Ukraine’s military has so far avoided a major assault on Russian troops occupying the strategically important city of Kherson. Instead, it’s been methodically targeting supply lines with long-range weapons ... .
A spate of fires and explosions has turned Russian-annexed Crimea from a secure base for the further invasion of Ukraine into the latest flashpoint, highlighting Moscow’s challenges ahead in a war that is nearing the half-year mark. A statement from British defence intelligence on Wednesday said that ... .
Cotonou, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 17th Aug, 2022 ) .Their campaign began in northern Mali a decade ago, advanced into the country's powder-keg centre and from there into neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso. Now, fears are growing that the ruthless militants wreaking havoc in the Sahel are heading towards coastal West Africa... ....
Explosions and fires have ripped through at least 17 locations in southern Thailand, authorities said, in what appeared to be multiple coordinated attacks that injured several people. The bombings and arson attacks occurred late on Tuesday and in the early hours of Wednesday morning, military and police officials said ... .
CNN) – Almost100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, which used to roam the Australian bush...Genetic blueprint ... We are essentially engineering our dunnart cell to become a Tasmanian tiger cell,” Pask explained.
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Following massive explosions at a military depot in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told people there and in other parts of southern Ukraine to “be very careful” and avoid areas where Russian forces store ammunition and equipment ... “But they all have the same meaning ... Demilitarization in action." ... U.N ... .
China is seething following another bipartisan US delegation visit to Taiwan, with Beijing renewing its "prepare for war" warning and launching fresh military drills around the island ... The two-day visit, aimed at reaffirming the US government's support for Taiwan, came days after a similar trip by House SpeakerNancy Pelosi ... Photo / AP ... Photo / AP ... .
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UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia's United Nations mission in New York, dozens of U.N. ambassadors from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia attended a reception to mark the country's national day - less than four months after its forces invaded neighboring Ukraine...U.S ... ....
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 ... .