Zelenskyy vows to fight on even if allies do not support ‘victory plan’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy vows to fight on even if allies do not support ‘victory plan’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian president is trying to rally support for his country amid uncertainty over future of US backing. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will continue to fight on against Russia’s invasion even if its Western allies do not support his “victory plan”. Speaking during a visit to Brussels on Thursday, Zelenskyy…

How is Lebanon’s cash-strapped government responding to war? | Explainer News

How is Lebanon’s cash-strapped government responding to war? | Explainer News

Israel’s war on Lebanon has thrown a country already suffering from compounding crises – economic, banking, political – into an even deeper void. A day after the start of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group began exchanging strikes across the border, which have…

Fuel tanker explosion kills more than 150 people in Nigeria | In Pictures News

Fuel tanker explosion kills more than 150 people in Nigeria | In Pictures News

More than 150 people, including children, were killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria. The crash took place on an expressway in Jigawa State. People then rushed to the vehicle to collect the fuel, police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam said. Deadly tanker…

UN report says 1.1 billion people living in acute poverty | Poverty and Development News

UN report says 1.1 billion people living in acute poverty | Poverty and Development News

Index shows that 83.2 percent of the world’s poorest people live in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. More than one billion people live in acute poverty, with nearly half of them in countries experiencing conflict, according to a new United Nations report. Countries at war have higher levels of deprivation…

JD Vance says Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election | US Elections 2024 News

JD Vance says Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election | US Elections 2024 News

The Republican running mate has previously sidestepped questions about whether he supports Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has told a rally of supporters that he believes former United States President Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election. During a question-and-answer period with reporters…

Three state court rulings ease voting restrictions ahead of US elections | US Elections 2024 News

Three state court rulings ease voting restrictions ahead of US elections | US Elections 2024 News

Court rulings in three separate states – Nebraska, Alabama and Georgia – have reversed or halted controversial measures that would have limited the ability to vote in the upcoming United States election. The trio of decisions comes as the November 5 general election approaches in a matter of weeks. An…

China accuses Japanese vessel of ‘illegally’ entering disputed waters | South China Sea News

China accuses Japanese vessel of ‘illegally’ entering disputed waters | South China Sea News

The incident is the latest between China and Japan around disputed islands in the East China Sea. China’s coastguard said it ordered a Japanese fishing vessel to leave the country’s territorial waters after it “illegally” entered an area surrounding a disputed group of islands in the East China Sea. A…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 965 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 965 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 965th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Fighting Russian forces captured two villages in eastern Ukraine – Krasnyi Yar in the Donetsk region and Nevske in the Luhansk region, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS….

Kamala Harris spars with Bret Baier over immigration in Fox News interview | US Elections 2024 News

Kamala Harris spars with Bret Baier over immigration in Fox News interview | US Elections 2024 News

From its first moments, the interview was contentious. On Wednesday, United States Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with the conservative-leaning network Fox News, as her campaign attempts to attract voters disenchanted with her Republican rival, Donald Trump. But host Bret Baier wasted no time zeroing in…