At least 40 die in Kenya after dam collapses

At least 40 die in Kenya after dam collapses

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | AP | nairobi

A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road, police said. The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods,...

Thailand FM resigns after being dropped as deputy prime minister

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | AP | Bangkok

(): Thailand’s foreign minister abruptly resigned in dissatisfaction over a Cabinet reshuffle that removed him as one of the country’s deputy prime ministers. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Monday confirmed the report of the resignation of Parnpree Bahiddha-Nugara, saying that he respected the decision, and that he has already started...

Attack in Russia’s North Caucasus leaves 2 cops, 5 gunmen dead

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | AP | Moscow

A group of militants attacked a police checkpoint in Russia’s North Caucasus region, killing two officers, officials said on Monday. Four other officers were wounded and all five attackers were killed in the shootout in the Karachay-Cherkessia region late Sunday, according to the regional branch of Russia’s Interior Ministry. The...

NATO’s chief chides alliance countries for not being quicker to help Ukraine

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | AP | kyiv

NATO countries haven’t delivered what they promised to Ukraine in time, the alliance’s chief said Monday, allowing Russia to press its battlefield advantage while Kyiv’s depleted forces wait for Western military supplies to arrive. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that “serious delays in support have meant serious consequences on the battlefield”...

Indonesian, Singaporean leaders hold annual talks, joined by successors

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | AP | bogor

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday celebrated the countries’ continued cooperation at their seventh and final Leaders’ Retreat in Jakarta, an annual meeting between the two Southeast Asian leaders that was also attended this year by their successors. Lee’s visit to Indonesia is one...

4 suspects involved in Chinese engineers’ killings arrested

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | PTI | Islamabad

(): Pakistan authorities claimed on Monday that they have arrested four suspects involved in the killing of Chinese engineers in a deadly terrorist attack last month. Five Chinese nationals and a Pakistani driver were killed in the attack on March 26 when a vehicle-borne suicide bomber targeted a convoy escorting...

Pak Sharif discusses new loan programme with IMF chief

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | PTI | islamabad

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and discussed a new loan programme for the cash-strapped country to put the economy back on track. In a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting in Riyadh, the premier thanked Georgieva, the International Monetary...

Dar’s surprise elevation as deputy PM a ‘pre-planned’ move: Report

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | PTI | islamabad

The surprise elevation of Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar — a close confidant of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif — as the deputy prime minister was in reality “pre-planned” and is reportedly a move to “compensate” the PML-N supremo for the loss of the finance portfolio, it emerged on Monday. Dar,...

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