July 27, 2025
International

According to Zelenskiy, the world narrowly dodged a nuclear radiation accident from Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that the two operating reactors at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine lost power on Thursday, narrowly preventing a radioactive disaster.Fires in the ash pits of a coal power plant close to the complex, according to Energoatom, the state nuclear company of Ukraine, cut the reactors’ power supply. The disconnect […]

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Tibet is affected by the half-of-China drought

According to government data released ahead of even hotter temperatures on Thursday, a catastrophic drought compounded by a record heatwave has stretched across half of China and reached the typically chilly Tibetan Plateau.Over 70 days of heatwaves, flash floods, and droughts were experienced in the country with the second-largest economy in the world. The agriculture […]

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China’s harvest is under “serious peril” from the greatest heatwave on record

CHONGQING: Authorities in China have warned that the country’s autumn harvest is “severely threatened” by drought and high temperatures, and they pledged on Wednesday to take new measures to safeguard crops in the face of the nation’s warmest summer on record. This summer’s record heat, flash floods, and droughts have taken a toll on the […]

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Hours-long delays for passengers through the Channel Tunnel

LONDON: Following a mechanical issue, hundreds of people were evacuated from a Eurotunnel train travelling beneath the English Channel between Britain and France, according to its operators on Tuesday. The company Getlink, which manages the rail connection between Coquelles in northern France and Folkestone in southeast England, reported that 400 individuals on Tuesday had to […]

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Germany launches the first hydrogen-powered rail fleet in the world

BERLIN: Despite persistent supply issues, Germany on Wednesday launched a railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, a “world premiere” and a significant step toward green train travel. Diesel locomotives have been replaced with a fleet of 14 trains that French industrial giant Alstom has supplied to the German state of Lower Saxony on the 100 […]

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Thai PM’s position is suspended by the court

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha was removed from office by Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday while it considered a legal challenge that could result in his dismissal months ahead of an anticipated general election.The opposition parties’ request to have the court consider whether Prayut has served out his allotted eight years as premier was overwhelmingly […]

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The US announces its largest weaponry sale to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: To commemorate Ukraine’s independence day, six months after Russia seized the nation, President Joe Biden announced over $3 billion in military assistance to Kyiv on Wednesday. This is the largest US package to far. The package aims to bolster Ukraine’s military forces by committing to the production and delivery of more potent surface-to-air missiles, […]

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Western authorities caution Russia against more annexations

KYIV: While Washington warned that Russia could attack Ukrainian government facilities in the coming days as Moscow said it would show “no mercy” over an assassination it has blamed on Ukraine, Western leaders on Tuesday warned Russia against annexing other regions of Ukrainian territory after Crimea amid rumours that it is planning to do so […]

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As Iran eases demands, the 2015 nuclear agreement could be revived

WASHINGTON: The United States indicated that Iran is willing to relax major demands that had prevented the resuscitation of the 2015 nuclear deal, in an effort to restore the agreement.After a year and a half of indirect diplomacy that only a few weeks ago appeared to be crumbling, the US is soon poised to respond […]

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Despite its displeasure with the Taliban, the US commits to asset talks in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: Despite the late al Qaeda leader’s presence in Kabul and the Taliban and Afghan central bank’s hesitation, US President Joe Biden’s administration will move forward with negotiations on the release of billions of dollars in Afghanistan’s foreign-held assets, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. As the United Nations warns that almost […]

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