SEOUL (Kyodo) — Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has confirmed his country’s military has engaged for the first time with North Korean troops, South Korea’s public broadcaster KBS reported Tuesday. Umerov told KBS in an interview on Monday local time that a “small-scale” engagement had taken place, without detailing when and where the fighting took … Read more
Published on Oct 08, 2024 05:20 PM IST CIA chief William Burns made a big claim on Iran’s nuclear programme amid rumours of Tehran conducting its first-ever atomic bomb test on October 5. Speaking to CBS News, Burns said “It appeared it has been accelerated but that it did not seem that Iran had reversed … Read more
Swedish officials say they have registered the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox. Sweden says it has confirmed a first case of mpox clade I, a viral infection that spreads through close contact and is a more dangerous variant of the mpox disease. The Swedish government made the announcement on … Read more
CNN — The arrival of F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine marks “a new chapter” for the country’s Air Force, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday as he confirmed for the first time that the combat aircraft are in the country. Ukraine has been urging allies to transfer the coveted jets since the start of the war to protect … Read more