A Russian military police building collapsed on the grounds of an army base outside Saint Petersburg, the local governor said Tuesday, adding that authorities were probing the causes of the incident.
“I have instructed the security forces to assist the military in clearing the rubble and rescuing victims following the collapse of a military police building on the territory of a military unit in Sertolovo,” Governor Alexander Drozdenko said. “The causes of the incident are being investigated,” he added. Sertolovo is a small village just outside... Read More
Bangladesh’s new prime minister sworn in after landslide win-
Bangladesh’s new prime minister Tarique Rahman steps into his role as the leader of the country after elections last week handed his Bangladesh Nationalist Party a landslide victory. Bangladesh’s new prime minister Tarique Rahman steps into his role as the leader of the country after elections last week handed his Bangladesh Nationalist Party a landslide... Read More
Verified video shows armoured cars, paramilitaries and riot police on streets in Iran
Reports indicate events have been planned to commemorate 40 days since the Iranian government began a deadly crackdown on protests which swept the country earlier this year. Activists have said at least 6,000 people were killed. The clips from Abdanan, in Ilam province near the border with Iraq, show about 100 protesters stood at a... Read More
Pakistan: 11 security personnel killed in terrorist attack on checkpost in Bajaur: ISPR –
11 security personnel killed in terrorist attack on checkpost in Bajaur: ISPR A terrorist attack, involving an explosive-laden vehicle, on a checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district martyred 11 security personnel, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “On February 16, a cowardly terrorist attack was attempted on... Read More
Spain: At least five killed in building fire in Catalonia
At least five young people were killed in a fire that broke out a five-story apartment block in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region. At least five young people died and five others sustained minor injuries in a fire at an apartment building in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region, the fire service said on Tuesday. What do we... Read More
Australia won’t repatriate 34 women and children from Syria-
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group It was an offense under Australian law to travel to the former Islamic State stronghold of al-Raqqa province without a legitimate reason from 2014 to 2017. The... Read More
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files ‘cover-up’ in BBC interview-
Hillary Clinton has accused President Donald Trump’s administration of a “cover-up” over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Get the files out. They are slow-walking it,” the former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the annual World Forum. The White House insisted that... Read More
US-based firm sells 75 percent stake in Pakistan’s leading starch producer to Nishat Group” Karachi:
US-based firm Ingredion Incorporated has formally agreed to sell up to 75% of its stake in Rafhan Maize Products, a leading Pakistani starch and food ingredients manufacturer, to Pakistan’s Nishat Group, Ingredion’s financial adviser said on Sunday-Rafhan Maize is a subsidiary of Ingredion Incorporated, a prominent global corn refiner which began its operations in Pakistan... Read More
Meloni returns to Niscemi, areas of Sicily hit by Cyclone Harry –
Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday returned to Niscemi, the Sicilian town hit by a dramatic landslide last month, and other parts of the region hit by Cyclone Harry, which also wreaked havoc in Calabria and Sardinia.Meloni, who also visited the area on January 28, conducted a reconnaissance tour with Civil Protection Chief Fabio Ciciliano.The landslide... Read More
MILAN, Feb 16 : Italian figure skating duo Sara Conti and Nicolo Macii said they felt no regrets despite seeing their hopes of an individual podium in front of a home crowd disappear on Monday, in one of the few missed opportunities for Italy at the Milano Cortina Games-
Conti and Macii finished sixth after delivering an imprecise free skate that failed to overturn what Macii described as their worst performance of the season in the short programme the day before. Italy’s first pair to win a European title, taking gold in Finland in 2023, the duo went on to deliver the country’s first... Read More








