Lyubov Mozhayeva does not flinch at the sound of artillery fire in the distance as she comes to pick up a humanitarian food package in the centre of Ukraine's eastern city of Bakhmut.. But the boom of artillery fire and the wail of air raid sirens remain a stark reminder that the frontline of the war with Russia is not far away.
A month after he snubbed Joe Biden's Americas summit, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sat down with his US counterpart Tuesday at the White House, amid rising tensions over migration.. Lopez Obrador boycotted in June the Summit of the Americas hosted in Los Angeles -- where migration was again a key subject -- over Biden's refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
A man who US officials called the leader of the Islamic State militant group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a drone strike, the Pentagon said.. The US Central Command called him "one of the top five" leaders of Islamic State overall.
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: - Ukraine claims arms depot hit - Ukraine says it has destroyed an arms depot as part of a barrage of rockets and missiles on Russian military targets in southern Ukraine.. Ukraine is one of the world's biggest exporters of wheat and other grains.
A senior US official said Tuesday that Russia's plan to acquire hundreds of combat drones from Iran shows its urgent need to reinforce due to heavy losses four months after invading Ukraine.. Iran responded on Tuesday by saying that "no special development" had taken place in technological cooperation with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine in February.
The James Webb Space Telescope began releasing a new wave of cosmic images on Tuesday, heralding a new era of astronomy.. Thanks to an efficient launch, NASA estimates Webb has enough propellant for a 20-year life, as it works in concert with the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes to answer fundamental questions about the cosmos. ia/bgs
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday extending a system for cross-border aid to Syria by six months, the duration demanded by Russia while other members had sought a full year.. Russia, a Damascus ally, vetoed a Security Council resolution Friday that would have prolonged the mechanism by one year.
Turkey said it will host Russian and Ukrainian delegations with UN diplomats on Wednesday to discuss the resumption of stalled grain deliveries across the Black Sea.. Turkish officials say they have 20 merchant ships waiting in the Black Sea that could be loaded quickly with Ukrainian grain.
Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in less than a month which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.. In Spain, some 300 firefighters backed by 17 planes and helicopters were battling a wildfire in the eastern region of Extremadura which has ravaged 2,500 hectares of land, local officials said.
Heavy rainfall has flooded several villages in Yakutia, in Russia's Far East region, authorities said on Tuesday.. It also said authorities were working to bring supplies to other flooded villages.
