Air pollution in India‘s capital, Delhi, has soared extremely severely, choking residents and engulfing the city in thick smog. At 15:00 IST (09:30 BST), pollution levels reached a staggering 1,500 on the Air Quality Index (AQI), as reported by tech company IQAir. This figure is 15 times higher than the threshold the World Health Organisation…
Ukraine has said it will never give in to Russia’s aggression as it marks 1,000 days since the Kremlin launched a full-scale invasion of the country. The foreign ministry declared on Tuesday that Ukraine will steadfastly resist the occupiers, asserting that the Russian military will face consequences for its breaches of international law. Zelensky is…
Russia has warned that the deployment of US long-range missiles by Ukraine will provoke “an appropriate and tangible” response. A statement from the foreign ministry indicated that an attack occurring within Russian borders “would signify the direct involvement of the United States and its allies in hostilities against Russia.” In a significant shift in US…
Alan Jones, a veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach, faces charges of sexually abusing seven men and a 17-year-old boy. An 83-year-old man was apprehended at his Sydney apartment early Monday morning. Detectives from the New South Wales Police Child Abuse Squad conducted a search of the harbour-front property, during which they seized electronic…
President Biden‘s authorization for Ukraine to launch strikes within Russian territory using long-range missiles provided by the United States has elicited an intense backlash from Russia “The outgoing US president Joe Biden has made a decision deemed one of the most provocative and uncalculated of his administration, a move that could lead to catastrophic consequences,”…
In a significant escalation of hostilities, Russia has initiated one of its most significant aerial assaults on Ukraine, according to statements from Ukraine’s foreign minister. The strikes have targeted energy infrastructure nationwide, resulting in at least two fatalities and extensive damage throughout the region. Reports indicate that strikes occurred in multiple major cities, from Odesa…
A tragic incident has unfolded in northern India, where a fire in a hospital’s neonatal ward has claimed the lives of at least 10 newborns. The blaze erupted under circumstances that are currently under investigation. In a dramatic rescue operation, hospital staff in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, successfully broke in to save 44 infants. However, officials…
On Saturday, Russian gas giant Gazprom maintained a consistent gas flow to Europe through Ukraine. However, supplies to the Austrian energy company OMV were interrupted shortly after Vienna announced that Russia had indicated it would reduce deliveries. Before the Ukraine war, Russia was the largest single supplier of natural gas to Europe. However, it has…
Iran’s foreign ministry has refuted claims of a meeting between the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations and Elon Musk, the wealthiest individual globally and a close associate of US President-elect Donald Trump, according to reports from Iranian state media on Saturday. According to a report from The New York Times, the meeting occurred earlier…
A recent knife attack on a doctor in Chennai, a city in southern India, has sparked renewed worries regarding the safety of medical professionals across the nation. Authorities report that Balaji Jaganathan, an oncologist employed at a government hospital, was attacked and stabbed multiple times by an individual allegedly dissatisfied with the medical care provided…
