Ukraine's state energy company said gas production facilities in eastern Ukraine had been damaged or destroyed. Heavy fighting was also reported in Donetsk & Luhansk regions in the east.
Biden stated that the US & its NATO allies are investigating the blast that killed 2 in Poland, after holding an emergency meeting with leaders gathered for the G20 summit on Wednesday.
IMF blamed the darker outlook caused by persistently high inflation, weak growth in China, and ongoing supply disruptions and food insecurity caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian soldiers of committing war crimes and killing civilians in Kherson, parts of which were retaken by Ukraine's army last week.
Ukraine reacted with caution to Russia's announcement, saying some Russian forces were still in Kherson and additional Russian manpower was being sent to the region.
The region is one of four Russia claimed to have annexed in late September. Fighting had been going on there between Ukrainian military and Russian proxy forces since 2014.
US State Dept spokesperson Ned Price stated that the countries are expected to discuss resuming inspections under the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty.
Zelensky said, more than 4.5 million people were already without power. Officials urged citizens to consider making plans to leave as ongoing strikes threaten the power supply.
The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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