Ukrainian official: More than 40 settlements in the Kharkiv region liberated
As a Russian retreat in the Kharkiv region continues, a senior Ukrainian official has said that more than 40 settlements have now been liberated.
Roman Semenukha, Deputy Head of the Kharkiv region military administration, told Ukrainian television: "We can officially announce the liberation of more than 40 settlements. The situation is changing incredibly quickly and there are many, many more such [de-occupied] settlements."
Semenukha said the 40 referred only to those places where the situation was completely under control, and there were more where the Ukrainian flag had been raised.
Jailed Indian journalist gets bail almost two years after arrest
Muslim journalist Siddique Kappan arrested while covering gang-rape and killing of Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh
A journalist who has been in jail for nearly two years for trying to meet the family of a young Dalit woman allegedly gang-raped in Hathras in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been granted bail.
The supreme court of India issued the bail order to Siddique Kappan, 43, a Delhi-based Muslim freelance journalist, on Friday.
The alleged rapists beat up the teenager when she resisted and she died because of the injuries she received during the assault. Her body was then cremated by the police without the consent of her family, it was alleged.
Laos and the New Silk RoadThe Train to Dependence on China
Since December, Laos has been home to a new high-speed rail connection connecting the capital to China. It is a boon for many in the poor, Southeast Asian country, but is it a luxury it can really afford?
By Maria Stöhr and Thomas Christofoletti (Photos) in Laos
They are all gathered in front of the railway station. Mothers from the capital with infants in their arms and holding hands with small children, caps on their heads to protect them from the scorching sun as they prepare to embark on their first trip together. Workers heading off for a visit with far-away families, about to experience their first-ever train trip. Retirees from Thailand, who packed their bags for a long weekend and who have, at this early hour of 7 a.m., just stepped off the bus that brought them across the border into Laos.
It is late July and we are just outside of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Here, in the middle of nowhere, is where the train station of the Laos-China Railway Company is located. The building, with its flattened and elongated wing roof, houses the waiting hall for the new high-speed train between China and Laos. For now, the station in Vientiane is the southern terminus of the line.
Israel PM heads to Berlin for fresh pitch against Iran deal
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid took off for Germany on Sunday, in his latest diplomatic effort to persuade Western powers to ditch a nuclear deal with Iran.
Israel has long opposed a revival of the 2015 accord, which has been moribund since then US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew in 2018 and reimposed biting sanctions on Tehran.
Momentum that built towards a restored agreement last month appears to have slowed, after the three European nations that are party to the agreement -- Germany, France and Britain -- on Saturday raised "serious doubts" about Iran's sincerity in restoring the deal.
Greece coastguard fires on ‘suspicious’ Turkish cargo ship
Turkey says no casualties reported in the incident near the Turkish island of Bozcaada and demands a swift investigation.
Greek coastguard ships opened fire on a cargo vessel sailing in international waters in the Aegean Sea, escalating tensions with Turkey that have mounted in recent weeks.
There were no casualties in the shooting 11 nautical miles (20km) southwest of the Turkish island of Bozcaada on Saturday, a Turkish coastguard statement said.
After “harassment fire” from two Greek vessels, two Turkish coastguard ships went to the area and the Greek boats left, it added.
New bullet train service for Nishi-Kyushu gets thumbs up
Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) pulled out all the stops to ensure members of the media had a smooth ride ahead of the official opening late this month of the Nishi-Kyushu route on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line.
The 66-kilometer route connects Nagasaki Station in Nagasaki Prefecture and Takeo-Onsen Station in Takeo, Saga Prefecture. It will go into operation on Sept. 23.
During the Sept. 10 test ride, reporters left Saga Station on a limited express train named Relay Kamome at 10 a.m. to switch to Kamome, a N700S series bullet train, which waited at the other side of the same platform at Takeo-Onsen Station.
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