Tens of thousands of Russian troops have amassed at the nation’s border with eastern Ukraine in the largest military buildup of its kind since 2014.Russia has reportedly sent 16 additional battalion tactical groups, or 14,000 soldiers to the border, Ukrainian intelligence sources told BBC News. The Ukrainian presidency estimated that there are...

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Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced Tuesday that the Ever Given, a cargo ship that wedged itself in the canal late March, had been impounded pending $900 million in compensation.The figure covers the costs of dislodging and maintaining the ship, along with the losses Egypt bore as a result of the six-day blockage, chairman of the SCA Osama...

Iran is responding to a recent attack on its Natanz nuclear facility by ramping up uranium enrichment to its highest level ever. The Islamic Republic will begin enriching uranium to 60% purity, a negotiator for the Iranian regime said Tuesday. While 60% is still short of weapons-grade enrichment, the change represents an escalation at a time when...

A boat operated by human smugglers capsized off the coast of Djibouti, leading to the deaths of at least 34 on board, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said Monday.It is believed around 60 people were on the vessel when it capsized early Monday, but the IOM did not provide further details on how the incident occurred, according to ...

The Chinese government has launched a hotline for internet users to report online comments that “deny the excellence of advanced socialist culture,” Reuters reported Sunday.The country’s cyber regulator encouraged residents to report others who “distort” the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) history or who criticize the party’s policies, a statement ...

A 12-year-old Canadian child died Saturday after a skiing accident on Mt. Seymour, according to authorities. North Vancouver Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)  responded to an emergency call around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday night to assist British Columbia Emergency Health Services with a seriously injured 12-year-old, RCMP said in a statemen...

The La Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted for a second time in recent days as local officials grow more concerned about the threat to public safety.The volcano released another large plume of ash and hot gas early Monday morning, which also reportedly generated pyroclastic flows down the south and southwestern flanks, ...

The director of China’s Center for Disease Control reportedly admitted Saturday that his country’s vaccines aren’t nearly as effective as they need to be.“We will solve the issue that current vaccines don’t have very high protection rates,” Chinese CDC Director Gao Fu said at a conference Saturday, according to the Associated Press. “It’s now under...

Iran reportedly accused Israel on Monday of launching the Sunday attack on its nuclear facilities and warned of retaliation.“The answer for Natanz is to take revenge against Israel,” Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said, according to the Associated Press (AP). “Israel will receive its answer through its own path.” Israel has not c...