Blast at factory in Russia's Ryazan kills 11, injures 130
A powerful explosion at a factory in Russia’s Ryazan region on Friday (August 15) left 11 people dead and 130 injured, the country’s emergencies m...
The Kremlin says it is closely watching U.S. President Donald Trump’s statements after he expressed disappointment with his latest call with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the Ukraine war.
Trump, who previously claimed Putin was ready to end the conflict in Ukraine, changed tone after Thursday’s call, saying, “I didn’t make any progress with him at all.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to respond to Trump’s criticism but confirmed that Putin reiterated Russia’s preference for resolving the conflict through political and diplomatic means—though military operations would continue in the meantime.
Peskov also noted that Russia hopes to finalize a date soon for a third round of peace talks with Ukraine, following earlier negotiations in May and June.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
A powerful explosion at a factory in Russia’s Ryazan region on Friday (August 15) left 11 people dead and 130 injured, the country’s emergencies ministry confirmed on Saturday (August 16).
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday that any eventual peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine must include strong security guarantees both for Kyiv and for Europe as a whole.
Slovak prime minister Robert Fico said on Saturday he welcomed the initiative launched by U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska to work toward ending the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced support for U.S. president Donald Trump’s proposal to hold a trilateral summit with Russia, saying Kyiv is ready for constructive cooperation and believes key issues should be resolved directly at the level of national leaders.
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