18 h. ago Ukraine government building ablaze in Russia’s biggest air attack of war

Russia launched its largest air attack of the war on Ukraine overnight, setting the main government building on fire in central Kyiv and killing at least four people, including an infant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the drone and missile barrage killed four people and caused damage across the north, south and east of the country, including the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. “Such killings now,...

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5 d. ago Sweeping Russian air attack hits Ukraine as Putin attends China parade

Sweeping Russian air attack hits Ukraine as Putin attends China parade  Reuters

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8 d. ago Indonesia’s president Prabowo cancels China trip as protests continue

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned trip to China as days of protests spread further outside the capital Jakarta, with several regional parliament buildings set ablaze. Prabowo had been expected to attend a “Victory Day” parade in Beijing on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II following Japan’s formal surrender. The protests, the first major test for Prabowo’s nearly year-old government, began in Jakarta this week over lawmakers’...

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8 d. ago Indonesian president cancels China trip as lawmakers’ homes looted amid unrest

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned trip to China as days of protests spread further outside the capital Jakarta, with several regional parliament buildings set ablaze. Prabowo had been expected to attend a Victory Day parade in Beijing on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II following Japan’s formal surrender. The protests, the first major test for Prabowo’s nearly year-old government, began in Jakarta this week over lawmakers’...

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1 week ago Russia’s largest air attack on Kyiv leaves 15 dead, including 4 children

Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital with drones and missiles early on Thursday, including a rare strike in the city centre, killing at least 15 people and wounding 48, local authorities said. It was the first major Russian attack on Kyiv in weeks as US-led peace efforts to end the three-year war struggled to gain traction. Russia launched 598 strike drones and decoys and 31 missiles of different types across the country, according to Ukraine’s Air Force, making it one of the war’s largest air...

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2 w. ago Car bomb and police helicopter attack in Colombia kill at least 18

Colombia suffered its bloodiest day in months as a cocaine-trafficking militia downed a police helicopter just hours before a deadly bomb attack on an air force base. At least 12 police officers died and more were injured when a guerrilla faction targeted their chopper with a drone in Antioquia province in northern Colombia, authorities said. President Gustavo Petro said the attack took place during an anti-narcotics mission to eradicate coca, the raw material for making cocaine. Later on...

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