US President Donald Trump said in a brief statement Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure, prompting surprise from Ukraine’s leader, who said the announcement was “news for me”. There was no immediate comment from Russia on Trump’s claim. Russia has launched waves of attacks on Ukrainian […]
Category: English Top
Drone hits Russia’s Yandex in third reported attack
A drone has damaged another data centre belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company said early Sunday, in the third reported attack on the firm in days. Users told AFP that several Yandex apps had stopped working, among them the company’s ride-sharing and payment apps.”I can’t get anything to work at all,” said Yevgeny, […]
Last Ceuta migrant camp removed ahead of Spanish king’s visit
Police on Sunday cleared the last major migrant encampment in Ceuta, two days before a visit by Spain’s king and queen, AFP reporters at the scene and the interior ministry said. The camp sprang up after a mass influx of more than 70,000 people into the Spanish territory from neighbouring Morocco on July 30 and 31. Although […]
South Korea completes trial of Arctic shipping route
A South Korean container ship returned on Sunday from a trial voyage through the Arctic, testing an alternative route opened by melting sea ice as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global shipping. The “PanStar Acro” made the round trip to Europe in less time than the conventional route through the Suez Canal, officials said, […]
India releases ‘cockroach’ leaders as movement calls for more protests
The leaders of India’s youth-led online “cockroach” movement were released on Sunday, their lawyer said, a day after they were detained to thwart a major protest against the election commissioner. Thousands of protesters were detained before Saturday’s planned demonstration in New Delhi, according to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which called on supporters to keep taking […]
Hurricane Simon strengthens as it nears western Mexico
Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm and was expected to make landfall or skirt the coast of west-central Mexico on Sunday, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Fluctuations in strength are expected until the core of Simon reaches the coast, with a maximum wind speed of 155 miles (249 kilometers) per […]
Russian Yandex data centre operations disrupted after drone strike
A drone attack damaged a Russian Yandex data centre east of the capital and disrupted operations at the facility, the technology giant said Sunday. Yandex, often dubbed “Russia’s Google”, runs the country’s most popular search engine, as well as a food-ordering and taxi app used by tens of millions. The attack, the third reported attack […]
Traumatized Panamanians begin quake recovery
Residents near the epicenter of a major earthquake in southern Panama began cleaning up on Saturday, traumatized by the previous day’s strong shaking that left widespread damage but so far no reported deaths.”This is something we’ve never seen before. We weren’t prepared for this kind of event,” said Aldulfo Quintero as he cleared debris from […]
Trump urges Zelensky replacement as diesel row rages
Donald Trump called on Saturday for Ukraine to “get a new leader” after Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Washington’s easing of Russian diesel sanctions, as the US president faces fuel price pressure weeks before midterm elections. Trump, whose Republicans face dim prospects in next month’s vote partly because of soaring energy costs, defended a deal allowing more […]