTANBUL (AP) — A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat. The 5-month-old gorilla was discovered in a box on a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand last month. After a public competition, he […]
Sweden to contribute up to 3 warships to reinforced NATO presence in the Baltic
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden will contribute up to three warships to a NATO effort to increase the alliance’s presence in the Baltic Sea as it tries to guard against sabotage of underwater infrastructure, the government said Sunday. The Swedish military also will contribute an ASC 890 surveillance aircraft, the government said in a statement. And