Oleksiy Danilov said an assault could begin "tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or in a week". Ukraine is ready to launch its long-expected counter-offensive against Russian forces, one of the country's most senior security officials has told the BBC... "To us, it's not some kind of news.". Ukraine has been planning a counter-offensive for months ... - BBC.
Lavrov, a Russian official since before the collapse of the Soviet Union, says the next BRICS gathering in August will focus on how the alliance’s New DevelopmentBank can defend itself from potential US hostility ... Development Bank from abuse of the dollar’s persistent role.
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Forces from NATO member nations and other countries on Monday launched joint military exercises in Albania and other Balkan states... troops and 7,000 soldiers from other nations including Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece and Turkey ... and NATO allies and partners while demonstrating the U.S ... .
BotswanaPresident Mokgweetsi Masisi has again criticized a 54-year-old partnership with world-leading diamond producer De Beers, saying his country will not back down on demands for an improved deal ...Negotiations on a renewal of the pact, in which Botswana is seeking a higher stake of the profits, are underway ... “I am not scared,” he said ... No, no.” ... .
Bayern Munich have parted company with chief executive Oliver Kahn and board member for sport Hasan Salihamidzic hours after clinching an 11th successive Bundesliga title ... Vice-chairman Jan-Christian Dreesen will take over from Kahn, while Salihamidzic’s replacement is yet to be appointed ... Please click here to do so ... Please click here to do so ... .
The African UnionTransitionMission in Somalia (ATMIS) said on Friday that its military base in the southwest of the country was attacked by militants from the al-Shabaab terrorist group (affiliated with al-Qaeda, banned in Russia) ... "At around 5 a.m ... "There was an early morning attack on our troops in bulo-marer-Somalia by elements of Alshabaab ... ....
The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday accompanied by two other ships, Taiwan's defence ministry said, in the latest uptick in military tensions over the island Beijing claims as its own territory. ...The StandardChannel. IOSAndroid. IOS Android. More>> ... presidents were due to talk. ... .
Serbia on Friday ordered its army to advance to the administrative border with Kosovo and called on NATO to urgently stop violence against local Serbs in Kosovo... The rally was expected to be the biggest one in the history of Serbia ... .
Fernando Alonso hopes he can take advantage of Max Verstappen’s inconsistent starts to end his 10-year wait for victory at Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix... Further back, Mercedes were banking on their much-anticipated upgrade providing them with a springboard to challenge the grid’s all-conquering Red Bull team ... .
Turkey’s long-term leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is going up against opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s run-off presidential election. The build-up to the first round suggested a narrow race, with Erdogan facing unprecedented pressure after 20 years in power ... Here’s what you need to know about the run-off vote ... Polls open at 8.00 a.m.
About 40 crocodiles killed a Cambodian man on Friday after he fell into their enclosure on his family's reptile farm, police said. . Luan Nam, 72, was trying to move a crocodile out of a cage where it had laid eggs when it grabbed the stick he was using as a goad and pulled him in. ...The StandardChannel ... (Reuters). .
Xalitzintla, Mexico, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 27th May, 2023 ) .In the foothills of Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, locals have their own beliefs about why ash is recently raining down on them -- and it has little to do with conventional science ... And when he gets upset, "El Popo" starts to rumble as it has for more than a week ... ....
CAIRO/DUBAI. Sudan’s army called on Friday for reservists and retired soldiers to re-enlist amid a deadly conflict with a rival paramilitary and asked the United Nations to change its envoy to the country ... An army spokesperson said enlistment would be voluntary ... That does not include those who only did Sudan’s mandatory two-year military service ... .
VATICAN CITY (AP) — PopeFrancis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever. The pontiff held a number of private meetings, including with visitors from Georgetown University who were in town for a conference with a Jesuit-run journal ...The Vatican’s confirmation of the... READ MORE ... Insight by Verizon.