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Video: How Slovak PM's Bodyguards Swung Into Action After He Was Shot

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday May 15, 2024, New Delhi

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and hospitalised after a cabinet meeting in the central town of Handlova today.

Singapore's Lawrence Wong Sworn In As New Premier In 2 Decades

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Singapore

Singapore swore in Lawrence Wong as the city-state's new prime minister in a ceremony broadcast live on television on Wednesday after Lee Hsien Loong stepped down following two decades in office.

Slovak PM Shot Multiple Times After Cabinet Meeting, Suspect Detained

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Handlova

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was battling life-threatening wounds Wednesday after officials said he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt condemned by European leaders.

"Ready To Rumble": Trump Accepts Biden's Debates Challenge Ahead Of Poll

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Washington

Republican Donald Trump accepted President Joe Biden's challenge Wednesday to hold two debates ahead of the election.

Israel Releases Video Showing Armed Men Near UN Marked Vehicles In Gaza

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Gaza

The Israeli army released drone footage showing armed men standing next to U.N. marked vehicles at a United Nations compound in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and called on the U.N. to investigate.

Explained: Why Russia Is Holding Nuclear Exercises And What To Watch For

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons after what Moscow said were threats from France, Britain and the United States.

Rising Sea Levels May Force This Country To Move Its Capital

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior official in the country's climate change office told AFP on Wednesday.

Russia Advances In Ukraine's Kharkiv, Recaptures Symbolic Town In South

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Kyiv, Ukraine

Russia said Wednesday its forces had pushed deeper into the Kharkiv region and also captured the symbolic town of Robotyne further south, one of the only prizes of Ukraine's underwhelming counteroffensive last summer.

Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Gets Bail In Corruption Case But Can't Leave Jail

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Islamabad, Pakistan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted bail by a court in Islamabad on Wednesday in a land corruption case, his lawyer said on social media platform X.

"Inappropriate": Guitar Playing Antony Blinken Sparks Criticism In Ukraine

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Kyiv, Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was trying to send a message of defiance and hope when he took to the stage of a Kyiv bar on Tuesday night for a guitar performance of "Rockin' in the Free World".

Hezbollah Says Launches Rockets At Israel After Field Commander's Killing

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Beirut, Lebanon

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it launched dozens of rockets at north Israel military positions Wednesday in retaliation for the killing of a member Israel said was a field commander.

Antony Blinken Announces $2 Billion In Ukraine Military Aid In Kyiv

Ritika | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Kyiv, Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in Kyiv on Wednesday a further $2 billion in military aid for Ukrainian forces holding back Russian onslaughts at several points across the sprawling front.

In Freak Accident, Scottish Aristocrat Dies After Falling From Bedroom Window

Edited by Ritu Singh | Wednesday May 15, 2024

His wife revealed that her husband had been suffering from dementia at the time of his death.

Erdogan Warns Israel May Target Turkey After Gaza, Vows Support For Hamas

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2024, Istanbul, Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday claimed that Israel would "set its sights" on Turkey if it succeeded in defeating Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

India Accounts For A Fifth Of All Heatwave Deaths In Last 30 Years: Study

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2024, New Delhi

More than 1.53 lakh deaths a year were associated with heatwaves around the world, with over a fifth of these deaths - the greatest share - coming from India, according to new research looking at data over 30 years since 1990.