JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers and the Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier. Lt. Col ... He said several hours later, two soldiers in a guard post were shot and killed ... .
Lionel Messi is closing in on a move to SaudiPro League side Al-Hilal at the end of his PSG contract, and reports suggest that another all-time great will join him at the same club ... MORE ... Messi's new club sets date for official announcement ... “I've had an unforgettable adventure in Paris and I'd like to thank you all for your support and love ... MORE.
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is ready to launch its long-awaited counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published on Saturday. "We strongly believe that we will succeed,” Zelenskiy told the Wall Street Journal. "I don’t know how long it will take ... .
It’s a growing problem that has United States naval commanders scratching their heads. How to keep up with China’s ever-expanding fleet of warships. Not only is China’s navy already the world’s largest, its numerical lead over the US is getting wider, with the head of the US Navy warning recently that American shipyards simply can’t keep up ... .
United States Secretary of DefenseLloyd Austin said he was deeply concerned by China’s unwillingness to engage in military crisis management, warning that talks are key to avoiding conflict ... “The more that we talk, the more that we can avoid the misunderstandings and miscalculations that could lead to crisis or conflict,” he said ... It is a necessity.
BHUBANESWAR, India - The death toll from the collision of two Indian passenger trains in Odisha state has surged to 288 and more than 850 are injured, a state government official told AFP on Saturday, making the rail accident the country's deadliest in more than two decades ... "I was asleep," an unidentified male survivor told NDTV news ... .
LONDON... (MOFA/Twitter) ... “We expect more countries to join our big family.” ... This, he suggests, renders the bloc more of an ad-hoc alliance than a cohesive unit that can direct global trade, policy and finance in a manner akin to that of the IMF or World Bank, and thus he questions the assertion that BRICS could become an alternative economic bloc ... ....
June 2 (Reuters) - Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been arguing with top military brass for months, on Friday escalated the feud by accusing pro-Moscow forces of trying to blow up his men ... When asked why the charges had been set, the officials indicated it was an order from their superiors ... Our Standards ... Read Next ... ....
The agreements on vaccines negotiated via SMS between EU CommissionPresidentUrsula von der Leyen and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's CEOAlbert Bourla have caused much ink to flow, not least because many legally knowledgeable claim that the EU Commission, which is not elected, does not have the mandate to negotiate in these matters ...Chaos ... ....
Lebanon's ambassador to France, Rami Adwan, has been investigated for rape and intentional violence following complaints by two former embassy employees, informed sources said Friday confirming an earlier media report ... She said she had not filed a complaint because she did not want to "break the life" of the ambassador ... ....