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'We could die tomorrow': Fears of Russian retaliation in Kherson
'We could die tomorrow': Fears of Russian retaliation in Kherson
by  AFP

The Ukrainian welder pondered the afterlife while whispering wedding vows to the nurse with whom he had three children in just-liberated Kherson. Kherson now stands in the crossfire of a Ukrainian push into the eastern parts of its eponymous region -- and possibly even Crimea itself.

Climate change set to 'increase hunger' in Africa: UN
Climate change set to 'increase hunger' in Africa: UN
by  AFP

As COP27 delegates in Egypt debate planet-heating emissions, the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger across several African nations and will worsen further without urgent action, the UN said Wednesday.

Israel blames Iran as 'drone strike' hits tanker off Oman
Israel blames Iran as 'drone strike' hits tanker off Oman
by  AFP

Israel blamed Iran on Wednesday after what it said was a drone strike hit a tanker operated by an Israeli-owned firm carrying gas oil off the coast of Oman. Iran was blamed for a July 29, 2021 drone strike on an Israel-linked tanker sailing off the coast of Oman, the MV Mercer Street, that killed a former British soldier and a Romanian national.

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