May 4 (Reuters) – The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday meteorological monitoring equipment at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had been damaged by a drone. The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early weeks of Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine….
Shake intensity Pop. density Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Central time. The New York Times A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico on Monday, according…
LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will convene leaders from across society on Tuesday to tackle antisemitism in the wake of the stabbing of two Jewish men and a string of other assaults, his office said. The attacks have left communities fearing for their safety and piled pressure on the governing…
Shake intensity Pop. density Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Philippine time. The New York Times A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Philippines on Monday, according…
US President Donald Trump on Monday called out Iran for attacking ships of what he called ‘unrelated nations’ in the Strait of Hormuz, including a South Korean cargo ship, as part of what he described as escalating tensions around “Project Freedom.” In his post, Trump also claimed that US forces had intercepted and shot down…
May 4 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine would observe a ceasefire beginning at midnight on the night of Tuesday, May 5. Zelenskiy, writing on Telegram, said Russia had not responded to Kyiv’s calls for a ceasefire and was proceeding because it believed that “human life is incomparably more valuable than…
With the local elections around the corner, major parties in Richmond have published manifestos on how they promise to transform the borough over the next four years. Voters will head to the polls on May 7 to choose who they want to represent them in the South West London borough until 2030. All 54 seats…
London, Two months into the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz is still mostly shut. Vessel traffic is running at a fraction of pre-war levels, with the patchwork of ceasefires, blockades and re-closures since February 28 not restoring confidence on the bridge of any tanker. What alternatives do Gulf states have to Strait of…
WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, in an apparent U.S. rebuke to the close NATO ally amid a widening rift between President Donald Trump and Europe over the Iran war. Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week after sparring…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he will increase tariffs on European cars and trucks, claiming that the EU was “not complying with our fully agreed-upon trade deal”. US President Donald Trump pretends to aim a sniper gun while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House…