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At least 60 dead in DR Congo train accident: company

Shawdesh desk; A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail company and local sources said on Saturday. “(Currently) the toll

Global Covid cases top 455.5 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 455.5 million as the pandemic enters into its third year. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Zelensky admits his country will have to pay for Western help

Shawdesh desk: Western countries are helping Ukraine, but Kiev is yet to pay for it, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has said. “The money allocated by Europe and other nations are

UN to hold more meetings this week on Ukraine war

Shawdesh Desk: The United Nations will have multiple meetings this week about Russia’s war in Ukraine, though it is unclear if they will lead to the adoption of an official

Russia strikes military base outside Ukraine’s Lviv: local official

Shawdesh desk: Russian troops launched multiple air strikes on a military training ground outside Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, near the border with Poland, a local official said Sunday. Russia

Malaysia: Ruling party wins big again in state polls

Shawdesh Desk: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri’s Malay party has defeated its allies in the ruling party and the opposition to score a landslide victory in a second state election

Missiles target US consulate in north Iraq, no casualties

Shawdesh Desk: As many as 12 missiles were fired Sunday toward the US consulate in Iraq’s northern city of Irbil, Iraqi security officials said. A US defense official said missiles

Nine dead, 57 injured at Lviv military base: local authorities

Shawdesh desk: Nine people died and 57 were injured in Russian air strikes overnight on a Ukrainian military base close to the city of Lviv, the city’s mayor said Sunday.