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Opinion | Modi In Ukraine: Playing 'Mediator' May Not Be Feasible For India

Kanwal Sibal | Thursday August 22, 2024

The issue is whether it is opportune to reach out to Central and East European countries at this moment when both Ukraine and Poland are locked up in a military confrontation with Russia as front-line states with US and NATO support.

PM Modi Meets Polish Counterpart Donald Tusk, Discusses Bilateral Ties

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 22, 2024, Warsaw, Poland

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties.

5 Bodies Recovered In UK Tycoon Shipwreck, Divers Seek Last Missing Person

Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 22, 2024, Porticello, Italy

Searches resumed Thursday for the last person missing after a superyacht carrying UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch sank off Sicily, with divers recovering a fifth body from the wreck.

Taylor Swift Filled With "Fear, Guilt" After Vienna Concert Terror Threat

Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 22, 2024, Washington

Pop megastar Taylor Swift on Wednesday broke her silence about the cancellation of three Vienna concerts over an alleged suicide attack plot, saying the incident filled her with "fear" and "guilt."

Opinion | Modi's Ukraine Trip Is Why The World Shouldn't Compare India And China

Harsh V. Pant | Wednesday August 21, 2024

New Delhi has continued to maintain its ties with both Moscow and Kyiv throughout the course of the war, remaining steadfast in its belief that both sides should be engaged if a lasting solution is to be found.

Russia Stops Ukrainian Drones Fired At Moscow During Massive Attack

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Moscow

Ukraine fired 11 drones Wednesday at Moscow that Russia said were shot down during one of the largest strikes against the capital, while Ukrainian defences reported stopping 50 Russian drones and missiles.

How A Waterspout May Have Sunk UK Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch's Yacht

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Porticello,Italy

The marine weather phenomenon blamed for sinking a British tech tycoon's yacht off Sicily, known as a waterspout, may have been strengthened by unusually warm waters in the Mediterranean, experts said.

Misogynist Influencer Andrew Tate's Romania House Raided Over Rape Charges

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Bucharest

Romanian authorities on Wednesday searched the home of controversial influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial over human trafficking and rape charges, as part of a new investigation, officials said.

World's Oldest Person Dies At 117 In Spain: "She Never Went To Hospital"

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Madrid

The world's oldest person, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said.

Search On To Find UK Tech Tycoon, Morgan Stanley Chief After Yacht Sinks

Reuters | Tuesday August 20, 2024

Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily's coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, following an intense storm that sank the vessel on Monday.

Russia Announces Seizure Of Key East Ukraine Hub New York

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 20, 2024, Moscow

Russian forces said Tuesday they had captured the key hub of New York in eastern Ukraine, as Moscow -- under pressure by a Kyiv counterattack on its territory -- presses on with its offensive.

German Court Upholds Murder Conviction Of 99-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Camp Worker

Reuters | Tuesday August 20, 2024, Berlin

The German Federal Court upheld a 99-year-old woman's conviction for accessory to murder over her role as a typist at a Nazi concentration camp in the last two years of World War Two.

Ukraine Says Struck Second Key Bridge In Russia's Kursk As Incursion Continues

Agence France-Presse | Monday August 19, 2024, Kyiv, Ukraine

Ukraine said Sunday it had struck a second key bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt Moscow's supply routes as Kyiv's unprecedented incursion on Russian soil stretched through its second week.

Safety "Deteriorating" At Ukraine Nuclear Plant After Nearby Strike: UN Watchdog

Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 18, 2024, Vienna, Austria

The UN's nuclear watchdog warned on Saturday that the safety situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was "deteriorating" following a nearby drone strike.

Germany To Cut Down Military Aid For Ukraine In 2025: Report

Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 17, 2024, Berlin

Germany, the second largest contributor of aid to Ukraine, plans to halve its military aid to Kyiv in 2025, a parliamentary source told AFP Saturday.

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