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Ukraine’s reaction to the explosion that damaged the Crimean bridge speaks to the ‘terrorist nature’ of its leadership, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

Russian authorities said that a truck bomb on Saturday caused a fire and the collapse of a section of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia - a key supply artery for Moscow’s faltering war effort in southern Ukraine.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said Ukrainian forces have recaptured nearly 2,500 square kilometers (965 square miles) of territory from Russia in a counteroffensive that began late last month.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this year to Ales Bialiatski, a jailed Belarus rights activist, the Russian group Memorial, and the Ukrainian organisation Center for Civil Liberties.

The International Monetary Fund's managing director has warned of rising recession risks as the lender downgrades its growth forecast for next year.

More than 35 people, including at least 23 children, were killed Thursday in a shooting at a childcare centre in the northwest of the Thailand.

Two children were rushed to a hospital after a restaurant in Lahore allegedly served acid bottles during birthday celebrations, as reported on Monday.

As the fans indulged in heavy rioting, the police used tear gas to bring the situation under control, leading to mayhem.

More than seven months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed treaties annexing occupied Ukrainian regions.

On September 8, India and China announced the withdrawal of their troops from Patrol Point-15 (PP-15) in the Gogra Hot Springs area of ​​eastern Ladakh — a flashpoint on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) — where the two Neighbors clashed two…