International News/World News
Cairo, Feb 7 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Four children died after a wall collapsed inside the ancient Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Fana (Deir Abu Fana, also known as the Monastery of the Cross) in Egypt’s Minya Governorate, Egyptian media reported. The accident occurred on Friday, when an interior wall of one of the buildings at the 4th-century…
Tokyo, Feb 7 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The number of people who have died amid record snowfalls in Japan has reached 45, while the number of injured is approaching 600, Sputnik has learned by analyzing data from the country’s main fire service. Starting from January 20, a total of 585 people have received injuries of varying severity; 187…
Washington, (UNI) The White House on Friday removed an election-conspiracy video shared by President Donald Trump on social media that included racist footage depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. A White House official said a staffer “erroneously made the post,” which has been taken down. The statement came…
Islamabad, Feb 6 (UNI) At least 31 people were killed and 169 injured when a suicide bomber detonated himself at a Shia imambargah during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, media reports quoted officials as stating. The blast occurred at the Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra in the Tarlai area, also known as Shahzad Town. A district…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) India star batter Virat Kohli, along with former India cricketers Dinesh Karthik and Mithali Raj, lauded Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Women after their title-winning performance in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) final, describing the triumph as a significant moment for women’s cricket. Taking to social media, Kohli congratulated captain Smriti…
Beirut, Feb 6 (UNI) The Syrian government is reportedly viewing Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement as a potential military target, according to a report by the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, citing senior intelligence sources. The report said concern has intensified after Lebanese officials received information regarding remarks allegedly made by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a closed meeting…
Jakarta, Feb 6 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Singapore is evaluating US President Donald Trump’s offer to join the Board of Peace, The Straits Times newspaper reported, citing Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. Five members of the parliament asked Balakrishnan about the US standing invitation for Singapore to join the Board of Peace, the report said on Thursday. On…
Washington, Feb 5 (UNI) The United States and its partners announced a sweeping set of actions to advance secure critical mineral supply chains as Washington signed 11 new bilateral critical minerals frameworks and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with countries including Argentina, the Cook Islands, Ecuador, Guinea, Morocco, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates,…
Athens, Feb 4 (UNI/SPUTNIK) As many as fifteen migrants died off the coast of the Greek island of Chios after their boat collided with a coast guard vessel, Greek media reported. The boat carrying migrants was trying to approach Chios in order to let the people disembark, the Greek Kathimerini newspaper reported on Tuesday. The…
Copenhagen, Feb 4 (UNI/SPUTNIK) A Danish court has sentenced two Swedish citizens to 12 and 14 years in prison for detonating grenades near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, Danish media reported. In October 2025, the Danish prosecutor’s office charged two Swedish citizens with committing a terrorist attack by detonating grenades near the Israeli embassy in…
