MOSCOW — Russian PresidentVladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington's alleged efforts to maintain its global hegemony ... "They need conflicts to retain their hegemony," Putin charged ... Putin also drew parallels between the U.S ... .
The United States military on Tuesday said it carried out a test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile that had been delayed to avoid escalating tensions with Beijing during China's show of force near Taiwan earlier this month. China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles in the Taiwan Strait after U.S ...The U.S ... .
The train, en route from Sagunto in the eastern province of Valencia, to Zaragoza, stopped while the driver, seeing that the fire meant it was too dangerous to proceed, was preparing to reverse the train. ... .
Tens of millions of immediate fatalities in the war zone would be followed by hundreds of millions of starvation deaths around the globe in the months and years that followed, an international study led by Rutgers University scientists found ... .
Commonly described as ringing in the ears, tinnitus affects 750 million people worldwide, and more research is needed to find effective treatments, a new study says ... .
Russia pins US on tenterhooks ... A catch-22 for the US ... If the opposite does happen, and the US takes Egypt’s side on the dam dispute, Ethiopia, which has invested billions in the dam and for years has had its troops keeping Al Shabab at bay in neighbouring Somalia, will not easily forget the US snub ... Have questions or comments? Email us at.
A "catastrophe" at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine would threaten the whole of Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday. "Under the cover of the plant, the occupiers are shelling nearby cities and communities," Zelensky said in his evening address ... ALSO READ.
Chelsea have been backed into 3/1 second-favourites to signCristiano Ronaldo before the conclusion of the transfer window. The 37-year-old has been targeting a move away from Old Trafford after they failed to secure Champions League football for the 2022/23 season ... Cristiano Ronaldo - to sign for before 3rd September (via Sky Bet) ... Safer gambling ... .
It’s not all about the money for Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs quarterback — who signed a record deal in 2019, for 10 years and $450 million — isn’t fazed by critiques of his contact in comparison to other quarterbacks that are up for massive extensions ... “I know I’m going to be taken care of for the rest of my life ... More On ... ....
The law, dubbed the InflationReductionAct, was touted by the White House as the biggest commitment to mitigating climate change in US history, as well as targeting long sought changes in the way medicines are priced, while adding fairness to the tax system, with a minimum 15 percent tax for corporations.
The US Army Corps of Engineers was sued Tuesday by several environmental groups over its plans to expand a dredging project in the US territory of Puerto Rico... “This lawsuit will bring justice closer to...the southwest part of the San Juan Bay," said Moscoso ... .
PUBLIC POLL. More than half believe Chinese drills would make Taiwanese less willing to unify with China, while 36 percent said an invasion was highly unlikely ... Fifty-three percent of respondents welcomed US House of Representatives SpeakerNancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, while 24 percent did not and 23 percent had no opinion ... .
Russian news reports say that an ammunition storage unit in northern Crimea was hit by an explosion, and local residents were being evacuated ... No casualties were immediately reported ... ....