The Toronto Film Festival Announces an All-Star Cast, and Hopes the Strike Will End in September

Monday marked the announcement of the 48th iteration of the Toronto International Film Festival's star-studded lineup, although it remains uncertain whether stars will be present to walk red carpets due to ongoing writer and actor strikes.

Monday marked the announcement of the 48th ...

Russia increases missile strikes in Ukraine, killing 15 people in Kherson.

This week's Russian strikes on Ukraine have left half of Kyiv without power, despite the frigid winter weather. According to a local official, 15 people were killed as a result of Russian bombardment in the newly seized city of Kherson. Follow our coverage of the Ukrainian conflict. All timin...

Over 150 people are murdered in Indonesia as an earthquake strikes the island of Java

At least 162 people were killed as an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java on Monday, with vibrations felt in the capital Jakarta, according to the governor of the island.

According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude 5.6 quake happened in the afternoon near the Cianju...

As widespread strikes loom in France, the government has ordered more fuel depot workers back to work.

France's government and unions were still at an impasse on Monday over the shutdown of oil depots, which has led to widespread fuel shortages and threatened to disrupt the country's transportation network.

Major unions have called for strikes on Tuesday, posing the most serious ...

North Korea finally speaks out about its missile tests, saying that it has been "practicing tactical nuclear strikes" on South Korea.

North Korea has tested seven ballistic missiles since September 25 and around 25 launches since the beginning of this year, raising tensions to an all-time high on the Korean Peninsula and in the Sea of Japan region. The recent missile launches, KCNA claimed, were a "strong military retaliat...

North Korea finally speaks out about its missile launches, saying that it is "practicing tactical nuclear strikes" on South Korea

Because of North Korea's testing of seven ballistic missiles since September 25 and roughly 25 launches this year, tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the Sea of Japan region have reached an all-time high. KCNA has gone as far as to call the recent missile launches a "strong military...

30 Wounded in Donbas Strikes, Russia Continues to be Accused of Chemical Attacks

Ukrainian officials have been accusing Russia of having used phosphorus chemical bombs in its eastern Donbas region.

Another airstrike by Moscow on a monastery that was sheltering civilians has wounded 30 individuals.

According to International law, the use of phosphorus shell...

SYRIAN AIR STRIKES UNDER BIDEN ADMINISTRATIONS WARNS IRAN TO BE CAREFUL

HIGHLIGHTS

• President Joe Biden said Friday (Feb 26) that Iran should see his choice to approve U.S. airstrikes in Syria as a notice that it can expect ramifications for its help to state militia that undermine U.S. interests or workforce

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SOUTH KOREA WITNESSES STEEP FALL IN CAR SHIPMENTS AND PRODUCTION VOLUME

• The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy declared on Nov. 16 that South Korea’s automobile exports totalled 200,666 cars last month, down 3.2 percent from the previous year.
• After the eruption of COVID-19, the monthly shipments dropped 44.6 percent year on year in April...

LIGHTNING KILLS 107 PEOPLE IN BIHAR, UTTAR PRADESH IN LAST 24 HOURS

Highlights

• The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives

• The Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to...

The study explores change in behavior of whale in response to the changing environment

A new study conducted at the Center for Conservation Bioacoustics (CCB), Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Syracuse University by Lead author Russ Charif, senior bioacoustics and co-author Aaron Rice, principal ecologist. It was published in Global Change Biology. 

The s...