Death toll rises to 39 from heavy rains in Brazil
Sao Paulo: The death toll from heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 39 with nearly 70 people still missing, the Civil Defence agency said. The heavy…
Moscow: Western countries are ‘waging a war’ against Russia in Ukraine with the use of foreign weapons, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. The statement comes following British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s recent visit…
United Nations: A UN spokesperson has declined to react to an assertion by US President Joe Biden that India was “stalling so badly economically” because it was “xenophobic” and not taking in immigrants. “I wouldn’t…
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the threat of famine still hangs over the war-torn Gaza Strip. More food has reached the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, but the WHO’s representative…
Seoul: A North Korean economic delegation has returned home from Iran, Pyongyang’s state media said Friday, ending a rare trip that raised suspicions of possible weapons cooperation between the two nations. The delegation, headed by…